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AR 15 or any other magazine for that matter question...
Posted on 7/27/11 at 4:34 pm
Posted on 7/27/11 at 4:34 pm
Do y'all leave your mags loaded?
I hear talk that leaving the spring compressed will train it to not extend as far as it should as the magazine unloads. That said, it seems kinda pointless to have 5 or more mags laying around unloaded in case shite got real... really quick.
Thoughts?
I hear talk that leaving the spring compressed will train it to not extend as far as it should as the magazine unloads. That said, it seems kinda pointless to have 5 or more mags laying around unloaded in case shite got real... really quick.
Thoughts?
This post was edited on 7/27/11 at 4:44 pm
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Posted on 7/27/11 at 4:39 pm to Clyde Tipton
well physics class taught me that springs do not loss their "spring" when leaving this compressed or not. they gradually loss it when going back and forth.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 4:43 pm to CarRamrod
So you can wear them out, but not by leaving it compressed, you say?
An arguement presented in some other reading I was doing said a guy found a mag loaded since the vietnam war and it shot just fine 30+ years later. Only thing is that it was on the internet so I know he was telling the truth with 99.9% certainty.
An arguement presented in some other reading I was doing said a guy found a mag loaded since the vietnam war and it shot just fine 30+ years later. Only thing is that it was on the internet so I know he was telling the truth with 99.9% certainty.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 4:46 pm to Clyde Tipton
quote:that is my understanding of springs.
So you can wear them out, but not by leaving it compressed, you say?
Posted on 7/27/11 at 4:51 pm to CarRamrod
quote:
that is my understanding of springs.
I don't buy it...
Posted on 7/27/11 at 5:43 pm to Clyde Tipton
My dad left the mag on for his remington 7600 fully loaded for the better part of 15 years (only time it got unloaded was when he ran em through the gun) and it never failed to feed.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 6:13 pm to Big Data
Sweet, learn something every day.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 6:19 pm to GaTiger78
Compression doesn't hurt them. You would have to compress them past the point of their intended use....loading 30 rounds in a 20 round mag. Try this and see if it works
Posted on 7/27/11 at 7:10 pm to CarRamrod
Car Ramrod is correct.
Springs lose their strength from firing.
PSA announcement: A magazine has a spring. A clip does not have a spring. Just a pet peeve of mine.
Springs lose their strength from firing.
PSA announcement: A magazine has a spring. A clip does not have a spring. Just a pet peeve of mine.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 7:12 pm to Clyde Tipton
quote:
I don't buy it
TClay, buy it.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 7:22 pm to Kcrad
What's an example of a clip then? Not being an arse, just curious.
Posted on 7/27/11 at 7:35 pm to halleburton
Magazine feeds ammo to the weapon and a clip feeds ammo into the magazine.
Clips:
Clips:
This post was edited on 7/27/11 at 7:36 pm
Posted on 7/27/11 at 10:23 pm to Capital Cajun
Cap Cajun is correct.
Good job, cap.
Good job, cap.
Posted on 7/28/11 at 12:11 am to Capital Cajun
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Clips
Posted on 7/28/11 at 8:17 am to Kcrad
quote:
TClay, buy it.
I do... I just wanted to hear everyones opinions. :beatdeadhorse:
Posted on 7/28/11 at 10:04 am to Clyde Tipton
No point in having an empty magazine. All of them are loaded all of the time.
Posted on 7/28/11 at 10:10 am to onelochevy
Magazine is correct, not clip BUT you never hear of banana magazizes. Always banana clips, weird
Posted on 7/28/11 at 10:12 am to onelochevy
no problem with keeping it loaded. they're cheap enough to replace anyway
Posted on 7/28/11 at 10:50 am to xenon16
I have had the same question. I always kept mine loaded anyway, but it is nice to know that I am not ruining my mags.
Don't get AlexTgr started on clips and mags!
Don't get AlexTgr started on clips and mags!
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