Do you leave your clips full of ammo?

[Sniper X]

The spring steel in a truck and the load rate and type and the way they work are totally different than those exerted in a firearm magazine. You can't compare the two. On that note....I have been shooting and have owned 1911s since about 1975, I always leave my mags loaded to capacity and they have never failed or even had any noticeable change in any way nor have any of my AR mags which I have also owned and used since 1978.

 

[Fiv3r]

Wait, so Wolff (who sells mag springs) says that mag springs can wear out and that I should periodically buy new mag springs (which they sell) to guard against it?

No way

Seriously, who keeps their mags loaded all THAT long? I take mine to the range and unload them into some targets at least every few weeks. My 50+ year old CZ-52 is feeding just fine. I keep both mags loaded always. Same with my Glock. Same with my P-64. I would say the only spring that is a lil iffy is the spring in my old 870. Might replace that one sooner than later, but she still feeds just fine

 

[benEzra]

I know the new thing is to believe leaving them fully loaded doesn't ruin/weaken the springs. I'm not really buying that logic. I've seen far too many used pistols sold by little old ladies, with full mags, that had shot springs. Their husband died 10 plus years ago and she finally decides to sell his gun but never would touch it, to unload the mags.

I'd suspect corrosion as the culprit there. Rust will weaken a spring, but static compression well under the elastic limit shouldn't.

Speaking of car springs, I know from personal experience that (1) corrosion will dramatically weaken leaf springs, (2) springs that aren't significantly rusted don't weaken appreciably over decades, and (3) automatic load-leveling air suspensions fail quicker and more dramatically than any spring....

 

[Manco]

Wait, so Wolff (who sells mag springs) says that mag springs can wear out and that I should periodically buy new mag springs (which they sell) to guard against it?

No way

Ah, somebody who understands and appreciates the concepts of motive and caveat emptor.

Seriously, who keeps their mags loaded all THAT long?

I keep my home defense magazines loaded for months on end because they're dedicated to the task while other magazines are used for practice at the range (or dry-fire exercises at home). I do test them every so often, but I have no reason to suspect that they won't be reliable.

 

[Hatterasguy]

IMHO this is a non issue with SD mags since you really should shoot them off at least a couple times a year. I mean who loads up a couple SD mags with hollow points for a decade and never shoots them? If so your training is lacking to say the least.


I'm new to the 1911 so I don't know how durable the mags are, although I suspect you have to try to hurt them. I have a ton of experiance with Pmags though and with them you really have to try hard to make one malfunction. Like leave it outside in the dirt for 6 months loaded with steel case ammo or something...

 

[mljdeckard]

Is there something other than ammo I should load them with?

Long-term compression doesn't hurt springs.

 

[Manco]

IMHO this is a non issue with SD mags since you really should shoot them off at least a couple times a year. I mean who loads up a couple SD mags with hollow points for a decade and never shoots them? If so your training is lacking to say the least.

Just to be clear, I meant months not years between using, cleaning, and inspecting self-defense magazines, even though in theory one could go a lot longer (decades, even).

 

[Deaf Smith]

Sure I leave my clips loaded. M1 Garand as well as '03 Springfield strippers.

Oh, you mean magazines? Yea, I leave them loaded to.

 

[CWL]

Fastcast,
Some come here to learn, some to teach and share.

Others come here to troll...

 

[Fastcast]

Fastcast,
Some come here to learn, some to teach and share.

Others come here to troll...

Excuse me ....... Who has posted information from legitimate sources? ME

What have you included, of any substance, to this discussion, other than to criticizes my opinion and now me personally?

Trolls start stupid threads to get everyone riled up. I didn't start this thread so how am I a troll? I offered my opinion on this topic that's all and you come in guns ah blazing. ........ Practice what you preach, almighty one!

 

[nalioth]

#1 It is a fact that springs (of all types) wear out through usage, than from their static condition.

#2 It is a fact that sales people will tell you what they want you to hear, to make you more likely to buy their product even though you have been to school and are aware of #1

 

[JDGray]

Clip

My clip has been loaded since WWII This is not a speed loader, well kinda is.

 

[WardenWolf]

It depends on whether I can get replacement springs or magazines easily. I'm a bit hesitant to leave my PSL's magazines loaded for this reason. However, I have zero issues with keeping an easily fixable or replaceable magazine loaded. That's how I view it: springs are cheap. Life is expensive. A gun is useless if not loaded.