Michigander
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This has been discussed before, and quite frankly all signs point towards leaving mags loaded having absolutely no effect on mag spring life. All the mag springs I've ever had go bad were heavily used military or police surplus.
But the thing that convinced me to make this thread is that I read the writings of 2 very knowledgeable guys, who both suggested rotating mags, and leaving them some what underloaded. The first was Kill Or Get Killed by Rex Applegate, and the other was Larry Vickers' web site. That piece is available to view here- http://www.vickerstactical.com/TacticalTips/Magazines.aspx
I have a rule that all my mags are always loaded. It has yet to cause me a problem. The springs I have had go out I attribute to extremely heavy use. But when 2 of the biggest names in gun fighting say I could be making a mistake, I have to take a second look.
What I want to know is this. Who has had magazines go bad, and how did it happen?
This has been discussed before, and quite frankly all signs point towards leaving mags loaded having absolutely no effect on mag spring life. All the mag springs I've ever had go bad were heavily used military or police surplus.
But the thing that convinced me to make this thread is that I read the writings of 2 very knowledgeable guys, who both suggested rotating mags, and leaving them some what underloaded. The first was Kill Or Get Killed by Rex Applegate, and the other was Larry Vickers' web site. That piece is available to view here- http://www.vickerstactical.com/TacticalTips/Magazines.aspx
I have a rule that all my mags are always loaded. It has yet to cause me a problem. The springs I have had go out I attribute to extremely heavy use. But when 2 of the biggest names in gun fighting say I could be making a mistake, I have to take a second look.
What I want to know is this. Who has had magazines go bad, and how did it happen?