How many spare magazines should i have

I may have way to much ammo, and too many magazines clips to you uneducated gun owners …. Since Ken saw fit to resurrect that old comment of mine on clips vs. That and pistol vs. Way back when the military adopted the caliber. The magazines were designed an intended to be used once and then discarded…. Whelter for pistol or rifle.

Biggest problem facing people now is prices have gone through the roof. If your not already stocked up, you better have lots of money. Take note of some of the battle scenes fighting Indians or bandidos, and using one shooter with two or more doing the reloading for them, utilizing two or more rifles.

Sure if your laying on the beach of Normandy you may need several thousand rounds, but for home defense or Carry?

Spare Magazines for breakage and for the day may be sooner than you think the Damb-O-Craps pass laws to confiscate firearms and abolish the Second Amendment. Magazine, clip, whatever. Yes, I know the difference. We have an older family member who will call everything clips.

He is accurate from the lingo of his day. IMHO the terminology is not that important if you can hit what ya aim at. This old man can still shoot. Double loads for shotgun as well Easy to load two from one grab.

Slightly off topic, Dennis and others, what is your opinion on having AR platform rifles? Im just curious if its really even something i need, honestly, i doubt it, if things go sideways it will be with my bolt gun and shotgun i will reach for.

What say you folks? However, I think of firearms like a set of golf clubs. Each has its own specific characteristics to be applied to specific needs. Not that they are a bad rifle. Like most mil-spec weapons, they are user simple, and generally idiot proof. Like most weapons with a cult following, there are a gadzillion accessories for them…and most folks hang 15 or 20 of those gadgets on to theirs, making them too heavy and unwieldly…. Thanks guys,, im just weighing the utility of these things VS my need to pay the bills!

Im no gunfighter, im no tacticool wonder either, just a simple craftsman who likes bein left alone, likes working in the shop and watching nature around me. I just think theres things i have that i really wont miss if i turn them into cash!

And never underestimate that little 22 doing a few K. Will take a Coyote at with no problems. Good to go. How much ammo do you have?

How much food, water, stored fuel, cash on hand? Batteries, TP? I ended up selling it at a profit less than 1 year later. I had trouble hitting moving targets with it. I did much better with a Ruger mini That is why I still have the mini 14 and sold the AR, I was never in the military.

The downside is those replacement parts cost lots of money. I started shooting and hunting as a boy with a single shot rifle. Most youngsters started out with a semi-auto 22 rimfire rifle. My uncle gave us boys a task: he gave us each 5 22 long rifle rounds and a semi auto rifle with the magazine pulled out. We were to hit five squirrels with those 5 rounds. My uncle would pick me up several hours later with 3 squirrel tails and 2 bullets left.

AR platforms are fun but they do not teach or encourage fire discipline. I still like and shoot my bolt action rifles. Next month, I will go to Eastern Or to thin out the sage rats.

My tools for the trip: 2 bolt action rifles. The hardest thing to teach is fire discipline. Bolt actions help but bang bang excitement is still a thing. Calirefugee 22 Hornet is a nice round, guy i sold my WM to had just bought one and was using it on deer with no issues, axis are small, and a pest here.

I will always keep one AR, just mostly because it connects to my JP 22LR upper, sweet setup and so far from experience gives a a solid run for its money. I have guns that fire all of the above cartridges. The 22 long rifle and 22 Magnum are in a Ruger single six with 2 cylinders that swap out. Good gun to have during an ammo shortage. This revolver is the. I also have a Ruger Mark 4 semi-auto pistol for target work or obtaining meat. The 22 magnum is incredibly loud to fire and it is difficult to sound suppress a revolver.

I am a big fan of 17 HMR because it is a go-to round for shooting sage rats and prairie dogs close to human habitation. I can fire into a gallon jug of water and the bullet will fragment within the jug using the 17 grain V-max. This means no ricochet. And I carry the Glock 43x with the shield arms 15 mag. I carry two extra sealed arms 15 mag 45 bullet sounds like a lot but you know what I may use one only but I'm not going to run out if I have to use more and that's a good feeling.

