How Many Magazines per Semi-Auto Smith Is Enough

[hoc9sw]

I had a pistol on consignment to sell, against a couple of others of the same model. I had three more mags with mine. It sold first, at my ask. The others are still there. Best part of the story? I found the extras in a junk mag bin, paid very little, cleaned them up, and they became $40 each value added to the deal.

I also pick up the ten rounders that no one in my area wants (we can have anything we want). Came in handy when I was traveling a lot, and passing through limited states.

 

[TTSH]

All I know for certain from this "How many magazines?" thread is that apparently I don't have nearly enough.

 

[HOUSTON RICK]

All I know for certain from this "How many magazines?" thread is that apparently I don't have nearly enough.

It seems that I may be a few short for some guns by this thread!

 

[Sevens]

I think it is fun to have magazines that fit more than one pistol. For example, my single stack S&W magazines get used in my 952's, my 3906's, my 639 and all my 39's. Same exact magazines get to pull duty across eight handguns whenever I ask them to. Pretty neat!

My double stack S&W 9mm mags run across almost as many pistols.

My 4506 mags get used in three different guns... none of which is a 4506.

 

[Rivoak01]

I don't have a definite number. As a general rule of thumb when I go to the range I burn about 200 - 250 rounds at a time. I don't like reloading at the range. Mine is outdoors and in the summer it isn't fun getting beat up by the sun, trying to reload with sweaty hands, while the bugs treat me like a dinner. So, I keep about 200 - 300 rounds of whatever I might shoot on a given day loaded up and ready. Then I go to the range shoot till I run out of ammo, return home and reload on the screen porch while sipping beer.


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[kidcom]

Get as many as you can afford to buy then double it.

 

[TTSH]

Given some of the stunning recommendations in this thread... and the sad realization that I am way behind the magazine ownership curve... I ordered 3 brand new pistol magazines today. Yes, trivial by some member's standards but it still set me back well over a C-note and it doesn't even raise my average magazines per gun index by even a fraction... but I guess I've got to start somewhere.

40? 50? 70 magazines per gun? I've got an awfully long way to go. Anybody know where I can rent a self-storage unit?

 

[JLPiccard]

I've got 4 for my Shield - one 7 round, and the rest 8 round. That's my current go to carry pistol. For my Sig P320, I've got 3 - 2 17 round mags that came with it, and one 21 round just for fun on the range. I use the P320 as my primary home defense pistol currently as that one is a full size, though I am trying to decide on a nice rifle to buy for that purpose in the future.

 

[85V65Sabre]

I've got 4 for my Shield - one 7 round, and the rest 8 round. That's my current go to carry pistol. For my Sig P320, I've got 3 - 2 17 round mags that came with it, and one 21 round just for fun on the range. I use the P320 as my primary home defense pistol currently as that one is a full size, though I am trying to decide on a nice rifle to buy for that purpose in the future.

The S&W M&P 15 can currently be had for around $500.[emoji106]

 

[hoc9sw]

There is another complication (inferred already) for pistols that share range and SD duty - I hate to have to unload my JHP then load it again when I get done shooting. Seems trivial, but us arthritis folks don't think so.

 

[JLPiccard]

The S&W M&P 15 can currently be had for around $500.[emoji106]

That one is actually one of the ones I am looking at.

 

[BAM-BAM]

Given some of the stunning recommendations in this thread... and the sad realization that I am way behind the magazine ownership curve... I ordered 3 brand new pistol magazines today. Yes, trivial by some member's standards but it still set me back well over a C-note and it doesn't even raise my average magazines per gun index by even a fraction... but I guess I've got to start somewhere.

40? 50? 70 magazines per gun? I've got an awfully long way to go. Anybody know where I can rent a self-storage unit?

Na your doing OK......

I decided I liked 3rd Gen Smiths.......... about 26-28 years ago........ and have accumulated a 'few". Smith has been really good about magazines 59, X59 and 59xx and X69, 69xx can all use the same magazines( Farrar made great collar for $6 a peice)......spend $45 to $60 bucks a year for 25 years....... that gives you a stash of 75-100 mags.

Single stack magazines from 1990- 2005...... were"please take them" priced!!!

The golden years were.... when Dept's were switching to Glocks....."used" $15 mags..... 3 for $40

 

[TTSH]

Na your doing OK......

