How many mags do I need for IPSC?

micksis86 · November 23, 2010, 06:32 AM

I'm starting to shoot IPSC at the beginning of the year in production class.
I'm wondering how many mags I will need for competitions?

Not neccessarily how many I should have but how many is the minimum I can get away with for the time being and still be competitive.

WESHOOT2 · November 23, 2010, 08:20 AM

4 minimum (can anyone lend you some?)
Six is better.

I don't know why I'm buttin' in here; Production is the only Division I don't compete in.....

lmccrock · November 23, 2010, 08:41 AM

Production division mandates starting with 10 rounds in the mag, so it takes a minimum of 4 mags to shoot the 32 round max per stage. One or 2 spares is good, in case you drop one or want to reload before slide lock or have a malfunction.

If your mags hold more than 10 (15 or 17 or whatever) then you can start shooting in Limited and load the mags up, so it does not take as many mags.

ETA: You said IPSC, I assume USPSA here in the USA. IPSC is 15 rounds max for Production.

Lee

Strick · November 23, 2010, 09:12 PM

As was said above, 4 is needed but 5 would be better. Sometimes 6 is a good number but that is usually only when there is a lot of steel in a stage.

RickB · November 24, 2010, 05:32 PM

I'd say five are needed. I shot Limited 10 for eight or nine years, always with four mags on the belt. That fourth mag was used many, many times. Yet another mag, used for the initial +1 load, and as a last-resort reload, has come in handy on plenty of occasions, too.

November 23, 2010, 06:32 AM	#1
micksis86 Senior Member Join Date: June 16, 2009 Posts: 412	How many mags do I need for IPSC? I'm starting to shoot IPSC at the beginning of the year in production class. I'm wondering how many mags I will need for competitions? Not neccessarily how many I should have but how many is the minimum I can get away with for the time being and still be competitive. __________________ Never argue with morons, they will lower you down to their level and beat you with experience.

November 23, 2010, 08:20 AM	#2
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 12,923	mag count won't make you competitive 4 minimum (can anyone lend you some?) Six is better. I don't know why I'm buttin' in here; Production is the only Division I don't compete in..... __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

November 23, 2010, 08:41 AM	#3
lmccrock Senior Member Join Date: April 23, 2007 Location: Red Rock. TX Posts: 756	Production division mandates starting with 10 rounds in the mag, so it takes a minimum of 4 mags to shoot the 32 round max per stage. One or 2 spares is good, in case you drop one or want to reload before slide lock or have a malfunction. If your mags hold more than 10 (15 or 17 or whatever) then you can start shooting in Limited and load the mags up, so it does not take as many mags. ETA: You said IPSC, I assume USPSA here in the USA. IPSC is 15 rounds max for Production. Lee Last edited by lmccrock; November 23, 2010 at 08:43 AM. Reason: IPSC vs USPSA

November 23, 2010, 09:12 PM	#4
Strick Member Join Date: January 6, 2009 Location: Katy, TX Posts: 67	As was said above, 4 is needed but 5 would be better. Sometimes 6 is a good number but that is usually only when there is a lot of steel in a stage. __________________ Click for my shooting blog

November 24, 2010, 05:32 PM	#5
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Posts: 4,778	I'd say five are needed. I shot Limited 10 for eight or nine years, always with four mags on the belt. That fourth mag was used many, many times. Yet another mag, used for the initial +1 load, and as a last-resort reload, has come in handy on plenty of occasions, too.