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The problem is that it is the exception to the rule. Firearms generally DON'T jam, but sometimes they do. If it were truly a tactical advantage, police and military would train that way. But of course, they don't. They DO teach and drill magazine changes, however.
A better argument, in my opinion, is that the nature of criminal attacks is that they are always unexpected, and often involve multiple suspects who have prepared for their crime, and who may have multiple weapons or standard full capacity magazines.
Whatever ammo is on board the one gun you access is all you are going to be able to use. Even if you carry an extra mag when out and about, you aren't going to have it in your pajamas.
This argument cuts to the very function of the amendment, which is that it is meant to guarantee a leveling of the playing field against unlawful violence. A 7 or 10 round magazine simply cannot be relied upon as sufficient to overcome a disparity of force, a surprise attack, or multiple assailants.
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