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How many mags are enough?

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 1:35 pm
by ruger22
I have a preference to have six magazines for a gun. I store and use them in pairs, and rotate their use.

So I have six Mark III mags, and twelve Bobcat mags. The 10/22 ended up with seven, as I bought a clear one for "educational purposes".

I agree there may be no such thing as too many, but how many are enough?

Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2010 2:40 pm
by Bullseye
I use 6. That way I can pre-load up my magazines for a match course. Then I just have to grab a new one after firing a string. No loading up mags and thumbing in new rounds during the match.

R,
Bullseye

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 2:26 am
by bigfatdave
Four/five at a minimum, but if multiple guns take the same mags, I don't multiply the mag supply, I just add another 2-3.

One is NOT enough, that's for sure, and the habit many manufacturers have of only putting one mag in the box is getting annoying.

I think my next new gun purchase will be from Springfield for this reason, in fact.

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 4:50 pm
by BobC
I use 10 mags for my Para for the service match of a PPC match. That way I can shoot without reloading mags. I have probably 20 moon clips for my 625 for the Combat match. I use 6 mags for my model 41 for Bullseye.

how many mags?

Posted: Mon Feb 08, 2010 8:15 pm
by U-turnwilly
If ya hafta ask - you don't have enough! :D
Willy

Re: how many mags?

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 5:36 pm
by Eagle
U-turnwilly wrote:If ya hafta ask - you don't have enough! :D
Willy
A big +1 on that....

Posted: Tue Feb 23, 2010 7:06 pm
by greener
Since I don't shoot competition a couple is enough. I can only shoot one at a time in the pistols. :lol: