How many mags?

[Cosmose]

hi, i was wondering how many mag's ya'll had for your combat handgun? i have only two and plan on getting at least one more. just curious

 

[10-Ring]

I started collecting mags a few years ago. My IPDA guns have 5 mags minimum & I've got a few that have 10 mags. I only have one semi auto w/ only 3 mags.

 

[cool45auto]

If I run across some for my Beretta for a good price I'll usually get them. I eventually want another 92FS and a Storm so they'll come in handy.

 

[James Bondrock]

Too bad so many gun makers only give you one magazine

Two magazines (one to put in the gun, of course, and one for a reload) is the minimum you need.

 

[Preacherman]

By "combat" gun, I presume you mean the one you carry most often, and might have to use "the hard way". I keep over 10 magazines for each such gun. I keep two sets of three as carry units (hi-caps if they're available), and then two sets of three for training use. The training mags get a lot of use (including being dropped, kicked, etc.) during training courses, so I separate them from carry mags (also, I use 10-rounders for training, reserving the hi-caps for carry).

For a gun that isn't a first-line CCW piece, I relax, and go for five or six mags at most. For those I shoot relatively little, I'll drop to two or three mags.

 

[clubsoda22]

three.

 

[KenW.]

On Duty:
I carry 2 single-stack weapons , so that's two mags. Add 2 spares on the duty belt and 1 in the glove box; that's 5 mags with a total still of only 40 rounds.

Off Duty:
Total of 2 mags (8 rounders)

I train with what I carry: no switching.

 

[BluesBear]

Owning a semi-auto with only 10 mags?
Can you do that?

It just sounds so wrong.

 

[fatboyclone]

three is enough for me

 

[Walt Sherrill]

For my carry weapon, its 5 mags, but I generally keep two for carry, and 3 for practice. (That way the carry mags don't get used, the springs weakened, and reliability compromised.)

For IDPA -- I must have 20+ mags for my collection of CZs used in IDPA. They all use the same mags.

 

[Dorrin79]

I have three mags for all of my mag-fed weapons.

I plan on getting more for my Hi-Power and my 1911.

 

[Chupacabra]

9 magazines for my 1911. I use 4 of them for defensive loads and the other 5 for range work.

Unfoturnetly, I have only 3 for my USP (Expensive! ) 2 for carry and one for range work.

 

[1911Tuner]

Mag Count

125, give or take. 54 in service as range mags, 5 with each carry pistol,
and the rest kept sparkling clean and fresh in reserve.

Can anybody say...Obsessive/Compulsive?

Actually, we used to be schitzophrenic, but we're okay now....

Cheers!
Tuner

 

[foghornl]

I have 4 for my KP-90 Ruger, and 2 for my Springy 1911. I need a bunch more for each.....

Although, if I am in a spot where I need more than 3 mags, well.....maybe I should be using something else than a handgun.

 

[BerettaNut92]

5 for my 92G with carbon fiber grips, but getting 2 more today when I pick up my new Elite

 

[FPrice]

Q: How many mags do you want?

A: How many do you have?

I answered 10 or more. While I don't have THAT many for each of my semi-autos, I think that you can never have too many.

 

[eatatjoes]

since i never buy new firearms until i have enough mags and parts to last me(should they become unavaliable) for the ones i have i put 10+. it's great to have a bunch of autos but if you can't afford to fix them when you need to it defeats the purpose of ownership.

 

[Brian Williams]

I have 3 8 rounders and 1 7 rounder for my 1911 and 2 full cap 15 rounders and 3 Klinton 10 rounders for my g19 and 2 Speedloaders for my S&W 13 with 2 speed strips.

 

[Cosmose]

thanks for all the info. i know some gun companys only supply one mag with the gun when the reason you bought it is for fast reloading:banghead:

 

[semf]

For my 1911 I'm up to about 20 most are field grade but 5 are Wilson Kimber and Randall

 

[eatatjoes]

with 4.95$ O.E.M. mags for the 1911 it's very hard not to just buy 50 in one fell swoop and settle my mag needs once and for all.

 

[BenW]

Ten or more for me for my most shot calibers (.45ACP and 10MM). For several reasons:

1) Quantity buy discounts
2) They can rotate through all my 1911 pistols of the same size
3) I like to bring loaded mags to the range so I don't have to fiddle with loading them there
4) Ya just can't have too many mags

 

[Logistar]

5 is what I currently have. 3 15 round + 2 10 round (came with gun).

I can fire 66 rounds with out reloading mags. I figure I won't carry any more than that. If it is a SHTF situation I will hopefully have my AK and will be carrying 160 rounds in mags with it. 4 30 round + 1 40 round.

That's 226 rounds. If after expending 226 rounds, I don't have at least a little time to reload mags it probably won't make any difference anyway.

Logistar

 

[DMK]

For my primary SD guns, I like to keep two mags loaded and keep another two resting empty, rotating them every 6 months. If they are affordable, I pick up another two for backups. This is especially true for hicaps in case they ever become unavailable.

I also engrave numbers on my mags so I know which is which.

 

[nwgunman]

Minimum of 7 magazines: four reserved for carry only; three use only for training/practice. I swap out the current carry mags and ammo every couple of months just to reassure myself about function. The training/practice mags take the beating and help keep the carry mags in good condition.