How Many Spare Mags?

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On a given day, how many spare magazines do you carry for your CCW? Do you vary the ammunition types in the back-up mags (i.e. one FMJ/JSP, one JHP)?
 
One, filled with the same JHP as the one in the pistol. Two empty spares that get rotated about every other month (ideally) when I fire off the filled mags. I use all four mags at the range and switch from nickel/silver to blued. Keeps it simple for me, which is good.

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Now that's an interesting question I hadnt considered until you asked.

When I carried a single spare mag, I only filled the mag with JHP. Now that I have a double mag pouch which I recently purchased, I just might keep the first mag loaded with JHP and the second mag loaded with FMJ...

I must ponder this.
 
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I carry two spares with an 8-round 1911, or one with 15-round Mec-Gars in a Hi-Power. Although I can't remember the last time I carried my BHP.

I've been considering going to 10-round spare mags for my bobtail Commander. That would give me 29 total, almost as many as 31 in the 9mm, and with a lot more clout.
 
I used to carry a bunch but now it depends on the type of holster. If it allows 3 fine, and if it does not allow any....fine that is as well.

Usually, no spare mags until special circumstances.
 
My bulldog holster has a pouch on it for an extra mag, I load it with the same rounds that are in the gun 124gr JHP.
 
Don't carry a spare mag, just the one that's in the gun.
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Ditto...6 rounds of the potent 32acp:D

Like when confronted with mall or school shootings?
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Since I'm not a student or a NetRambo or a cop, I will use my civilian piece to fight my way to the M1A in the truck. By that time, the Anchorage PD will be there and I can finish my mallburger

WildpacifistAlaska TM
 
Ever been to church?
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Hundreds of times. Peacefully. Along with hundreds of millions of other Americans who have collectively been to church 100's of BILLIONS of times, even in the most violent prone areas of the country with nary a problem among them. I mean really. People have been killed by meteorites crashing through their house. Do you build your house for that eventuality? You'll also note that the event you referenced was resolved without need of an arsenal. The line for events we prepare for has to be drawn somewhere.

The odds of my needing the first bullet in my CCW are probably .001%, the odds of needing the last one in the magazine are probably .000001%. Now what are the odds of not just needing but emptying a spare mag? Unless you're in a literal war zone (I know a few of us actually are) it's a bit over the top to be considering the need for that much firepower.
 
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Unless you're in a literal war zone (I know a few of us actually are) it's a bit over the top to be considering the need for that much firepower.
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"Arsenal"..."war zone"...over the top"..."that much firepower"....an "anti" couldn't have said it better!
 
An "anti" couldn't have said it better!
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So just in case there's a Hollywood shootout type situation, you are prepared with several high powered rifles in your vehicle? You wear body armor full-time, 24/7? You never know if you'll be the first casualty. You have to be ready. You can't wait for the shooting to start to don your gear. You'll need at least a high-cap primary with a minimum of 2 spares mags. Better bring an identical spare gun just in case. Don't forget your bug in case things really get ugly. Oh, and better carry a ballistic shield on your back in case there's no convenient cover while you retreat to your armored vehicle to retrieve the real firepower.

Seriously. Saying there has to be a logical limit to your preparations makes me an "anti"? I'd say it's more likely that I just have things that are FAR more probable to worry about. If you REALLY REALLY want to be that paranoid, I'll let you. That's why I'm different than an anti. I don't want to take away your right to be as paranoid as you want to be. I just choose logic over fanaticism. You do what you want.
 
Having had need of a gun, notice I typed NEED, not want, three times in my life and that one of them was a BUG, I carry at least one spare magazine but I prefer two. I also carry at least one spare gun, but I prefer two. I also carry reloads for the spare guns too.

I practice "Confrontational Avoidance" when I am off the clock. For me, the use of a deadly weapon is an act of last resort. I have no doubt that I was capable of using a deadly weapon three times in the past. How I do the next time will be determined when it happens, but I will do my best to be prepared for it.

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