Do We Really Need Umpteen Dozen Magazines?

[SmokinSigs357]

So, like the post says, do we really need all these magazines?

I go to the range, I have an AK and 5 30 round mags. I take care of them and they aren't going into battle, so I think they'll be OK for a number of years. I'm not seeing a need for more. I shoot a couple of mags, take a break and shoot some more soon thereafter.

I have numerous Glock and Sig mags for my Glock and Sig guns...I have more .45 single stack for my Kimber than I have for my Glock and Sigs simply because I've gotten a great deal on extra mags and loading 8 rounds over and over is a pain in the dupa.

With this new approaching "AWB" and the threat of losing out on the availability of purchasing them, we are seeing a buying frenzy.

Like the hard to get toys at Christmas and the post 9/11 anthrax scare, are we just unnecessarily hoarding because we have this built in instinct to have what we cannot get?

What say you, INGO-ers?

 

[gunman41mag]

i have close to 100 H & K G-3 mags & I'll buy more if the price is right

 

[Spinaltapls1]

You can never have to many. Lets say those 5 mags last your life but what about your kids life. I have a couple 100 r mags. And at least 10 for every handgun. Semi autos do not work very good without mags.

 

[Landon]

I have a sig P238 that only holds 6 rounds in a mag and I ony have one magizine for it. I just refuse to buy $50 for a second one. If I go the the range I just have to reload my 1 mag more often, oh well.

 

[jd4320t]

So you think we don't need them for rifles but it's ok for you to need them for your pistols?

I need them because I want them.
I need them because it's human nature to stockpile things.
I need them because they most likely won't ever be much cheaper than right now.
I need them in case someday I can't get them.

I always buy multiple mags when I get another gun.

 

[jd4320t]

I have a sig P238 that only holds 6 rounds in a mag and I ony have one magizine for it. I just refuse to buy $50 for a second one. If I go the the range I just have to reload my 1 mag more often, oh well.

That's really kinda understandable to me. I don't see a point in having many mags for a BUG or small CC gun. I do think you should get at least one extra though in case yours breaks/malfunctions.

 

[Tinner666]

Well, I seesawed and decided to buy extra mags for my G26 (2's) when I saw them flying off the shelves and even online. Maybe I'm panciking too, but I didn't bother getting any more for my Mini14. I'd just rather sit for 10 minutes loading several between rounds than stopping ever 12-24 shots to reload.

 

[esrice]

Magazines are consumables. If you train (and you should be) with your guns then you will consume magazines. And as with any consumable, I'd like to have some in reserve.

Show me a guy with 2 pristine magazines and I'll show you a "collector".

 

[Landon]

That's really kinda understandable to me. I don't see a point in having many mags for a BUG or small CC gun. I do think you should get at least one extra though in case yours breaks/malfunctions.

Yeah, maybe I will take some Christmas cash and get a backup magazine.

 

[WestSider]

I only have 12 pmags for my recently acquired AR15 and I'm looking for more. Given that they are possibly going to ban all "high capacity" magazines, including pistol, I figured I better get some 17 round M&P mags to use with my 9c so I ordered a couple of those.

 

[bobzilla]

I only have 7 mags for the Springer. I'd like about 8 more. I'd like another couple for the Taurus too, but they're a bit pricy.

 

[Cemetery-man]

Like the hard to get toys at Christmas and the post 9/11 anthrax scare, are we just unnecessarily hoarding because we have this built in instinct to have what we cannot get?

Nope. I only had 1 20rd mag for my M1A, I have been meaning to get more so I found and bought 2 more. Seeing that it's Christmas and the fact they're $50 ea., that's all I could afford to pick up right now.

 

[WebHobbit]

I had seven 13 round compact mags for my two 9mm XDm compacts. I just ordered two more. I also ordered one more 19 rounder to go with my existing 5 for my full size XDm 9mm. I like having plenty of mags. I tend to shoot about 150 rounds per range visit. I prefer to pre-load them the night before.

Oddly I NEVER carry extra loaded mags for defense though.

 

[bobzilla]

I should probably pick up a couple more 12-rd'ers for the Taurus.

 

[Armed-N-Ready]

Need, probably not

No more than I need anyone to question what I purchase with money I earn.
I will buy as many of anything I wish and can afford. If this seems to be wrong to you, please contact me so I can tell you how much food you may have or what size house you may buy.

 

[miguel]

Yes, we do need them.

 

[MillenniumC5]

My wife ask me the same question, I told her these might save your life one day. She didn't believe me until she started watching The Walking Dead.

 

[SnoopLoggyDog]

I swore after the last ban in 94 that I would never let myself be short on mags. I stocked up right after the ban was lifted. This madness is only going to get worse.

 

[gunman41mag]

Will work for "M A G S"

 

[Bunnykid68]

So you think we don't need them for rifles but it's ok for you to need them for your pistols?

I need them because I want them.
I need them because it's human nature to stockpile things.
I need them because they most likely won't ever be much cheaper than right now.
I need them in case someday I can't get them.

I always buy multiple mags when I get another gun.

This seems to be the case at a lot of places right now.