How Many Magazines is Enough?

[Jackson]

With everyone rushing out to buy AR and AK magazines right now, I was curious to see what people's thoughts were. How many magazines is "enough"?

I put up some poll options but I think there may be too many different responses to make a poll worthwhile.

 

[gunman41mag]

20 mags per gun

 

[shooter521]

My minimum is 8 mags per handgun and 10 mags per rifle. This represents two "basic loads" (amount of mags my gear can carry), plus spares.

I have more than the minimum.

I also have multiple weapons that can utilize common magazines (i.e. Glock 17 mags can also be used to feed the 19 or 26).

 

[ParaManAR15]

20 mags per gun

That's a pretty good number to go by.

 

[Kedric]

5 mags per pistol, 20 mags per rifle - minimum.

 

[cedartop]

I tend to go with your choice of 21-50 for each mag type. That is probably a little overkill, or has been in the past at least, now, who knows.

 

[Jackson]

I believe 5 magazines per hangun is a good minimum. I have three Glock 19s. So I would have a minimum of 15 magazines for those pistols. My minimum is 10 per rifle. If I have 3 ARs, I would have 30 AR mags available.

However, I also use different mags for training than for carrying. I keep a set of unmarked, clean, and unabused pistol magazines for carrying. I have a set of similar magazines for my rifles.

I treat training magazines as a consumable part. They get worn out, abused, sometimes lost, and possibly broken. So having a number of training magazines available spreads the wear across them and they seem to last longer. Training magazines probably doubles my number from above.

 

[Mosinowner]

Never enough.... Kind of like ammo

 

[lovemachine]

I have 8 mags for each of my 2 carry guns, and 11 mags for my AR.

It's still a work in progress

I'm slacking

 

[dominicandemon]

I voted 6-10, what I had before the craziness. Also enough to attend one of those rifle classes.

 

[shadow6492]

I tend to buy whatever I can on mags. Usually in group buys or sales

 

[THard6]

whatever you want and can afford? what good are number?
i think i've pretty well mastered loading mags.
(i do it in my sleep at times...)

 

[Que]

I'm easy and only have 10 per pistol and try to have six per rifle.

 

[GoldnBullet]

Would Having 40 30rd PMags and 40 30rd Lancers too many? Lol

 

[davedolli]

11-20 per gun sounds about right.


Dave

 

[Mosinguy]

20-50 for each gun. Then again most of my firearms are tube fed or clip fed. My Beretta just has a ton of mags because they are dirt cheap.

 

[Jeremiah]

a serious gun guy I know who works LE in Nevada maintains a goal of 10 mags loaded with duty/carry ammo, 10 mags for training, and 10 new in package for each gun.

30 per gun. 5 AR's = 150 mags. ymmv

 

[j706]

I have around 100 aluminum GI mags and around 40 PMags. Any and every time I find a deal on them and I have the cash I buy them. I recall the post 94 days well. Never again for me.

 

[ModernGunner]

I dunno, I guess it's whatever YOU 'feel' is 'right'.

I tend to keep, and carry 3 mags or 4 speedloaders for each. But having more to rotate around, or more on hand in case one needs to be replaced, or parts for those, seems perfectly sound in concept.

I would also say that I would think a guy who competes might well feel the need for more than the 3 I might feel are appropriate.

YOU decide. I personally don't care if ya have 10,000 for each and every gun ya own.

 

[Mcolson181]

I recall the post 94 days well. Never again for me.

I fell that way about the way things have been lately.