Stockpiling Glock 19 10 rounders !!!

[Glockedout17]

With the sudden Glock magazine shortage, I'm thinking about just stocking up on some 10 rd mags. Theres alot of 10 rd mags out there, because people look pass them for the high capacity stuff. The way I see it, a mag is a mag, no matter how much rounds it hold. It's better to have plenty of 10 rd mags than a few high capacity mags. You can always carry more mags on your person without much added discomfort. Who else has been doing this?

 

[KLL]

Not I. I have 5 15-round magazines for my 19. If anything I'd pick up more 15-rounders (if the price was not inflated). I know for sure 10-rounders will be available in the future (not sure what stock is like now, everything seems to be running dry), but none of us can say for sure 15's will be.

 

[postalnut25]

I wouldn't stockpile. However, I have bought 10 round magazines when I've gotten a good deal on them. They are good for training, and I would rather drop and break a 10 rounder at the range then a standard capacity one that I carry.

 

[Warp]

In a normal market I would only ever buy full capacity mags. Which is all I have. (although my G26 mags only hold 10 anyway).

However, if I was acquiring magazines at this moment, and I could find 10 round restricted capacity mags for noticeably less money than the standard capacity, I would buy both. A handful, maybe 4, of the full capacity mags to use for carry, defensive use, etc, and the rest 10 round mags for range/training/practice

 

[Bob2222]

I have a couple of extra 10s for everything.

1. The demand was small, so the price was cheap, post expiration of AWB 1.0

2. I'm a firm believer that -- GOK what Congress will ever do -- except it's pretty much a lock that it will be something dumb.

So I have a couple of extra 10 round magazines for every firearm I own.

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

I'm not sure I would stockpile 10-rounders. I suppose if I desperately needed some magazines RIGHT NOW, I would pick up 10-rounders to meet that need. Beyond that, stocking up on something that I don't really need because something else I might want is unavailable seems pretty strange.

 

[Glockedout17]

Initally I was going to get a few Korean mags, but then I heard alot of negatives about them, so I stuck to factory mags, but only could find one. Now with all this ban talk, all the magazines are all dryed up. I've looked online and posted on forums and found nothing. The mags that I did find were so overpriced it's not even funny, so in came the 10 rd mag idea. My dilemma is I only have 2 glock 19 mags that came with the gun and a used G 17 mag that I found after calling almost 26 different pawn shops and lgs's. I found some 10 rd mags brand new for $24, so I jumped on one to see how I would feel about it. Just thought some more insight was needed.

 

[KLL]

That's a little different than how I read your original post. I thought the first was basically asking "10 or 15?" My answer to that would be 15, as I said.

However if your dilemma was 10 round mags or nothing (or crap), than by all means, any mags are better than no mags, as long as you didn't overpay or get bad quality (which it sounds like you did neither of those things).

 

[Glockedout17]

Thanks KLL. Thats what I'm saying. I see some guys with anything from 10 to 20 mags for each of their handguns and I only have 3. I just need more mags, no matter the capacity. I plan on buying a mag a week for my handgun, when the high caps become available again, I'll make sure to buy a few before the drought again.

 

[MachIVshooter]

stocking up on something that I don't really need because something else I might want is unavailable seems pretty strange.

Agreed.

The only firearms I buy mags holding 10 or fewer rounds for are those that always held 10 or fewer rounds, such as 1911, .22 pistols, compacts, etc.

I see some guys with anything from 10 to 20 mags for each of their handguns and I only have 3

I think those folks are few and far between. 3-5 mags for a handgun is really plenty. G20? 5 mags. Witness Limited 10mm? 5 mags. Witness Compact 10mm? 5 mags. S&W 4506? 4 mags. Beretta 92? 4 mags. The only ones I have more of are 1911 mags, but it wasn't a goal. They just sort of accumulate.

AR mags are a different story. 74 at last count (including AR-10).

 

[Glockedout17]

Thanks for that, I thought 10 mags were pretty common.

 

[X-Rap]

Last time standard mags for popular guns ran $50+ for pretty much the duration of the laws life. This time around if it happens I think they will be plugging a lot of the percieved holes and going for what they believe will be a permenent fix.
It's doubtful the 10 rd will ever be scarce unless they go for 7rd max later (I suspect they will go for lower when their present fix doesn't work)
Save your money and buy full cap when you see them and get some replacement parts for those you have.
I have pretty much resolved that 5 mags for pistol and 10 for rifles is a good minimum goal to shoot for. In many cases there is some compatability overlap for different models and brands but making sure you have enough critical components to making your gun function at its best is the main thing.

