How many Mags?

[cbmerlin]

How many mags do you have? The real reason for this post: Print it off, leave on the kitchen table for the wife to read, justify my most recent purchase. OK, before you suggest I am whipped, Married 31 years, want to keep it that way, LOL.

 

[sithlord]

I have ~8 25 round magazines (I think 2-3 of those are 10 round long magazines with the limiting pin popped out), 1 10 round magazine (for bench work), 4 Salem 6 20 round magazines, 4 32 round plinker tactical magazines.

I don't use the plinker tacticals or the Salem 6 magazines much.

IMHO, more magazines is good IF you are paying for range time. You can load up 200+ rounds at home and not pay for it.

If you are not paying for range time, the extra magazines aren't as useful (IMHO) because it allows you to slow down your firing rate a bit.

The truth is, having extra magazines is always good, even if you're not using them.

Also, there is no worry or fear of keeping them loaded. Springs do not wear out due to being compressed; they wear out from repeated compression/decompression cycles.

HTH

 

[roadkill45]

10, been married 35 years, don't have to justify my purchases after that long! LOL

 

[mbu110587]

I currently have 10 mags, all 25 rounders. As stated above, you can never have too many mags, especially if you shoot at a range under a time limit. Most of my range time happens at local ranges that limit shooters to 1 or 1.5 hours so having the extra mags helps cut down on reload time and keeps me shooting more than loading mags. For the price of the mags nowadays, its a good idea to stock up a little. Even if you dont load all your magazines for the range its good to have a few extra to replace broken or overused mags.

Btw, my wife balked at all the extra spending too but i just explained to her the formula for married men purchasing firearms and accessories. A gun is equivalent to a purse. Magazines are equivelent to shoes. Makeup is equivelent to ammo. I told her that for every 3 purses she has, I should have one gun. And for every 5 pairs of shoes she has, I should have an extra magazine. For every drawer in our bathroom filled with her makeup and cosmetics, thats one case of ammo for me.

She laughed. I laughed. I bought a new gun and 10 magazines. Everyone was happy.

Just remember, if you cant compromise...negotiate.

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[cbmerlin]

Cool, 4 years to go!

 

[cbmerlin]

I am rolling! What a great formula! I may have to modify it a little to include my tools, I'm quite sure she'll through that in. Based on her shoe collection, I'm ordering at least 6 more mags.

 

[cbmerlin]

Just switched the range I got to, the first one was $22/hr (half price 2pm-5pm) and they put you "on the clock". The new one I go to is $11 and I never had a problem with time, but I did buy an annual membership, $100 for a year, the old one was like $250 for a year. I typically go once per week so I figure I'll save $400 or so per year. (still doesn't mean I don't need more mags........)

 

[RedNeck Jim]

Nothing wrong with being whipped. Better than being the man of the house & divorced 3 times. I am boss at work & have no desire to boss my wife around. Been married 37 years and she buys what she wants... I buy what I want. We are both adult enough to know when to stop.

I have around 16 25 rounders & I guess 2-3 short ones, which I really never use. I never know exactly how many magazines I have because whenever I start looking for something, magazines just seem to pop up all over the place. I keep 12 of the 25 rounds in two magazine pouches (each holds 6). When I go down to my home range, 12 magazines is just about perfect for a range trip.

 

[rob5819]

My wife has 16 total magazines for her two 15-22s. A typical range trip is eight magazines for rifles so I just alternate sets between trips. It's easier to just load all the magazines at home and spend more time shooting while at the range. Sadly, they are all ten round magazines in compliance with CA law.

 

[JeffM]

6 S&W 25 rd mags
2 - 10rd S&W mags
3 -35rd plinkers
2 -20rd salem mags
1 -50rd black dog drum

 

[Majorlk]

There is no such thing as too many magazines or too much ammo!

I have 15 25-round S&W magazines and 10 10-round S&W magazines. I don't waste money on the plinker tactical junk. I have another 30 magazines for other firearms.

My wife and I have an agreement; I don't tell her how much she can spend on her hobbies and she keeps her nose out of mine. Been that way for 49 years!

 

[Fred_G]

I got a 'few'. I should order a few more.

 

[TX-Dennis]

I currently have 23 - had 24 but had to discard one with worn out feedlips. They are all 25 round factory mags.

 

[little_airwolf]

7 here.
Lightning loader!!!!!!!!!
Please please try one.
It's the best .22lr loader on the market!

 

[Zipdog]

18 gallon tote full plus more in the bag.

 

[BigWaylon]

I think just 6-8 of the factory 25rd, plus 4 of the 50rd BDM drums. Don't even want to think about total mags for everything in the house, though.

 

[ameridaddy]

Prolly 40-45 magazines, 22, 380, 9mm, 45, 5.56.
Unlike bananas, they don't spoil sitting around.

 

[Nabby]

I have a total of 3, but plan on getting a few more. My normal range is by the hour, so having more seems better to me. However the McFadden speed loader sure cuts down on re-load time.

I currently have 10 mags, all 25 rounders. As stated above, you can never have too many mags, especially if you shoot at a range under a time limit. Most of my range time happens at local ranges that limit shooters to 1 or 1.5 hours so having the extra mags helps cut down on reload time and keeps me shooting more than loading mags. For the price of the mags nowadays, its a good idea to stock up a little. Even if you dont load all your magazines for the range its good to have a few extra to replace broken or overused mags.

Btw, my wife balked at all the extra spending too but i just explained to her the formula for married men purchasing firearms and accessories. A gun is equivalent to a purse. Magazines are equivelent to shoes. Makeup is equivelent to ammo. I told her that for every 3 purses she has, I should have one gun. And for every 5 pairs of shoes she has, I should have an extra magazine. For every drawer in our bathroom filled with her makeup and cosmetics, thats one case of ammo for me.

She laughed. I laughed. I bought a new gun and 10 magazines. Everyone was happy.

Just remember, if you cant compromise...negotiate.

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I think you need to address your formula. The purse to gun ratio seems right to me, but your shoes to magazines seems way off, and not in your favor. Cosmetics may be ok, not sure there!!

 

[dannybot]

My wife and I shoot steels with our 15-22's. At any given match we'll both need 6 magazines. We have a total of over 20; ten still in the box as back ups.

When the feed lips wear out, send Smith&Wesson an email, they'll sent a return label and replace the mags.

A bonus of sharing shooting sports with the spouse is she has bought into keeping the safe and shelves stocked with guns, ammo and magazines. The downside is she like to skim off the good stuff. Any time I get a new gun or optic, it usually becomes hers and I get to buy another.

 

[mbu110587]

I have a total of 3, but plan on getting a few more. My normal range is by the hour, so having more seems better to me. However the McFadden speed loader sure cuts down on re-load time.



I think you need to address your formula. The purse to gun ratio seems right to me, but your shoes to magazines seems way off, and not in your favor. Cosmetics may be ok, not sure there!!

Your wife simply must not operate on same the level of shoe ownership as my wife. Shes something of a high heel aficionado!

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