How many spare Mags/Gun?

[garyb]

I have a philosophy about mags. Mags are just like money in the bank. Buy good ones when they are cheap. Use some, keep others new unless you need them. Mags will generally never go down in price, (Unless you bought in a panic, at panic prices). You will always be able to get your money out of them should you need to.
During the ban of 1994, (which was my SECOND ban of my life), Glock 17 magazines were $160 used each!
I bought 5.56 ((10)) AK waffle mags prior to Sandy Hook. I needed them, so I bought them on the 2nd hand market as often as I saw a good price come along, from $20-$25ea. That was considered expensive for mags back then. I knew better. Now those mags are almost twice that amount, and I am sitting on a pile of them, black, green, and smoke.

Invest in mags. If nothing else, it is like storing and enjoying your money until you need it. papa

Now THAT's good advice. Same applies to guns! I've never seen the value of any of my guns go down.

[gun papa]

Now THAT's good advice. Same applies to guns! I've never seen the value of any of my guns go down.

Agreed. I have this discussion with my Boss. He is big into knives, but is also a gun guy. I call it the, "Hillbillie Stockmarket". The best part is that we get to enjoy and admire our collections, and when the time comes, we cash in or trade up.

[addictedhealer]

I'm wanting a cm9 to go with my cw9, so I plan in having 10 mags all together. I have 4 now and all have the steel baseplates. Plastic breaks to easily when mags hit the ground.

Gets expensive buying mags and baseplates.

[garyb]

Plastic breaks to easily when mags hit the ground.

Hmmm. Never had a problem so far with the baseplates on my PM40 extended mags and my S&W M&P40PRO... all have polymer or plastic like material. They get dropped all the time during IDPA shoots. Seems like they would be designed to handle a drop, but then again, maybe I've just been lucky?

[addictedhealer]

Hmmm. Never had a problem so far with the baseplates on my PM40 extended mags and my S&W M&P40PRO... all have polymer or plastic like material. They get dropped all the time during IDPA shoots. Seems like they would be designed to handle a drop, but then again, maybe I've just been lucky?

I think some mags like the glocks and many others can take a hit. The Kahr baseplates are not as rugged. The thin plastic plate that holds the finger extension on is very thin. I shoot in a somewhat gravel area. Plus the steel baseplates look better and fit very tight.

I do it to mitigate problems is all.

[wyntrout]

If there's enough space, an O-ring can help fill the gap and cut down on that gap biting you as it did on my P40.

I put one on my P9 as well... just in case, but there's not any room on the PM9... not that it needed it.

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Wynn

[addictedhealer]

If there's enough space, an O-ring can help fill the gap and cut down on that gap biting you as it did on my P40.

I put one on my P9 as well... just in case, but there's not any room on the PM9... not that it needed it.

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Wynn

Actually you and I had this conversation a while back. My cw9 doesn't pinch at all. So I haven't bothered using them. Have several if the occasion arrives. Thanks Wynn, always so helpful.

[7shot]

Kahr - 5 mags total
XDm - 3 mags total

[TheTman]

I like to have at least 4 for each hand gun. I do have about 12 for certain rifles. At the very least I want 3 mags, 1 in the gun and a pair of spares. That reminds me I need to order some mags for a couple of guns.