[marklbucla]

How many mags per gun should I have? I understand that if I'm going to be doing steel plate matches, I'll probably want to have 5 or more, but what about for regular range guns? 2?

I guess now's the time to pick up all of your junk 10 rounders, my being in Kalifornia and all...

[greasemonkey862002]

you can never have too many magazines for any of youre guns!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Chupacabra]

Yeah! What the greasemonkey said. You can never have too many.

I have five for my USP. Two for carry and three for range work. I would like to have couple more loaded up with hollowpoints and keep them within easy reach at home and a few more in the car. A few more for the range wouldn't hurt either.

:evil:

[Lennyjoe]

I average 3 per pistol. Some more, some less.......

I also shoot with the same mags I carry to ensure proper operation.

[jeff-10]

If you own a bunch of magazine feeders, like me, you will quicky get tired of having 15 or even 5 spare magazines for every firearm you own.

[valor1]

You should at least have four mags for each gun you own. I do this so I can rotate my mags. I load the first two mags and keep the last two for use the next month. But you really cannot have enough mags.

[Longbow]

How many mags per gun should I have? I understand that if I'm going to be doing steel plate matches, I'll probably want to have 5 or more, but what about for regular range guns? 2?

For gun games, I usually carry 7, in all divisions ( I don't shoot revolver or open gun), except in IDPA, of course. For social work, I carry 2 full mags(Keltec P11).
I always make sure I have at least 4 mags for each gun I own. But like what's been said, the more the better.

[9mmepiphany]

i have over 10 mags for each of my regular carry guns. two might be fine for carry, if they are full cap mags...:banghead:

in CA, a full load would be one in the gun and 4 exrtas. i usually have 2 complete sets, to switch off for carry and a couple of extras in case one goes down :eek:

some guns are know to be hard on mags...or was that, having soft mags...like the original sig 220 mags. the 220 used to crack their lips of their mags. i now have 20+ ACT-Mags for my 220

[Zach S]

For my pistols I keep 4 or 5 for each one. I only have the two mags that came with my Kahr though. depending on how you look at it, I have ten mags for my carry gun (two OM 1911s, five for each, carry one at a time) and 20 or so for a GM (4 wislons, one chip ten rounder, and about fifteen el-cheapo GI mags from ammoman, two GMs, one works, the other is an AMT, lol).

I have ten mags for my AR15 and Thompson (plus the drum I never use). Two 20s and eight 30s for each. I keep one 20 empty at all times in case my other one decides it needs work (I cant close the door on my gunlocker with a 30 rounder in either one, the main reason I have 20 round mags).

Ive got my eye on some toolboxes that are going to be in the next employee sale. I know if I get any of them, I will prbably have two drawers full of mags, I cant fill them up yet (maybe one) but I'm not finished buying mags yet either.

[halvey]

I have probably 50 mags or so, but they all interchange between my 1911's and commanders.:)

As for my carry guns, I only keep 2 around per gun.

All my long guns don't need mags.

[mpthole]

How many mags per gun should I have? After reading Unintended Consequences, I subscribed to the 50-100% rule. Spend about 50-100% on magazines as you did on the gun itself, for each gun.

[45auto]

After reloading, I'd rather bring all loaded mags to the range as opposed to boxing the ammo and loading mags at the range.

I'm lazy so I need to buy even more mags. ;)

[mpthole]

45Auto: I hear ya. ;) Its kind of funny to see the expression on some guys when I get to the range with my 1911 and have 20+ mags loaded and ready to go.

[45auto]

mpthole: That's the only way to "fly". :cool:

[Skunkabilly]

I try to keep around 6, but I only have 4 for the P7M8 at the moment.

I'm going to get blue basepads for my Beretta 92 mags so I can discriminate between the carry mags and the range mags. Right now all of them are beat to heck :o

[cratz2]

If it is a gun I ever carry, I think 5 is a good minimum. That's what I try to shoot for...

If it's purely a range gun... I guess a couple would be fine, but as I tend to stick with CZs and 1911s, I have... more than a couple. :D

[Tamara]

As far as I'm concerned, any pistol I have less than three mags for is broken and needs to be fixed. ;)

Some is good, more is better, and too much is just enough. :D

[FPrice]

Q: "How many mags per gun should I have?"

A: As many as you think you need. Then double that. And add one for each dependent.

Seriously I believe in having a minimum of five per firearm. Where you have multiple firearms that share mags (such as Colt .45 autos) You "may" get by with less, but why scrimp.

I would probably consider 100 per firearm as overkill.

Your opinion may differ.

[9mmepiphany]

some of us in CA got carried away when they voted in a mag capacity limit. it was get as many as you'll EVER need, because you might not ever get another chance.

that's how i ended up with 20-30 for my ar15, ak47, ak74 and fal. i even have full cap mags for guns i haven't purchased yet. nope you can never have too many

[dghboy315]

5 is usu. enough for most gun games + 2 always loaded w/ HD ammo = 7 total

[gulogulo1970]

I've always tried to have half a dozen for my handguns, 20 for my EBRs.