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All my hand guns have at least 5 magsBTW - picked up 16 more mags today - 7 for one gun, 9 for the other
In the last year or two, I've spend quite a bit on mags
I would also stockpile magazine springs. Most likely the springs will give up before the magazine body does.
A quick word about M855. If your particular rifle will not get the velocity that M855 requires to perform properly...that being 3,250 ft/s, don't use it. The performance will suck until the cows come home. So don't use it in anything less than a 16" barrel. At 14.5", the performance is very unpredictable.
To be clear, you are discussing the terminal ballistics of 855 out of short barrels?
I too go for the 7 per firearm quota. For me that means have enough to have a minimum of seven for load out and seven as backup wherever I'm basing out of.(truck, house, etc.)Minimum: enough mags for each firearm for each person for a 'loadout' - i.e., enough mags that they carry on their person, plus one for carrying in the firearm. It varies by firearm/etc., but probably at least five per firearm per firearm per person - four for reloading, one in the firearm. Probably more like 7 per firearm per person. This is minimum. Better would be double that as spares.
E.G., PS90 and Five Seven - four to six 50 rd mags in harness for PS90, one in the rifle = five to seven. For the Five Seven pistol, four mags in harness, plus one in pistol = 5. Total loadout 350 + 100 = 450 rounds, or 250 + 100 = 350 rounds. Bear in mind that each of these rounds weighs half as much as a 9mm round. That's per person.
There are 3 people in my family carrying just these firearms (not to mention other firearms) - so 21 PS90 mags at a minimum - preferably 42. And no, I don't have that many (I think I have something like three per rifle per person - working on it (spent a LOT of $ last year on taxes, med/dental and car repair, going to have to buy yet another car this year again - *sigh*).
I do have enough ammo for the mags I need.
Not if you live in Washington and Oregon.Would you agree though that ammo is MORE important to stock up on than mags?
So is ammo.Not if you live in Washington and Oregon.
Because magazine capacity is most definitely under attack from the left. My personal opinion is that they will succeed at restricting mag capacity within the next five years. With the growing diseases that are Portland and Seattle, it is only a matter of time before they will have the necessary votes. And at that point it will become illegal to purchase what we call "STANDARD" capacity mags.
If you want/need standard capacity mags, I would strongly suggest buying them sooner rather than later. That goes for so called "assault weapons" too. You have plenty of time to buy ammo. Although they will, most certainly, try to curtail that too at some point by way of requiring background checks to purchase it.
This is true my AR pistol is awful with 855 .Yes, shorter than it was designed for.
Mags are cheap now buy some .You're all making me paranoid I won't have enough to mag dump my ARs
Yes, shorter than it was designed for.
So, I have always had great accuracy from 855 out of a 12.5". And have always jist used it as range ammo. I looked up a chart, and honestly it doesnt make sense to use 855 as a defensive round out of anything less than 20" if you want it to frag. Even a 16" will be below frag speed inside of 100yds.
Thanks for reminding me about this deal. Got some on the wayHere you go PSA free shipping if you buy 10.View attachment 651441View attachment 651442
Thanks for reminding me about this deal. Got some on the way
Don't forget stripper clips and mag loaders
My two cents.
- Don't forget slings and holsters. Practice movement with holstered and carried firearms.
- Replacement parts and tools,