Minimum for every one should be at least one spare mag in case of failure of the mag in the gun. Be Safe,
How many rounds do you carry?
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Better yet , just rotate magazines. I have one in gun and two spares, I rotate and clean every 2 months.
Only carry what the weapon holds. Wondering for concealed carry if we had to go to court. Will they say since you have the loaded weapon and a spare mag your looking for a fight. My thinking is if I had a spare mag with me how would I load it running the other way. Picture this a 6 ft. 185 lb. 75 year old running trying to reload while wetting his self. I'll just go with my 8+1.
Are you aware of any incident ever at any time in which the shooting would have been deemed justified but was prosecuted specifically because the defendant was carrying a reload?
Just one?
AQBill
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If I feel like I'm going to need to carry a firearm for personal safety, I reconsider and wisely avoid going. Although I have a carry permit, the only time I carry is on the way to the range and on the way back. Even then, I do not ever carry a loaded weapon except at the shooting range. "Just because I can..." is not sufficient justification.
Most commonly I carry what's in the gun and one reload. So the number varies a lot.
You would not have to be running if you had a spare mag or 2. Fear of Rambo complex? I was driving and started hearing a strange noise, the noise was my 40 cal cartridges falling out of the magazine. The base plate broke and emptied on the floor. You might say what are the chances, I do not know, but It did happen to me. Also a I stated above a minimum of one spare mag. Went on a Montanna bear hunt 9 years ago, 2 rifles, same make, model, caliber, scope + 6 mags. Each mag was cleaned and checked with live fire in both guns, perfect. We drove so no baggage handlers. Went to check zero and the mag would not feed, though it worked perfectly 48 hrs before? Why? Always need at least one spare mag, for rifle, pistol, shotgun, other wise you may have only a single shot or a rock. Be Safe,
AMMO LEFT BEHIND
When I was young pilot ,an old WW2 attack pilot told me " There are two things that do you no good, the fuel you left on the ground and the runway behind you." Always go to END of the runway and takeoff with FULL fuel. Same should be true with EXTRA Mag(s)/ammo.
On my first trip to THUNDER RANCH, Clint Smith said "In a gunfight you never know how many attackers there are and you never know how much ammo they have , always carry extra ammo".
And that is what I do, every day , every where.
When I was young pilot ,an old WW2 attack pilot told me " There are two things that do you no good, the fuel you left on the ground and the runway behind you." Always go to END of the runway and takeoff with FULL fuel. Same should be true with EXTRA Mag(s)/ammo.
On my first trip to THUNDER RANCH, Clint Smith said "In a gunfight you never know how many attackers there are and you never know how much ammo they have , always carry extra ammo".
And that is what I do, every day , every where.
Doc1500
Member
^^^^^^^ exactly ^^^^^^
MCorps0311
US Veteran
If i'm carrying my 5 shot revolvers I carry five extra rounds,and if it's one of my semi auto's a extra loaded mag.
Forty rounds. Three 13 round mags and one in the chamber. 45 ACP.
sigp220.45
US Veteran
Whatever is in the gun. Might be six or sixteen.
I carry what’s in the gun plus two reloads, whatever that may be.
So with the S&W model 65, that’s 18 rounds. With a Browning HiPower, there are 14 in the gun and two spare mags for 40 total.
Due to the front sight getting harder to find, especially at night, I’m looking at going to a Sig P320 with red dot sight. Even with 17+1 in that gun, I’ll carry two spare mags for it.
There are plenty of reasons to carry more ammo besides the ability to shoot more.
If I use the gun, I want to be able to refill it, and quickly. If I use it and survive, I probably just made a lot of enemies and don’t need to be standing around with a partially filled gun waiting for police to answer my 911 call. With a revolver, I may then have only a couple of rounds at most in the gun...after shooting some guy’s brother/some woman’s meal ticket/a gang’s blood brother, any or all of whom can arrive before the law.
With semiautos in particular-
To me, it’s not the number of rounds but the ability to replace the feeding device. If the gun chokes in some way, I want to be able to swap magazines to eliminate the most likely cause.
So why carry two mags instead of just one? Mostly because it makes little difference over carrying one to carry two. There are other reasons, but that’s the main one.
Like I said, there are plenty of reasons for carrying more ammo besides reloading to shoot more. I only gave a couple, but there are plenty.
So with the S&W model 65, that’s 18 rounds. With a Browning HiPower, there are 14 in the gun and two spare mags for 40 total.
Due to the front sight getting harder to find, especially at night, I’m looking at going to a Sig P320 with red dot sight. Even with 17+1 in that gun, I’ll carry two spare mags for it.
There are plenty of reasons to carry more ammo besides the ability to shoot more.
If I use the gun, I want to be able to refill it, and quickly. If I use it and survive, I probably just made a lot of enemies and don’t need to be standing around with a partially filled gun waiting for police to answer my 911 call. With a revolver, I may then have only a couple of rounds at most in the gun...after shooting some guy’s brother/some woman’s meal ticket/a gang’s blood brother, any or all of whom can arrive before the law.
With semiautos in particular-
To me, it’s not the number of rounds but the ability to replace the feeding device. If the gun chokes in some way, I want to be able to swap magazines to eliminate the most likely cause.
So why carry two mags instead of just one? Mostly because it makes little difference over carrying one to carry two. There are other reasons, but that’s the main one.
Like I said, there are plenty of reasons for carrying more ammo besides reloading to shoot more. I only gave a couple, but there are plenty.
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max503
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Thanks for reminding me. I'm guilty of only carrying my snubbie with no reloads. I used to carry an extra bullet in my pocket, like Barney Fife, but lately I haven't been doing that. I need to start again.
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