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the spring movement of "loading and unloading/firing" is what wears mag springs. Storing them loaded may put some wear on them but the exercising of the spring up and down is what wears them much faster.
I keep most mags (wilson cmbt, glock mags) loaded, usually -1 rd. Never had mag / spring problems.
I don't think leaving magazines loaded affects springs at all. Springs wear out from being compressed and uncompressed over and over again. Either leaving them compressed or uncompressed shouldn't affect them.
HOWEVER
I don't usually leave my magazines loaded because of the legalities involved with transporting my weapons back and forth from the range. I don't have a CCW permit. Generally, you are required to transport firearms unloaded, in the trunk (or inaccessible), etc. But, I drive a truck and don't want to put the guns in the back bed. So I leave my guns in the back cabin. I keep the magazines unloaded and the guns in separate compartments from the ammunition. That is probably good enough for my locale and interstate travel.
Leaving them loaded - not a problem. Overcompressing the springs - a problem. You have to decide which is more important and ask yourself, "Do I really need 15 rounds instead of 13 or would I rather have 100% feed reliability?"
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