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This is a discussion on Do you carry an extra magazine? within the Defensive Carry Holsters & Carry Options forums, part of the Defensive Carry Discussions category; I would like to see what the percentage is on how many carry an extra magazine....
1 extra
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I would like to see what the percentage is on how many carry an extra magazine.
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I'll carry one extra most, but not all, of the time. At home, quick trips out, or just out of convience (read: lazy) I'll just carry my sidearm.
Most often I have one reload with me though. When traveling, I keep several extra mags loaded and close, but generally just one on my person.
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This seems like it would be dependent also on the gun. It is a big difference to not carry a reload if you only have a 7-round 1911 versus, say, a Glock 19 with 15 rounds or even a Five-seveN with 30 rounds in a single magazine.
Maybe instead it should be asked, "what is the total number of rounds you have with you when you carry"
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My Glocks have never had a magazine problem, so when I first started, I didn't carry an extra mag. After reading lots of related threads on this forum I committed to always carrying at least 1.
I carry the extra magazine to cope with malfunctions, not for the extra rounds, but I always have at least 27 cartridges (G21: 1+13+13, G27: 1+11+15).
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" Patrick Henry (ironically a slave owner), 1775 Mar 23.
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Things can go wrong, weapons can malfunction and mistakes can be made, it's best to have an extra mag.
While people are saying "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, ... and they will not escape. 1Th 5:3
Always one extra, but three extra for travel to Orlando or Jax...(the additional two are usually just in the car).
Stay armed...extra mags are important...stay safe!
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Usually one, but sometimes not. Most civilian s.d. gunfights involve very few shots; I think 3 on average.
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On my person, no. I do have an extra mag in my truck.
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Agreed, but a malfunction could mean 1 shot from the onboard magazine and 2 from the spare.Originally Posted by Hopyard
"Is life so dear, or peace so sweet, as to be purchased at the price of chains and slavery?" Patrick Henry (ironically a slave owner), 1775 Mar 23.
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Have an extra in the truck and 1 in my jacket pocket in the winter. Did carry 1 on my belt with my 1911 but since swapping over to a BHP do not. Do carry 1 speed loader on person for my 36 when carrying it and same for the truck.
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G33 carry two extra, G32 carry one...depends on the situation. I almost always wear a double mag pouch.
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Right now I carry 2 in a pocket mag carrier, but I will probably be beta testing a light/mag holder combo soon, so I'll only be carrying one then...
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I carry one extra loaded magazine most of the time now. Yeah...this forum helped me change my thinking a lot on that deal also. I used to never think about it.
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With automatics a lot of the malfunctions seem to be magazine related. So that is the reason I carry. Chances of running out are slim but the chance of a failure is more likely.
Mike
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I'll carry a spare mag probably about 60% of the time with my G21, but 100% of the time I carry my P345 I have a spare mag. If I'm carrying my SP101, I carry 2 speedstrips in a cellphone holster.
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