A few questions about magazines and cartridges.
How long do you keep magazines loaded?
Do you load them completely full or -1 (so as not to fully compress the spring)?
Do you always keep the handgun loaded? If so, the same cartridge? Or do you rotate them?
I haven't had any trouble with loaded magazines. I keep many loaded for months with no trouble. An empty magazine in a handgun is a brick. If I notice any oxidation on the ammo I'll replace it or shoot it and replace the ammo. Other than that I only empty and replace when shooting.A few questions about magazines and cartridges.
How long do you keep magazines loaded?
Do you load them completely full or -1 (so as not to fully compress the spring)?
Do you always keep the handgun loaded? If so, the same cartridge? Or do you rotate them?
Thanks for the replies. I was unchambering and swapping cartridges but I started to believe that was unnecessary. Sounds like that’s the majority opinion.
That I do, if I unload. But I’ve stopped doing that lately. I’ve kept watch over the years and came to the conclusion that neither my .380 ACP, 9mm or .45 ACP were having issues when staying loaded with a round chambered. I used to be a believer in springs losing their “spring”, but I’ve never noticed it in the real worldWell, you should alternate the first round of the mag, if you unload and load your gun.
That I do, if I unload. But I’ve stopped doing that lately. I’ve kept watch over the years and came to the conclusion that neither my .380 ACP, 9mm or .45 ACP were having issues when staying loaded with a round chambered. I used to be a believer in springs losing their “spring”, but I’ve never noticed it in the real world
So am I, as far as the same cartridge is concerned. Or repeatedly cycling the same round and potentially damaging the bullet.I'm referring to the projectile possibly being pushed into the shell due to repeatedly being jammed into the barrel.
Nothing to do with the mag.
So am I, as far as the same cartridge is concerned. Or repeatedly cycling the same round and potentially damaging the bullet.
Since I don't want projectile setback, what I have been known to do is (not always, but most of the time) when I eject the one in the chamber, I put it back in the chamber manually, drop the slide, then put in a mag...