do you carry +1 ?

They were made to be carried that way...

Who cares about springs, I want rounds when I need them...

It's the cycling of a spring that weakens it, not continuous compression of it...

:)
 
With high capacity guns like a Glock, SIG, etc I don't top off. With low capacity guns like my P7 I top off (and have for nearly 17 years). With 1911s I never top off.
 
Yep, and I have yet to wear out a mag spring (as soon as I do, I'll buy replacements). I shoot at the range weekly, so as soon as a mag show signs of unreliablity, I'll know all about it.

I don't own any double-stacks (used to, but they're too fat to carry concealed) so my carry guns are all single stack, most of them 1911s.
 
Seems like it would take a long time (years) for most modern mags to wear out. I have a glock 17 mag that is over 5 years old and it still does fine even though it has been kept loaded 90% of the time.
 
WHAT WEARS SPRINGS OUT IS THE CYCLING OF THE SPRING ( USING IT ) Mags have been found fully loaded from WWII and still functioned fine without problems
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that is certainly one theory. Another theory is that strong compression will cause the springs to fail. As for those loaded mags, yes, some have been found to work jsut fine. Other have been found to not work at all. Way too much variation in spring design, metal quality, etc. to make broad blanket statements.
 
Mr. David Armstrong---

22-Mag is correct about the springs, so you may as well accept it. It's a fact of physics. On another note, no springs as bad as you are talking about would even be used in a gun or magazine. It seems to me that you are the one making absurd statements without any backup data. :p :rolleyes:
 
I have never personally had any issues with mag springs from keeping loaded. I have had other problems with mags, just not springs (from keeping loaded).

I am sure that there are cases of failure, just never has happened to me - yet.
I do have a fair number of mags for each gun, this may make a difference.

I do have new springs sitting in the factory packaging for my hi-cap G20 mags. Relatively inexpensive, and if hi-cap mags are ever banned again (possibly with replacement parts for them being banned also?) I am good to go for quite a while.

Mags fully loaded +1 when carried or HD gun; when stored in the safe empty.

Chain is on my chainsaw bar, blade on the chop saw... tools ready when need.
 
No

I never top off my mags after chambering. I often carry a 5-shot revolver, so when I carry my 6-shot automatic, I don't worry about 1 more round, especially when I already have 1 more than usual.

The biggest reason I don't top off is so I can find a home for the round when I clear the chamber.
 
The biggest reason I don't top off is so I can find a home for the round when I clear the chamber.
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same here kinda, except once the pistol is loaded, the mag doesnt come out until its emptied at the range. dont want to upset the cosmic order or anything.:rolleyes:

edit: started a few months back because of OAL issues.
 
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