walking arsenal
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I was out buying mags for my 1911.
I ask the guy at the counter for a mcormick 7 rounder.
He says "how bout an eight rounder, they're less expensive and you get an extra round".
I decline, take my 7 rounder and go home.
Then i got to thinkin which happens to more than it should.
Does that one round make that big a difference?
I know guys that buy the +1 grip extensions, some that +1 load their guns
and some that do both to get +2.
I've never gone with the plus one school of thought except on a few ocasions, prefering instead to carry stock factory mags to ensure reliability in feeding.
I cant see a reason to +1 load my guns, to me it's just an extra hastle to load the mag, chamber a round, drop the mag, load a round and finally reinsert the mag.
i guess i see it as if i cant do it with 7 then 8 isn't going to help.
This brings up the question though of how many rounds are enough?
Is five plenty? it is in my snubby Taurus 85 .38, it has to be thats all that'll fit!
In the case of my S&W 39-2 9mm, eight ISN'T enough so i have a FACTORY extended mag that holds 9 and if i +1 the gun it's 10, thats better but still not enough for me, in 9mm (I rarely carry this piece though as it's a family heir loom).
My Steyr M-40 .40S&W holds 10 and thats fine.
My Springer 1911 holds 7 and for some reason this is plenty.
My Beretta 21a .22lr holds 7 though and for some reason this is also plenty.
So could capacity run side by side with caliber?
Meaning, is 7 rounds of .45 good enough but 15 rounds of 9mm isn't?
maybe it's not wanting to reload?
maybe it's a weight issue, not wanting to carry spare mags?
It's a personal preference thing for me, i carry all my guns stock and unmodified (except the S&W that i plus one) i carry a spare reload for all of them as well.
So whats your theory of the +1 is there a reason for it, or is it just personal pref?
I ask the guy at the counter for a mcormick 7 rounder.
He says "how bout an eight rounder, they're less expensive and you get an extra round".
I decline, take my 7 rounder and go home.
Then i got to thinkin which happens to more than it should.
Does that one round make that big a difference?
I know guys that buy the +1 grip extensions, some that +1 load their guns
and some that do both to get +2.
I've never gone with the plus one school of thought except on a few ocasions, prefering instead to carry stock factory mags to ensure reliability in feeding.
I cant see a reason to +1 load my guns, to me it's just an extra hastle to load the mag, chamber a round, drop the mag, load a round and finally reinsert the mag.
i guess i see it as if i cant do it with 7 then 8 isn't going to help.
This brings up the question though of how many rounds are enough?
Is five plenty? it is in my snubby Taurus 85 .38, it has to be thats all that'll fit!
In the case of my S&W 39-2 9mm, eight ISN'T enough so i have a FACTORY extended mag that holds 9 and if i +1 the gun it's 10, thats better but still not enough for me, in 9mm (I rarely carry this piece though as it's a family heir loom).
My Steyr M-40 .40S&W holds 10 and thats fine.
My Springer 1911 holds 7 and for some reason this is plenty.
My Beretta 21a .22lr holds 7 though and for some reason this is also plenty.
So could capacity run side by side with caliber?
Meaning, is 7 rounds of .45 good enough but 15 rounds of 9mm isn't?
maybe it's not wanting to reload?
maybe it's a weight issue, not wanting to carry spare mags?
It's a personal preference thing for me, i carry all my guns stock and unmodified (except the S&W that i plus one) i carry a spare reload for all of them as well.
So whats your theory of the +1 is there a reason for it, or is it just personal pref?