How many mags to you USE?

[Quickling]

I always see "how many mags should I own" threads all over the net, and photos of guys with 30+ mags per gun. I'm guilty of having between 5-8 mags per firearm and usually keep my eye out for cheap used ones to toss in the bin.

But honestly, how many mags do you use? And by that I mean, at the range, or taking a class, or shooting an event... how many mags do you bring with you and use on a regular basis.

[rayzer007]

3 - good quality

[Maccabeus]

2-7

Depends on the pistol.

I only have the two from the box for my SR-22. I don't imagine I'll buy any more for it.

I've got 5 OEM mags for my G43 and 3 ETS ones that are range only.  I'll load them all up ahead of time for use.  One (or more) stays full of carry ammo and doesn't get used, so I don't have to leave the range with all empty guns.

It varies from gun to gun.

[Cougar_ml]

EDC guns get 5 each minimum, and I have been known to carry that many for each gun on me depending on where I am traveling.  All of them are OEM.

For range use, usually only one, maybe two get used, as I'm a bit of a skinflint and don't want to go through ammunition very quickly.  

 

Rifles each have at least half a dozen.  Not because I need them (seriously, how many 10 round mags do you really need for a bolt action rifle?) but just because I can.  I use the excuse of getting free shipping to add them to orders if I'm not quite enough in the cart (which is usually worth a lot less than the magazines are, but that's why it's an excuse)

Edited July 14, 2018 by Cougar_ml

[Valmet]

I keep mine in bins so I can’t say for certain exactly how many mags I use, but in short, all of them. And I try and have at least 10 mags for each handgun/rifle that I use. 

[Someday]

4-6, but I don't bring that many to the range - if I bring several guns, I just bring one of each. I tend to get trigger happy when I have too many loaded mags laying around.

[Will Beararms]

5-8 and I will not conceal carry any pistol that carries less than 14 rounds at full capacity. 

[crockett]

I own 3 mags for each gun. 2 for range time and one backup if one would break

Only exceptions are 3 "SHTF" firearms: a G40, a below 4 lb AR-15 and an AR-10. For those I have 10mags each.

I'm not participating in the mag hysteria.

[DWARREN123]

All my pistols except .22lr are carry pistols. I like 3 to 5 mags per.

They get rotated between range and carry duty after I am satisfied they work properly.

[Collim1]

I just like them.  If I had enough to fill a swimming pool I would Scrooge McDuck off the diving board into my pool of magazines.

50+ AR15, 12 AK47, and a dozen or so for most of the handguns I own. 

 

Not to mention a whole heap of Safariland Comp I, II, and III speedloaders. 

[cptnawesome]

You can never have too many mags for guns you shoot regularly. When I go to the range I want to spend my time shooting not loading.

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[Chowser]

Normally 6-10 mags per gun is my normal.  My 19X is at 16 mags and counting.  Makes shooting easier.

 

[Oldmick]

I think my average would be about four. Some have a couple more and safe queens may have less.

[Andyd]

It depends on the gun and availability, the mags for Swiss P210s start at $150. Haemmerli mags cost about the same but are even harder to find.

[Wolfdad]

I like at least 7 mags for the range guns and carry 1 extra mag when carrying my G20 or 2 mags with the XDS.

[fortyofforty]

Having lived through the Democrat Magazine Ban of the 1990s, I now have bins full of high capacity magazines for each of my primary weapons.  I have enough to supply my own needs, and pass them out to neighbors in the event of mass unrest.

[Centuriator]

I'm lazy so I like to preload a couple dozen mags before I head out to the gun club. More time shooting. Less time loading.

[John Galt]

I use 5 mags for each pistol I own. However, having survived the 94 AWB I have stockpiled ~100 various Glock mags and around 100 other hi-cap pistol mags still in the packages just in case.

[DWARREN123]

I like loading mags, keeps my fingers limber. I have started loading just 5 rounds per magazine to slow me down and work a little more on my accuracy.

[Slotback]

9 hours ago, fortyofforty said:

Having lived through the Democrat Magazine Ban of the 1990s, I now have bins full of high capacity magazines for each of my primary weapons.  I have enough to supply my own needs, and pass them out to neighbors in the event of mass unrest.

This right here is the correct answer folks. Bottom line is that magazines were designed to be a disposable item. The idiotic 1994 law changed that dynamic.

[Batesmotel]

Most guns have 3. Some more, some less. I usually only carry the one on the gun. 

[Collim1]

9 hours ago, fortyofforty said:

Having lived through the Democrat Magazine Ban of the 1990s, I now have bins full of high capacity magazines for each of my primary weapons.  I have enough to supply my own needs, and pass them out to neighbors in the event of mass unrest.

God that was a PITA. 

If another ban were to be passed you would appreciate every single magazine you have, and still probably wish for more. 

I never pass on an opportunity to acquire some magazines for a good price. 

I even have a few mags for common guns that I don’t even own. You never know when they may come in handy. 

[Maccabeus]

12 minutes ago, Collim1 said:

God that was a PITA. 

If another ban were to be passed you would appreciate every single magazine you have, and still probably wish for more. 

I never pass on an opportunity to acquire some magazines for a good price. 

I even have a few mags for common guns that I don’t even own. You never know when they may come in handy. 

Even as an LEO it was a pain.  I had to get the Chief to sign off on a letter to buy full capacity mags for my personally owned G21.  The department was large enough that he really didn't know me and I was still pretty green at that point, so it was a shot in the dark as to if he would approve it. Thankfully, he did sign off on the request.

Today, I'd just be out of luck.

[ccm2361]

I have 2-6 mags per gun. depending on its task & capacity

[Redhookbklyn]

5 hours ago, Slotback said:

This right here is the correct answer folks. Bottom line is that magazines were designed to be a disposable item. The idiotic 1994 law changed that dynamic.

I was not an avid shooter when the Law impacted magazines.  Although my preference runs towards OEM equipment,  I try not to let a good magazine price get by me.