Do you carry extra magazine while cc?

Do you carry spare magazine?

  • Yes

    Votes: 146 60.8%

  • No

    Votes: 94 39.2%
  • Total voters
    240
  • Poll closed .
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Without commenting on how it relates to carrying a second (or third) magazine (or clip!) for your primary weapon, I'd say that many will respond correctly and cooly to a crisis situation. That isn't to say they will do so to every crisis situation by any means but one can be exposed to a crisis situation under many circumstances. Usually we refer to those as "close calls." Think of all the things you've experienced, probably, as a driver. You really didn't train for any of them, I suspect. Same with emergencies in the home.

Others, however, either go to pieces or freeze up. And I suppose, there just as many situations that are not clearly crisis-level emergencies. Those become a little more difficult but life is filled with more grey than black and white. But basically, I give the guy on the spot more of a benefit of the doubt and at the same time, I wonder if more and more training (for a civilian not a law enforcement officer) will necessarily result in a proper response.
 
I was debating this.

Except for the magazine related problem, I figure I have 15 shots and before those run out I am running. If I need a whole clip I am some where I don't need o be.
 
Not usually. I generally pocket carry a .380 which holds 7 more shots than I've ever needed. In a real "gunfight" scenario I'll be running away in a zigzag not digging through my pockets for a spare mag.
 
Revoilver and speed strip or 45 and one mag in a belt mag holster-parallel w/ belt-really neat. Dont get in the way like the others. No one knows it is there. I have to feel to see if still there.
 
I mostly agree with stooge and dayman. if i have a stoppage i'm probably bugging out if i can. I tap & rack any failures i have so i wouldnt be changing mags right away anyhow. In MY personal experience, most failures I have had were NOT mag related, so tap & rack has gotten me back in the fight muck quicker, more often(at the practice range). The pistols i use for HD/SD have so far been 100% reliable. My backup is my knife :D
 
Not carrying a spare mag, currently.

When I started researching for cc, I noticed that the majority of stories about CCWs coming into play were resolved with no shots fired. Presenting is generally enough to eliminate threat. In situations where shots ARE required, it is rare that many are required or used.

I understand the value of a spare for reliable function, but also wonder about speed of deployment, in the event of malfunction -> clear -> reload scenarios. In that situation, I would be more comfortable going to my SOG Trident Tanto, assuming I had not already created enough distance to simply turn and run.
 
What if your opponent is not in knife reach? What good is that?

If you don't want to plan for the rare case - that's fine. However, we have enough 'rare' cases at a distance, that an extra mag isn't that much trouble. If you have a belt holster, an extra on the other side is not an inconvenience.

But to each his or her own.

Yep, the average fight is Mugger BE GONE! You wave your gun like a crucifix at Dracula and the BG flees. But rarely, that isn't the case. Do you worry about the extreme? If not, don't. Tom Givens has documented fights at a distance that go for more than 2 rounds. Your call for minimal inconvenience.
 
Why would anyone need a spare mag? Especially if you have one of the 12-14-15 round 9mm or 40 Cal weapons?

If you can't hit your assailant in 10 shots or less then you need more practice and probably shouldn't have been carrying. Doesn't matter if I have my p95, witness 45, or Taurus 7shot 357. I'm gonna fire only if I have to then quickly get to safety to call 911.

When you reload that second mag and continue firing you're quickly losing the "fearing for my life" defense in court.

How many of you actually have someone out there that wants you dead that you would need to carry 20-30 rounds of ammo everywhere you go?
 
I remember observing one of our special enforcement folks running through a qual course-of-fire a few months ago. He was using his issued Colt 5" pistol.

At one point during the course he experienced a double feed. One of those nasty types of stoppages that required ripping the mag from the weapon and replacing it with another one in order to get the weapon running again.

What would be the odds of him then experiencing another such stoppage before he could even fire a single shot from the second mag?

He did, though. :eek:

Unfortunately, those 2 back-to-back stoppages (in 2 consecutive mags) occurred after he'd already exhausted his other loaded mags. No more fresh mags (just the ones ripped from the weapon that required rounds being cleared from the lips).

Murphy was in a foul mood that morning, but fortunately it was only for a range visit.

Yes, his weapon is periodically inspected and maintained (along with the rest of the team 1911's) by a team armorer, although it's up to the individual users to monitor their routine spring serviceability (recoil, mag, etc) and cleanliness, lubrication, etc.

FWIW, I tend to replace the mag & recoil springs in my own 1911's a bit more frequently, and the mags get inspected & cleaned fairly often.

I suspect the thing that probably (should have) occurred to that fellow is that he had reported to the range that day with his weapon in duty condition. What if it had happened outside the range? Hopefully, he'd have had both the time, and a 3rd loaded mag, to allow him to resolve the problem ... (no bets)

On a more realistic note ... meaning something I've seen happen with some frequency compared to that "what are the chances?!?" back-to-back pair of stoppages ... I don't have to think very hard to start remembering any number of LE & non-LE shooters who unexpectedly (as if there's another sort) experienced a mag-related stoppage or functioning problem during qual courses-of-fire, and which could only be resolved with another mag.

I suppose it's all comes down to a personal risk assessment consideration.

I only make such decisions for myself. Everyone else shoulders the same responsibility.
 
This one is closed.

We have had a legit discusson but then cliched silliness was posted. Nothing new to be said.

Some folks need to actually study SD cases as compared to displaying their lack of knowledge of incidents and the law.

Bye.
 
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