I decided I liked 3rd Gen Smiths.......... about 26-28 years ago........ and have accumulated a 'few". Smith has been really good about magazines 59, X59 and 59xx and X69, 69xx can all use the same magazines( Farrar made great collar for $6 a peice)......spend $45 to $60 bucks a year for 25 years....... that gives you a stash of 75-100 mags.

Single stack magazines from 1990- 2005...... were"please take them" priced!!!

The golden years were.... when Dept's were switching to Glocks....."used" $15 mags..... 3 for $40

I'm clearly paying the price now for having slept through the 2nd & 3rd Gen years. But that's still not where I'm most behind.

Before I even start to consider building up my magazine stash toward 40, 50 or (God help me!) as many as 70 magazines per pistol, I've got to first address those pistols for which I only own 1 or 2 magazines. Yes, there are a few. Those are mostly newer pistols, almost all plastic fantastics, that I just never got around to properly accessorizing.

The problem is that when I get a little money in my pocket, I am more inclined to buy another gun rather than magazines for the guns I already own. The notable exceptions to that rule are my beloved 3rd Gens... but for almost all other brands and models, adding more guns to the accumulation/collection generally takes precedence over buying more magazines.

 

[Big Shrek]

I do allow myself to go over my ten mag limit for my IDPA guns. I hate loading magazines between stages so I always have enough loaded that I can get through a match.

You could solve that whole issue by getting a Calico 9mm pistol
Running joke around our house is...
"Pity the poor fool that breaks into here,
but least they'll set a world record for being shot!!"
100 rounds per mag, with optional lighter 50-rd mags available!

 

[BAM-BAM]

I'm clearly paying the price now for having slept through the 2nd & 3rd Gen years. But that's still not where I'm most behind.

Before I even start to consider building up my magazine stash toward 40, 50 or (God help me!) as many as 70 magazines per pistol, I've got to first address those pistols for which I only own 1 or 2 magazines. Yes, there are a few. Those are mostly newer pistols, almost all plastic fantastics, that I just never got around to properly accessorizing.

The problem is that when I get a little money in my pocket, I am more inclined to buy another gun rather than magazines for the guns I already own. The notable exceptions to that rule are my beloved 3rd Gens... but for almost all other brands and models, adding more guns to the accumulation/collection generally takes precedence over buying more magazines.

Ya maybe...... mine was not a quest........ it was just ..... one here ......two there............. no intent ..... goal or number to strive for......just one here....... two over there.................. X 20+years...............

 

[TTSH]

Ya maybe...... mine was not a quest........ it was just ..... one here ......two there............. no intent ..... goal or number to strive for......just one here....... two over there.................. X 20+years...............

Well, that's great if you can do it that way, but you know better than anyone else that I don't have 20+ good years left in me. In fact, I doubt I've got 20 years left in me in total.

The challenges (for building up a massive pistol magazine stash) are pretty tough here behind enemy lines... with the newest danger being that CA's latest lunacy is going to move east to MA. Let's be honest here: I'm now at somewhere around 3.75 to 4 magazines/pistol average for my beloved 3rd Gens. After this week's orders, I will have at least 2 magazines per non-3rd Gen pistol in the collection/accumulation. For certain other pistols I have as many as 8 or so mags/pistol but that is rare. For far too many, I only have 2 or 3.

The odds of me being able to get to even 40 magazines per pistol in my 3 remaining "good years" are somewhere between slim and none.

 

[Watchdog]

How Many Magazines per Semi-Auto Smith Is EnoughI maintain 3-4 magazines per semi-automatic Smith handgun. Is that enough?

Enough for...what?

 

[BigBoy99]

Magazines are like ammo -- you can never have enough!

 

[Big Shrek]

I'm still of the "at least 3 mags for any owned firearm"
& "As Many As You Can Get For Shooting Sports Specialists".

But I have three holdouts that screw up my average...
an Erma KGP68A in .32acp, 1 mag so far...
and a Star Megastar 45, in .45acp, 1 mag so far...
Star Ultrastar in .40S&W, 1 mag so far...
in time I'll get more mags...
there's always another gun show

 

[Richard Simmons]

I like to have four standard capacity mags for handguns and a couple of high capacity if available. For a long gun such as an AR I'm looking at six say 30rd mags as minimum with an additional two each 10 and 20 as they are useful for bench rest shooting. Maybe the odd drum or extra capacity mag if I find quality offerings at sale prices.