Extra mag

elrey718 · June 30th, 2007, 11:48 AM

So I was looking at the thread with the pics of everyone's set up. How many people carry and extra mag all of the time? I know that I rarely carry an extra mag. Just want to see your thoughts on why to or why not to carry an extra mag.

SIXTO · June 30th, 2007, 12:03 PM

This has been discussed a lot. Always always always carry an extra mag. Its not so much for the extra ammo, but its for malfunctions too.

Ben Hennessy · June 30th, 2007, 12:07 PM

I always carry at least 1 extra mag. I was taught this way and I just haven't changed. When I carry my G17 in a shoulder rig, I carry 2 extra mags so now I'm carrying 52 rounds on me.

OPFOR · June 30th, 2007, 12:27 PM

Always one, often two. Sometimes 5, but only on very special occasions...

JD · June 30th, 2007, 12:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SIXTO

This has been discussed a lot. Always always always carry an extra mag. Its not so much for the extra ammo, but its for malfunctions too.

What he said...

Carry atleast one all the time.

wareagleky · June 30th, 2007, 12:49 PM

I do not as of yet trying to work on this. However I do always have two firearms on me. So if one were to stop working or run dry I have an second one close at hand.

On rare occassion I will have three, but this is rare.

SIXTO · June 30th, 2007, 12:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by wareagleky

I do not as of yet trying to work on this. However I do always have two firearms on me. So if one were to stop working or run dry I have an second one close at hand.

On rare occassion I will have three, but this is rare.

I dunno, but an extra mag is a lot easier to carry. I would think that if you are going to go through the effort of carrying multiple guns you would carry a spare mag for your primary.
I see it as towing two cars around just in case one runs out of gas.

ArtificialGrape · June 30th, 2007, 01:04 PM

Yep, always.

As long as you know your ammo feeds reliably in your gun, your magazine is the most likely culprit in a jam.

Even if it's just in a pocket, it's pretty easy to carry at least 1 reload.

I'm about to pull the trigger on this Mitch Rosen double mag holster for 2 of my carry guns

It was recommeneded in this thread.

I may order something like this

from Comp-Tac in the interim if there is much of a wait from Rosen.

Chooie · June 30th, 2007, 01:55 PM

I always have one spare mag for the XD with me. I don't carry a spare mag for the P3AT - first, I don't have one, second, if I've worked my way through 25 rounds of .40, another 6 of .380 isn't going to do me any good. If all I could draw was the backup, I couldn't reload it without my strong hand - and if I had THAT, I would have drawn the XD.

Blackeagle · June 30th, 2007, 02:02 PM

I always carry an extra mag with me (often two). As Sixtwo said, it's as much for clearing malfunctions than it is for the extra ammo. A magazine is in many was the most troublesome and vulnerable part of a semi-auto firearm. Removing the magazine is also a part of clearance drills for Type 3 malfunctions, and it's a lot easier to shove a new one in than to try to keep a hold of and reinsert the one you pulled out.

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OPFOR VIP Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: DC, for the moment Posts: 2,760	Always one, often two. Sometimes 5, but only on very special occasions... __________________ "It makes no difference what men think of war, said the judge. War endures. As well ask men what they think of stone. War was always here. Before man was, war waited for him. The ultimate trade awaiting its ultimate practitioner. That is the way it was and will be. That way and not some other way."

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Chooie Distinguished Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Virginia Posts: 1,783	I always have one spare mag for the XD with me. I don't carry a spare mag for the P3AT - first, I don't have one, second, if I've worked my way through 25 rounds of .40, another 6 of .380 isn't going to do me any good. If all I could draw was the backup, I couldn't reload it without my strong hand - and if I had THAT, I would have drawn the XD. __________________ -Joe Quando omni flunkus, moritati. Virginia Citizens Defense League Rustburg, VA Volunteer Rescue Squad

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June 30th, 2007, 12:07 PM	#3
Ben Hennessy VIP Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: St. James, Missouri Posts: 2,375	I always carry at least 1 extra mag. I was taught this way and I just haven't changed. When I carry my G17 in a shoulder rig, I carry 2 extra mags so now I'm carrying 52 rounds on me.

June 30th, 2007, 12:49 PM	#6
wareagleky Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: USA Posts: 252	I do not as of yet trying to work on this. However I do always have two firearms on me. So if one were to stop working or run dry I have an second one close at hand. On rare occassion I will have three, but this is rare.

June 30th, 2007, 01:04 PM	#8
ArtificialGrape Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 26	Yep, always. As long as you know your ammo feeds reliably in your gun, your magazine is the most likely culprit in a jam. Even if it's just in a pocket, it's pretty easy to carry at least 1 reload. I'm about to pull the trigger on this Mitch Rosen double mag holster for 2 of my carry guns It was recommeneded in this thread. I may order something like this from Comp-Tac in the interim if there is much of a wait from Rosen.

June 30th, 2007, 02:02 PM	#10
Blackeagle Distinguished Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 1,997	I always carry an extra mag with me (often two). As Sixtwo said, it's as much for clearing malfunctions than it is for the extra ammo. A magazine is in many was the most troublesome and vulnerable part of a semi-auto firearm. Removing the magazine is also a part of clearance drills for Type 3 malfunctions, and it's a lot easier to shove a new one in than to try to keep a hold of and reinsert the one you pulled out.