I usually chilled arm 15 mag with my glock 43x. I carried two extra mags yes that's 45 rounds I may only use one or two rounds but at least I'm not going to run out if I need more. Post a Comment. Saturday, April 26, How many magazines do you need? I am often amazed that many shooters only have the one or two magazines that came with their guns. Not realizing that they will not have time to reload outside of practice at the firing range. Spare magazines are what you need to carry spare ammunition at the ready.

This applies to self-defense, competition or the zombie apocalypse. The big question is how many spare magazines do you need. You need a minimum of 3 magazines, and 5 magazines is highly recommended. Similarly, the Virginia governor has vowed to pass similar legislation which may require me to adjust the number of magazines I carry. But what about other activities?

If you practice any drill that requires a reload, you need a minimum of two magazines. However, it is a more effective use of time to load magazines in bulk while on the shooting lanes. Therefore, I recommend between 3 and 4 extra magazines.

Well I am glad you asked. Generally, your carry magazines will be loaded with hollow point or other round variant. These types of ammunition are usually forbidden at the shooting range. Having your carry magazines double as range mags may result in the magazine spring wearing out prematurely.

Either you will need to replace the spring, or replace the magazine. Yeah, that is true, and it really sucks if it happens in an honest to God gunfight or when you need to gun down some maniac charging you with a pitchfork coming for your last roll of TP and half case of Spam. Should your gun seriously malfunction in a fight and you decide to remedy it you might choose to dump the magazine entirely and insert a fresh one. There are plenty of opinions from professionals as to why, why not and under what circumstances you should do this versus simply reducing the malfunction and continuing on, but the bottom line is should the magazine be the culprit in the first place, it really pays to have spares.

No matter what occasion sees you changing magazines in your gun before, during or after a fight, you may not always get an opportunity to pick the magazines up again; a lost magazine may be lost for good.

Having a big, tall stack of spares to use lessens the loss. If I have two and lose one, I am really worried. Knowing I have thirty more in the Jeep or ten in my pack gives me the warm, fuzzy feeling. Magazines will be consumed, lost and damaged in fights. You had better have replacements if you intend to weather a long-duration event. Face the facts: standard magazines holding more than 5, 10, or however many rounds liberals deem evil Spoiler Warning: any number of rounds are always, always, always going to be the first things on the chopping block at local, state and federal levels when gun control gains steam.

The second thing that will happen is the price of magazines still on the market, either dealer or privately owner, will skyrocket by ten times the going rate, if the average price of such mags during the Clinton Assault Weapons Ban was anything to go by. You will either go without or pay exorbitant fees to obtain them.

Conversely, if you do what I and every other smart cat in the gun sphere recites ad nauseum the rest of the time and buy them cheap and stack them deep you can sit back, put your feet up and relax as the rest of the plebs scramble like the last monkeys trying to get on the Ark as they frantically try to procure magazines of whatever is yet to come.

This brings up another valuable point: magazines are valuable! In civil times and rough times, magazines for common firearms, especially loaded, will be valuable commodities to those that are without them and have need of them. If you are sitting on a mountain of magazines, you can trade and barter with no fear of running your stocks too close to the bone. In the wake of a ban, you can be a proper capitalist if you choose and make a return of four or even ten times on what you paid for the magazines.

A large surplus of magazines is a great hedge against legislation, shortage and other socio-political occurrences. The sky is the limit, really. As with all things, moderation is usually best. I know people that keep AR magazines in the package in big plastic or metal bins just in case, or to hand out alongside their collections of compatible rifles in order to arm friends and neighbors in the gravest extreme.

I know folks that keep five, plus one more as a backup. That seems pretty thin, to me. My concerns are more practical. I used to keep 20 known-good magazines on hand at all times for my social guns, rifle and pistol.

I use them often for work and training, and I dispose of a couple every year it seems. Since the gun control issue has become a hot-button issue once more, I more than quadrupled that number to mags for rifles, and 50 for my handguns. This gives me comfort that I am future proofed for sometime against shortage or ban, while also being able to use my magazines freely in training without babying them for fear of breakage.

I would strenuously caution against having too few magazines.