Do you carry an extra magazine (or speedloader for revolver)?

[Snapdragon]

Ayup.

 

[rhino]

A good reason to load 5 rounds in a 6-shot speed strip is that if you put one round on the end, then leave a space, then four in a row, you can get the first round into a chamber pretty quickly. If you need to get a round in your gun fast, it could make a difference.

 

[croy]

Most of the time no, but I should

 

[gungirl65]

My SP101 holds 5 rounds. I carry 10 extra rounds that I keep in my purse.

 

[tcecil88]

I almost always have a spare mag for my EDC and a lot of times a BUG with a reload for it as well. I can't get my wife to carry her pistol as religiously as I do, so I carry a BUG when I am with her so I can pass her a gun if need be.

 

[nakinate]

I have 33 rounds on me today.

 

[VERT]

I have 33 rounds on me today.

I only have 15 on me at the moment. 8 in the gun and 7 on the belt. I need to go home and get some more boolits

 

[Hoosier Cowboy]

Almost always have 2 extra mags with me

 

[gundog60]

Two speed loaders when I carry the S&W Model 10 and four 8 round for the Rock Island .45 Not so much about round count for me-although that does seem to be a valid concern, if you are engaged in a fire fight. Do not remember the last fire fight that broke out at the everyday places that I go, though. On the other hand Can one ever be really carrying too much ammunition? With the exception of swimming and being on fire-found those situations funny and horrifying at the same time!- I say No. Just my take on this matter.

 

[Bucknut]

As stated it's not always about round count.

Lots of ways for a mag to end up on the deck at an inopportune time.

Clearing a malfunction.
Inadvertently hitting the mag release under stress or during a struggle.
Mag not seated properly.
Mag failure.
FM.

 

[calcot7]

I often carry SD ammunition in the pistol and a spare mag or two loaded with plain ball in case I find myself in a place where it is OK to just do some plinkin.

 

[Rey B]

2-3 speed loaders to back up the 6 in the gun. If I know that an area is iffy and requires more firepower I DON"T GO THERE!

 

[copperhead-1911]

I always carry extra mags with my 1911, but sometimes with my glock 17 I don't carry an extra.

 

[x10]

I figure My SD gun is to Get me out of Trouble not to Stand there and Fight. I'm no hero, I need to get Me and Mine out of harms way. I don't figure I'm in a bruce willis movie I figure I'm at some gas station with real bad timing.

 

[halfmileharry]

I picked up a "Last Man Standing" shoulder rig and had mag pouches sewed onto it. Three magazines on each side for my full size 1911s. That's a total of 8 mags in .45acp for a pair of 1911s. P3AT bug is being left home more often now.
I can't wait to go to BW3 when the weather warms up.

 

[rhino]

I picked up a "Last Man Standing" shoulder rig and had mag pouches sewed onto it. Three magazines on each side for my full size 1911s. That's a total of 8 mags in .45acp for a pair of 1911s. P3AT bug is being left home more often now.
I can't wait to go to BW3 when the weather warms up.

Than sounds kind of cool. Andrews Leather makes some similar rigs. One carries a stack of 1911 mags on the offside and one carry 12 ga shells.

 

[The Keymaster]

I typically carry on my person 1 extra mag for my EDC. I carry 2 additional mags in my bug out bag. I do not carry anything extra for my BUG.

 

[wizard_of_ahs]

I carry 2 extra mags with my 709

 

[revance]

I always carry an extra mag, not because I feel there is a high likelyhood I will need that many rounds, but because some malfunctions require a 2nd mag to clear quickly (like a double feed). I also have a slight fear that I will get pulled over by a Boone Co. Sheriff deputy and they will discover I don't have a spare mag. There will be no talking your way out of a ticket that day.

 

[88E30M50]

Today, I'm carrying a full size 1911 plus 4 spare mags. Swimming is not on today's agenda.