Rotating Magazines?

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Axel Yup

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Massad Ayoob has written that you should rotate the magazines that you load every six months. This is supposed to allow the springs to decompress.

I have some pre-ban hi-cap magazines which are now pretty expensive to obtain. New springs are much cheaper. If I rotate the springs every 6 months, will it accomplish the same purpose at a lower cost?

Axel
 
I believe this would accomplish the desired effect. Keep the springs in little marked bags to avoid confusion and it should work well.

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I built a little device to stretch my mag spring back to length. You need to put them on it for awhile for the spring to remember the correct length.

I used some old scrap 2*4, fishing line, and some snap swivels. Take a mag spring that is new to and take the measurement off it. Then
pound in 4 nails at the corners of the 2*4 and wrap the fishing line around them. Install the swivels for the proper stretch.
Viola cheap and easy to build. I leave the mag spring on the board for about 2 weeks. they will shrink a little when you take them off so I built mine so the stretch is a little longer than I need.

Hope this helps.
 
Woody-
Good idea on the spring stretcher, however, fishing line will also stretch to some degree depending on test strength and age. I assume you are talking about monofilament and not something braided. Better off perhaps to mark the locations on the 2x4 so you can replace the fishing line when necessary. Or, better yet, use a braided steel wire like that used to hang heavy pictures.

Just my .02 added to the pot...


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Hi, TheBluesMan,

Interesting that you should quote Ramsay Clark on rights. I don't know of anyone who is more dedicated to destruction of Second Amendment rights and the elimination of private firearms ownership.

Jim
 
Several studies have been conducted regarding this matter. Scientific or not I'm unsure. However, your current springs should last almost a lifetime. My duty mags have been fully loaded for over 10 years now without failure. Not to say it won't happen tomorrow. But, if your concerned you can always go to www.gunsprings.com and buy some replacements. Wolffs are the best.

not sure of the website

Joe

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I have Wolff springs in my hi-cap mags. Are you saying that I don't have to worry about rotating the mags with Wolff springs?

Axel
 
Jim Keenan,
My short response to save bandwidth on an off-topic subject:

Wouldn't you love to find a quote from Sarah Brady that you could use to support your position and degrade hers?

Thanks, nonetheless for pointing that out to me.


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Stretching the mag spring back to its original length is the worst thing you can do to it. It will actually induce more stress and fatigue into the spring if you stretch it back. The only way to get rid of the fatigue in the spring is to heat treat it. This will require equipment in the six figure range. If you feel that your springs are getting worn out, it's best to replace the spring. FYI, I got this info from a 1990 issue of Peterson's Handguns magazine. The author, Mike Izumi, is a mechanical engineer who did a study on magazine fatigue (BTW I'm a mechanical engineer too so I know he wasn't BS'ing).

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I have a least 3 or 4 mags for each pistol I have and I use a label maker and clean the bottom of each mag with alcohol so they will stick well and mark each one as 1,2,3, and so on. Then at the end of each mounth I change from 1 to 2 then 3 just rotate so they stay fresh. It's not a bad Idea since the are not to expensive to replace to get new ones once a year. At least if it's a carry gun. Just being cautious.
 
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