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General Categories => Survival/Emergency Preparedness => Topic started by: shooter on April 17, 2014, 10:50:17 PM

Title: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: shooter on April 17, 2014, 10:50:17 PM: just in case something happens, lets say aliens, :P How many magazines are enough? for my AR-15,s I have about 15 30 rounders each, but my H&K 53, I only have 7 40 rounders, maybe I need to get more,
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: jFader on April 17, 2014, 11:28:11 PM: Aliens? Obama is legalizing them too fast for semi-Autos to keep pace! Joking...

Lots if variables...my opinion is that, if you think you may need more....You Do!

I have a long ways to go before I would feel "well prepared", both with firearms & other items.

Look at it as an investment....I'm one of the idiots that was trying to buy hiCap mags during the last scare....don't ask what I paid for 33 round g17 mags :-[
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: shooter on April 17, 2014, 11:46:39 PM: at least my 8 round 1911 mags didn't go up much,
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: RobertH on April 18, 2014, 05:45:22 AM: buy cheap and stack em deep. you never have enough. the problem is keeping them loaded (and your gun) when SHTF.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: FarmerRick on April 18, 2014, 06:25:23 AM: Quote from: RobertH on April 18, 2014, 05:45:22 AM
buy cheap and stack em deep. you never have enough. the problem is keeping them loaded (and your gun) when SHTF.

Especially at today's prices on AR15 mags.

No reason to NOT have at least 15 per rifle, 5-7 per handgun.

HK mags are a different story... :o pricey!
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: Mudinyeri on April 18, 2014, 07:34:38 AM: Never enough.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: gsd on April 18, 2014, 08:52:15 AM: 5 each for both the pistol and the rifle.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: bkoenig on April 18, 2014, 12:32:45 PM: How many mags do I need? The answer is all of them.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: Randy on April 18, 2014, 04:44:26 PM: Just one more, repeat.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: Gary on April 18, 2014, 06:51:06 PM: If you have boxes and boxes of ammo, you need more magazines.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: DenmanShooter on April 18, 2014, 07:07:06 PM: Realistically, semi-auto, if I need 3 or more 30 rounders in any one firefight I am probably not coming out in good shape.

I have 9 30's for my AR.

Almost all my ammo is on 10 round stripper clips for easier reloading convenience.

I can't carry more than 7 or 8 in my vest anyway.

Good to have spares though, just in case so I need to get some more.

I have 5 15's for my 9 mm.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: Greybeard on April 19, 2014, 09:39:44 AM: If you are carrying so much ammo that you can't get out of the way of "incoming", then you have too much!!!
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: CliffD on April 19, 2014, 10:34:47 AM: According to Congresswoman DeGette, we're going to use them all up some day. By her definition, we all better have a few hundred at least. ;D
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: abbafandr on April 19, 2014, 08:38:12 PM: You mean that you can actually have enough :o
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: Phantom on April 19, 2014, 09:03:01 PM: Better to have Way too many.......

Then to not have enough ;D

Or to say it another way ....
It's always better to have and not need...... then it is to NEED and NOT have.

As Schlock says .....Rule 37 states..
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: Kodiak on April 23, 2014, 07:54:00 PM: I'd say 10 each of main rifle and main pistol and aim for 5 each for any others. For me, that's a minimum. you can always justify buying just 1 more.
Title: Re: how many magazines are enough?
Post by: deputygunner on April 27, 2014, 10:13:30 AM: Be it magazines, ammo, or guns, you never have enough.