What's your minimum mag count for a carry weapon?

[ReSSurrected]

A couple of mags I bought for my latest purchase showed up in the mail today, which brought me up to what I consider my "minimum number" of magazines for any handgun I may possibly carry as a primary sidearm. Not necessarily the number I would carry, but the number I feel comfy with having at my disposal. I got to wondering where I fall in at in the hierarchy of magazine ownership.

So INGO'ers, what's your minimum number of mags you feel is "enough"?

 

[Joe Williams]

I like to have at least 3 or 4 available. Rarely carry more than one spare.

Assuming I'm carrying one of those new fangled girly man self shuckers.

 

[ihateiraq]

one loaded and one in the whip. i imagine ill be dead before i ever need any more than that.

 

[Vince49]

Five for range ammo one of which is usually filled with PD as a backup when not at the range and one always loaded for PD.

 

[Eulogy32]

one loaded and one in the whip. i imagine ill be dead before i ever need any more than that.

What he said. Though I'm optimistic enough to think that whatever I needed to be shooting at will be dead too.

 

[The Keymaster]

I buy no less than 5 mags for any gun I intend to carry. My track record with mags that have been dropped on the ground, and then reused without a thorough cleaning is not good. Since I carry one spare, that leaves me 3 that can be out out of service at any one time.

 

[LPMan59]

four seems the to be the magic number, though more unconsciously than by design.

 

[PatriotPride]

I don't carry a spare mag. Seems to me that 16 rounds should be enough...if I can't stop the threat with 16 I'm probably dead before I can change mags. I may carry a spare...still thinking about it. I have 2 spare mags for the Glock, and with the 92FS, I have 15 mags.

 

[IndyBeerman]

On me, 1 in the well, 1 for back up, 2 at home to rotate out every 6 months and to use at the range.

 

[woundedyak]

I don't carry a spare mag. Seems to me that 16 rounds should be enough...if I can't stop the threat with 16 I'm probably dead before I can change mags. I may carry a spare...still thinking about it. I have 2 spare mags for the Glock, and with the 92FS, I have 15 mags.

+1. I like to bring 5 to the range. If I can't stop who or what with the "19+1" I have available. I have no business carrying it.

 

[ihateiraq]

I don't carry a spare mag. Seems to me that 16 rounds should be enough...if I can't stop the threat with 16 I'm probably dead before I can change mags. I may carry a spare...still thinking about it. I have 2 spare mags for the Glock, and with the 92FS, I have 15 mags.

i keep the second one around mainly in case the first one malfunctions.

 

[PatriotPride]

i keep the second one around mainly in case the first one malfunctions.

Good call. I'll be honest and say that I haven't give much thought to the fact that my mag could malfuntion. I'll start carrying a spare mag. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good mag carrier for doublestack mags (G22 or 92FS mags)?

 

[ihateiraq]

Good call. I'll be honest and say that I haven't give much thought to the fact that my mag could malfuntion. I'll start carrying a spare mag. Does anyone have any suggestions for a good mag carrier for doublestack mags (G22 or 92FS mags)?

that i dont know, because i half ass it and leave the second one in the jeep.

 

[Gabriel]

I like to haven at least five magazines per handgun and 10 magazines per rifle.

I don't carry a spare magazine with me.

 

[wwdkd]

At least four. One in the gun, two spares with me, and one in the night stand.

 

[22lr]

Ill carry 2 mags for my M&P if I go to a rough side of town, but other wise I don't carry an extra mag. If 18rounds of JHP 9mm cant do the job then ill probably be dead before I run out of ammo. But I usually carry my S&W model 10, and same thing. Ill carry a speed-loader if im headed downtown, but otherwise I dont bother.

Now for home, well now I keep a stock pile, but that stock pile is between me and whoever trys to break into my place........ Lets just say I have enough ammo loaded in mags to last a while and leave it at that.

 

[smitty12b]

For carry it's one in the gun and a spare in the pocket. For the range, well, I'm a mag whore so a minimum of 6 per gun.

 

[rockhopper46038]

I happen to have 6 for each, although my only real thoughts were to have the 4-5 minimum that seem required if you want to shoot most pistol games. Figure I might as well be able to shoot them all, if I get a hankerin'.

 

[groovatron]

Wow......I misunderstood the question. I thought it was how many mags is "adequate" on your person with your carry weapon. I always care a spare.....unless I have a BUG, I may only carry a spare for one of the pistolas. I like to own at least 4 mags for every gun.

When I saw that someone voted for 9.........I thought, "wow, that's mall ninja to the max.....how do you carry them with all those Chinese stars on your belt."

 

[ReSSurrected]

Does anyone have any suggestions for a good mag carrier for doublestack mags (G22 or 92FS mags)?

I typically carry one spare for my FNP45. Uncle Mike's makes a single mag pouch that I like because IMHO it tends to look like a knife or multitool sheath. It has a large plastic strap on the back for normal vertical carry, and two smaller nylon straps for horizontal carry. I used to wear mine horizontal at the 7 o'clock position, but found that the smaller nylon straps were starting to pull away at the sew points, so I retired it.

I have a big box of old holsters, belts, duty gear, cell phone carriers, etc. As I went thru the box one day, I spotted a cell phone carrier I had thrown in the box because the velcro closure on the flap had given up. As I looked at it, I realized the plastic clip on the cell phone carrier would be PERFECT on the single mag carrier, because it would allow me to clip/unclip it without removing my belt. So, off to the hardware store I went, and Voila...