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Six miles from me. This video is my answer to: Why do you carry a spare magazine?
Do you carry a spare magazine?
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I was out walking in the back 40 yesterday and one of my magazines fell out of my magazine carrier. I got lucky and I found it but that's as good as reason as any I can come up with for carrying a spare magazine.
Charbroil1859
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I always carry a spare magazine. Statistically, the odds I will be in a self defense shooting and need to reload during said shooting are astronomically low. John from Active Self Protection had a video a few years ago where he said in all the thousands of videos he's reviewed, he has never seen a private citizen reload their firearm. I'm not sure if that has since changed but even if it has, I'm sure its an incredibly rare occurrence. Despite that I still carry a reload primarily incase of mechanical failures with my primary magazine; also having the ability to reload and keep shooting if more rounds are needed are just a benefit of that choice.
I hate carrying a spare in my pocket when I'm by myself, so it's just 10+1 in my P365..,I don't even use the higher cap mag so the pistol conceals easier. When my wife and I go anywhere, I slip a 12 rounder in a pocket in her huge purse. She's got so much stuff in there, she hasn't noticed the added weight…yet. When we get home, I surreptitiously slip it back out of her purse. I figure when we're together, I may need it to help protect her more so than when I'm alone.
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cowboy94916
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When I carry i always carry 2 spare magazines or same 2 speedloaders or full moon for revolver.
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Not arguing with you as I have long since come to respect your opinions..... Whatever works for you is what you have to do.
That said, I bought life insurance when my kids were very young - most of it it has expired (termed out) and I was glad to have never use it. That said, it was the right thing to do and it gave me that warm fuzzy feeling that if I was to die my family would have been taken care of financially. If I was young again, I'd do it all over. I also carry jumper cables, a tire plug kit, a very good air compressor and a fully inflated spare tire in each of our vehicles - again, hoping never to use them but they are there if needed. If my wife gets a flat when I am not in the car, at least someone else could help her with the stuff she has onboard as most others do not carry these items. Statistics are always good however sometimes we become the exception. Notice the expression at the bottom of my posts - that is how I like to live my life. I call it the 6 P's. Previous Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance. There have been more than a few times in my life where others have poked fun for me being prepared. The poking abruptly stopped when said person needed my services or emergency gear. They were glad I followed the 6 P's.
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Just as a foot note, I was taught the 7 P's: Proper Prior Planning Prevents Piss Poor Performance.
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