 

[eldon519]

Given that it is possible however many hi-caps you get may have to last you for life (and maybe your kids' lives if you are able to hand then down), might not be a terrible idea to just use 10 rounders for practice and save the hi-caps for carry.

 

[PabloJ]

I'm "dumping" 15 round G20 mags for five-shot 9mm moon clips. Five gone eight more to go.

 

[ku4hx]

Not sure what "stockpiling" really means. I know people who think 250 rounds of ammunition is stockpiling. For an old handloader and scrounger, 250 rounds is nothing.

10 round magazines may be abundant, but that says nothing about cost. Just a few years ago I bought (several times) 500 180 Grain Remington 10mm/40 cal Golden Saber bullets for $43 from MidwayUSA. Just yesterday, the price for the same bullet and count was $121. That's basically a three fold increase in cost and they are not available at the moment. Looks like there's a lesson there somewhere ... for me anyway.

As to actually stockpiling magazines, I think five of each (hi-cap & ≤ 10 rounds) per pistol is about right. If the gun's native magazine capacity is < 10 rounds I might have seven or eight. Then if I have sleeves to use hi-cap in my "baby" guns I need more hi-caps. Like I said, I don't really know what "stockpiling" means. I just buy what I need or want and frankly, sales and free shipping offers are hard to turn down.

But things do wear out, so I have a tendency to "stock up on" magazine springs and followers. You just never know how many generations today's magazines may have to last. Considering some of my 43 yo BHP mag springs are still working fine, I may have enough of these parts "stockpiled" for several generations. I believe in worst case analysis: hope for the best, but plan for the worst.

 

[PabloJ]

I think good example was when I saw people wheeling carts filled with sealed cans, brown cartons, and wooden crates from last gun show.

 

[Glockedout17]

Our last gun show, I couldn't find any 15, 17, or 33 rd magazines at all. There were tons of 10 rd mags though. One guy said "if I can't get the high caps, these should get me through any rainy day" and proceeded to finish picking up I think two handfuls of mags and then looks over to me and says "a mag is a mag right?" I replied, "damn skippy". What I mean by stockpiling, wasn't meant to be taken in the traditional sense of the word. I basically meant, for someone like me that recently acquired the gun and only had a few mags to begin with, from common sense I knew I needed more mags. So I don't think having at least two of those 10 rd mags on hand is strange or a bad idea, especially if all the high cap mags are out of stock everywhere I look. You can defend yourself with 10 rds, can't you? So what's the problem?!?

 

[Glockedout17]

I'm "dumping" 15 round G20 mags for five-shot 9mm moon clips. Five gone eight more to go.

Are you really, if so why is that?

 

[X-Rap]

I have a USP compact that standard mag is 12 and they cost over $30 without the panic, I found new 10 rd after the ban expired for $9 bucks and bought 10 to augment the few 12 rd LEO marked mags I had with the gun. 2 rds isn't that big of a deal especially when those 2 rds cost an extra 20 - 30 bucks in good times. The 5 round difference in the Glocks make a little more sense to spend the money on but your right get what you can to get yourself covered and then start culling from there when you can.

 

[wow6599]

I used to think 5 was the feel good number for my double stack 9's, but with all that *seems* to be going on, I have made that new number 8.

Next thing I need to do is stock up on some Wolff springs......

 

[Bush Pilot]

I'm "dumping" 15 round G20 mags for five-shot 9mm moon clips. Five gone eight more to go.

I tried doing that, I couldn't get the moonclips to function in my G20.

 

[Plan2Live]

Hmm, I picked up a few 16 rounders for my XDm just this weekend. They were hanging right next to the empty G-lock hooks. I just smiled and walked to the register. One more reason to own something that doesn't begin with a G.

 

[ku4hx]

One more reason to own something that doesn't begin with a G.

Or better yet, just own some "G", some "B", some "R" some more "B", some "S", some "C", some more "R". Shoot if I could, I'd own the whole alphabet.

 

[Warp]

Hmm, I picked up a few 16 rounders for my XDm just this weekend. They were hanging right next to the empty G-lock hooks. I just smiled and walked to the register. One more reason to own something that doesn't begin with a G.

You realize, of course, that there are a LOT more Glock magazines out there thant here are XDm mags, right?

 

[Jorg Nysgerrig]

Eh, don't get to worked up about Plan2Live's comment. He never passes up an opportunity to take a shot at Glocks and their owners.