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How many spare magizane do you carry
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hardballer
Regular Member
I carry two now but I am working on a 4 mag, mag pouch for IWB carry. Never can have too much ammo.
oak1971
Regular Member
Depends on the weapon. My Glock 17 holds 18+1 rounds. My Les Baer and Dan Wesson Valor 1911's are 8+1. My Sig 226 is 18+1. My Kahr MK9 is only 6+1. My Sig 220 is 8+1 again.
Krusty
Regular Member
I have a 13 round capacity .45 ACP. I think that is enough for wandering around the area. My second 13 round magazine is in the car. I should probably get a third.
well how many magazines for each than?
MKEgal
Regular Member
How'd you manage that? Mine only holds 17 +1.
Common error - the lower numbers are on the right side of the stack.
(In fact, the police reports from my 04JUL incident insist that I had 18-round magazines, even though Glock makes no such beast.)
As to the poll, I have 1 loaded extra in the carrying case, because
a) my current holster doesn't have a place to carry an extra
and
b) if I can't get myself out of immediate danger with 18 shots, I'm someplace I shouldn't be.
That's one of the reasons I got the G17 - high capacity.
Have occasionally thought about making a case for the second magazine, to carry in a pocket.
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goforlow
Regular Member
My standard carry piece is 3" 1911 (7+1) with 2 spare mags. With my secondary piece, KelTec 32acp (8+1) I carry 1 spare.
Doug Huffman
Banned
How many spare magazines carried by mere LAC's have ever, anywhere, been used. IOW how many LAC's have been in shoot outs?
After spare magazines come utility belts and Bat cum-drums, 'cause you never know when you might need one.
After spare magazines come utility belts and Bat cum-drums, 'cause you never know when you might need one.
M
McX
Guest
one usually
Shotgun
Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
How'd you manage that? Mine only holds 17 +1.
Common error - the lower numbers are on the right side of the stack.
(In fact, the police reports from my 04JUL incident insist that I had 18-round magazines, even though Glock makes no such beast.)
No, but buying a magazine extender to add a round or two isn't uncommon. I have Pearce extenders on my mags for the Glock 27 giving them a capacity of 10 rounds instead of the usual 9.
I have a 32 round Glock mag also!
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M
McX
Guest
so Shotgun, answering the question; how many extra mags do you carry? your response is; all of them?
Shotgun
Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
I own at least a 6-10 magazines for any gun I carry, but I usually carry 1 or 2 depending upon the set up. I carry 2 speed loaders whenever I opt for a revolver.
Shotgun
Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
oak1971
Regular Member
I don't bother with extra mags for the Glock or the Sig 226, both in 9mm and high cap, My 45 ACP 1911's and my Sig 220 in 45 ACP are single stack, but 45 gives me enough confidence to not bother with extra mags. The Khar MK9, gets two mags because it's 9mm and low capacity.
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M
McX
Guest
No, that would be rather heavy and awkward! I have magazine pouches enough for 4, probably 6-8 if I dragged out some old cloth and Velcro ones, but I don't anticipate going into a military situation anytime soon!
If not wearing a mag pouch, I slip and extra mag into my back pocket.
How about you slip a nice 10 mm in my pocket?
oak1971
Regular Member
How'd you manage that? Mine only holds 17 +1.
Common error - the lower numbers are on the right side of the stack.
(In fact, the police reports from my 04JUL incident insist that I had 18-round magazines, even though Glock makes no such beast.)
As to the poll, I have 1 loaded extra in the carrying case, because
a) my current holster doesn't have a place to carry an extra
and
b) if I can't get myself out of immediate danger with 18 shots, I'm someplace I shouldn't be.
That's one of the reasons I got the G17 - high capacity.
Have occasionally thought about making a case for the second magazine, to carry in a pocket.
Oops you're right. I don't use the Glock much anyway. I usually grab a 1911 with a Cobra Mag from Tripp Research. I only bought the Glock because I got it cheap and the previous owner had put TFO sights on it.
Nutczak
Regular Member
Since I lost all my firearms in a tragic ice-fishing accident, (in July) I do not carry anything. But If I would not have lost everything, I would just carry a full mag in the firearm, 17+1 capacity in my long lost .40 XDm which is sitting at the bottom of a nameless lake.
Shotgun
Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
Shotgun
Wisconsin Carry, Inc.
Most of you are thinking of extra magazines in terms of "more ammo," however few civilian "gun fights" involve a reload. Magazines are a common source of feeding and jamming problems, so it's prudent to carry at least a spare for that reason.