WrongHanded
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It's getting cold enough now that I can put the summer carry revolver away in favor of my Sig P220. 8+1. Or is it 7+1?
That last round doesn't much like going into any of the mags I have, and a full mag certainly doesn't lock into the gun as easily when the slide is forward as it does with just 7 in there. Concerns about the mag not seating properly, (particularly if a tactical reload were necessary) makes me wonder if squeezing that 8th round in there is a good idea or not. Then there's the question of whether the spring will take a set, and if it does, whether that will make things better or worse.
Do you down-load a handgun magazine by 1, or keep them full loaded? I've noticed some mags, like those for my P220, really don't like being full. Whilst others, like my wife's P239 .40, take all 7 of 7 just fine. I remember reading some words of Ayoob, suggesting down-loading a handgun magazine by 1 for reliable operation. What do you think?
That last round doesn't much like going into any of the mags I have, and a full mag certainly doesn't lock into the gun as easily when the slide is forward as it does with just 7 in there. Concerns about the mag not seating properly, (particularly if a tactical reload were necessary) makes me wonder if squeezing that 8th round in there is a good idea or not. Then there's the question of whether the spring will take a set, and if it does, whether that will make things better or worse.
Do you down-load a handgun magazine by 1, or keep them full loaded? I've noticed some mags, like those for my P220, really don't like being full. Whilst others, like my wife's P239 .40, take all 7 of 7 just fine. I remember reading some words of Ayoob, suggesting down-loading a handgun magazine by 1 for reliable operation. What do you think?