I personally don't think the 30 rnd makes much difference between the 15 rnders so far as handiness. As far as shooting prone is concerned I haven't ever tried it. The military issues 30 round mags for their current duty rifle and it works ok..... but do current soldiers really do much prone shooting in modern wars? I don't think it's a big issue unless you're at a nice grassy range.
Ill be the judge of what I "need" for self-defense, thank you- and I am an excellent shot.
AIM Surplus is selling 30 round mags made in Korea, work perfectly in my '43 Underwood Carbine with the M-1 mag catch.
If you were ever attacked by more than one person, I really doubt you would be saying "I am glad I only had a 10 or 15 round magazine." Seems like a statement that makes a lot of assumptions about what "self defense" will be. I agree that the averages say you won't need more than handful of rounds, but if you actually use a gun for self defense in the first place, you are already going against the average.
Given certain current events, being in a "war zone" doesn't seem such an extreme possibility .... these days .......
Seriously, though, I tend to react negatively to this post because of the antigun rhetoric of the next-in-line president, though you may not have intended this at all. I'm a staunch supporter of the 2A and would strongly oppose gun and magazine bans.
Which is not entirely the commercial brands' fault. The 30 magazine 'design' was a bit of a kludge from get-go. It's straight for the well length of a 15, then curves to match the rounds' taper. There's a whole mess of goofy tolerances involved.
I understand why you might think that, but it's always good to have more than you think you might need than less.
That Winchester is gorgeous!
Damon Runyon said, "The race is not always to the swift, nor the battle to the strong. But that's the way to bet."James Doohan (Scotty from Star Trek) got hit by multiple .303 rounds from a Bren gun at close range and survived. Life is strange sometimes.
No different from any other round in that respect. But in combat you don't have the option of resting your rifle over your pack, ranging the target with a laser and so on. You have to take whatever shot you can, and extra power doesn't hurt at all.
