Magazines, at what point, if any, are too many?

[USMC6094]

I attempted to go through all 125 pages of The Lounge to see if this question had been posed, but after going through ten pages I figured, what the hell.........

Personally, I figure five magazines per magazine fed firearm is the bare minimum, and in the case of clip fed (M1 Garand and such) one hundred is a good low number.

At this point the least I have for any of my mag fed types is three for my SA-35, but that's soon to change.

AR and AK wise, I have more than I know, for each I stopped counting at fifty, and I'm still buying as I see them depending on price.

Anyway, hope this thread adds to the discussion.......

 

[SimonRL]

Honey, is that you asking?

 

[KillerFord1977]

Technically, you only need about 10 and a really good armorer to feed them and hand you new ones

In reality, I run 6 for pistols and 15 for AR’s
450 rounds on tap for AR’s is fine for me.
Never felt I needed more than that

 

[wolfpack076]

I have 5 magazines for every handgun I own and at least 10 for every rifle I own. Ammo wise I try to keep at least 1,000 rounds for every caliber I have and try to never go below that line.

 

[Old_Me]

i don't own any rifles, only handguns.

as such i have Allen brand gun carrying cases, (from wally's world emporium) that hold 4 magazines. so for each handgun, i have 4...magazines.

i suppose i could also just keep one in the magwell too, for a total of 5, but right now, i am satisfied with 4 per gun.

 

[belladonna]

Right now the most I have is 5, my Hellcat came with 5. I’m actually working on adding more for the 9mm guns I have. The least I have is 3. I have a mountain of Wilson Combat mags for my .45s. They had a good sale on them at Scheels a while back and I had a good sized gift card, so….

 

[BruceMc]

I don't really know how many 1911 and AR magazines I have. I have a bunch still in the package in a drawer. Any time I'm at Cabelas and they have magazines on sale hanging on an end cap I have to toss a few in the basket then in the drawer at home. For some reason I only have three mags for my Glock pistols. I guess because I only buy a lot of mags for the ones a shoot a bunch.

 

[javbike]

I have 5 mags for my handguns . I figure that’s a good amount to it holds a box of fifty for the range . Rifles I have 10 mags

 

[powerboatr]

my pistols i have 3 for each one
3 for the ar 10 ( 2 , 10 round and 1 thats 20) the 20 is actually a pita shooting from prone position.
range days i only bring one for each traditionally and maybe an extra XD 9mm magazine
as far as rounds on hand.....i plead the 5th.

 

[Belt Fed]

I have one mag per gun which comes to 2 mags.

 

[TEXASforLIFE]

10 per firearm @ max per magazine (ar 30 round or 17 on 9mil, examples). Compatible mags go a long way, unless I load for specific lengths and/or distances.

 

[Mr.W.]

Five for handguns has always been sufficient. . .so far.

 

[Pitdogg2]

Wait you can have too many? I have a 20 or 40mm ammo can full of them for every firearm I currently own or a few left overs from those I did own. In my state (Illinois) I feel they may be a form of cash one of these days, unless to overturn the "AW" ban. Still I'm flush

 

[yotehtr]

Good try Governor, JB Pritzker you ain't gonna trick me that easy!

 

[Sld1959]

For who knows why I settled on buying 5 spare magazines with a new pistol. Usually end up with more over time.

So I guess I can put one in handgun, one in horizontal pouch and two two round magazine pouches to weigh down my belt in case of zombies.

 

[HansGruber]

Depends on the firearm.

If it’s a collector, that I’m not going to shoot much (say, my Colt 1903 or 1908)…a couple is plenty.

If it’s a handgun I have multiple copies of—say, my VP9’s (which share mags with my P30’s, and the K versions share mags with my P2000’s/SK/USP Conpact)…more is better. Particularly if I run them a lot/slot them in carry/defensive roles. 5 per would be minimum; 10 per optimal.

Rifles? If it’s a “social work” piece…I break my mags into practice/range & “work” categories; usually a dozen in the first category and 10-20 of the second.

Clips? See above. If you plan on using it…probably 200 rounds worth, minimum. If it’s a range toy? Doesn’t matter. Probably at least 10, though.

 

[Domar1291]

Me at minimum, 10 per weapon, MINIMUM

 

[Hammer67]

I attempted to go through all 125 pages of The Lounge to see if this question had been posed, but after going through ten pages I figured, what the hell.........

I'm trying to wrap my head around making it through 10 pages of The Lounge and still having the mental fortitude to construct a sentence.

Personally, I figure five magazines per magazine fed firearm is the bare minimum

5-6 bare minimum for every pistol I own. And for those that I may expect to rely on for "extended exercise," i err towards at least 10 mags.

AR mags - I'm not even sure how many I have, but quite a few. All Lancers.

 

[USMC6094]

As I've come to believe, it's better to have and not need, than to need and not have.

Hence the old Boy Scout saying, Be prepared........

 

[Belt Fed]

I spent a lot of money on magazines this year just trying to keep up with @BET7 . Then i learned of row 8 being totally magazines in his warehouse and gave up. early in the year i kept gun mag warehouse in business. lol no clue how many i have bought this year and didn't need any of them. Even bought several drums for various guns.