How comfortable are you with your AR mag quantity?? - Page 2

**Art Eatman** · March 5, 2013, 07:16 PM

Sure, for those with a high rate of use and wear, having a stockpile is a Good Thing. For casual and random-event shooting, however, they don't go bad all that quickly.

On the Internet, though, it's hard to tell the difference between the high-rate shooters and the settin' and glowerin' folks who're just waiting for the Pagan Hordes of Evil.

RonR6 · March 5, 2013, 07:23 PM

I have 11 D&H 30's
5 Colt 20's
3 Simmonds labeled m16
a few junk thin metal 30's

Swampman1 · March 5, 2013, 08:39 PM

What are the prices you guys paying for the 30 rounders?

RonR6 · March 5, 2013, 08:57 PM

Well, I bought mine awhile ago but i received this email today. Here is the link, this place has great prices and sales.
http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...minum-mag.html
They wont last long

HKFan9 · March 5, 2013, 09:07 PM

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On the Internet, though, it's hard to tell the difference between the high-rate shooters and the settin' and glowerin' folks who're just waiting for the Pagan Hordes of Evil.

Nah that's what the Saiga 12 and all its mags are for....

Before all this I had about 30 some Pmags... I was paying $10-$11 a pop..... when all this started I thought it would be a good idea to pick up more, I still only paid about $15 a pop during the height of things for non windowed... and I bought a few windowed for around $18.

I work at a gun shop... so some are from there... others are from other local gun shops I know the owners of because of certain competitions and shooting circles.

I was always into AR's and building my own and for others so when everything went down I was getting calls from other shop owners asking if I personally needed anymore mags or lowers. That being said.. I haven't seen anyone in my neck of the woods gouging any prices.

hunttheevil · March 5, 2013, 10:17 PM

I've got about 70 mags i've picked up over the years. About half are 20 rd and half are 30 round, all various manufacturers i've picked up on sale. I also have several 30 rounders that got sand blasted somehow!

Hansam · March 5, 2013, 10:24 PM

I've got 24 30 rounders - a dozen PMags 2nd gen and a dozen steel mags with MagPul anti-tilt followers.

Then I've got maybe a dozen or so 20 rounders of various makes (all but one are aluminum/steel GI stuff with 1 PMag mixed in) as well as a couple of 10 rounders and I had a 5 rounder somewhere.

I think I've got plenty but if I see some decently priced I might be tempted to snatch up a few more.

Actually what I'm looking for now are 6.8 mags...

JKHolman · March 6, 2013, 02:42 PM

I have about 6 x twenties, 6 x thirties & 3 x forties (.223 calibre). They are powered by: an AR15 carbine; an AR-100 & a Golani Sporter (5 x thirty-fives).
For my KelTec .308 bullpup, I have 5 x twenties.
AKM: 4 thirties.
Vector UZI: 3 x twenty-fives.
More than enough for a social apocalypse (hoping there will not be one.)

- JKHolman

The Great Mahoo · March 6, 2013, 06:10 PM

For my AR, I have 1 30 and 2 20s. I kept putting off getting more, now I wish I hadn't. Given how often I actually shoot it, that's probably enough, though. Ideally, I'd like another 2-3 of each the 20 and 30 rounders.

I just bought a Mini14 just as the panic was getting started. I have the factory 5 rounder and 2 Promag 20s. I'd really like to get a few more for this gun.

I like to keep 5 for most of my guns.

Stevie-Ray · March 6, 2013, 06:23 PM

I have 2 20s, 4 30s and 4 40s. That's it.

Swampman1 · March 6, 2013, 06:33 PM

Any other outlets you guys can recommend buying from?

slappy · March 6, 2013, 07:15 PM

I have 3 times the amount the Army ever issued me. I think I'll be ok.

slappy · March 6, 2013, 07:19 PM

MY LGS has troy battle mags for $20 ea but I don't know anything about them. Don't know if they are any good or not. From looking at them they appear to be better made than P mags but then, I don't buy P mags either.

Dragline45 · March 7, 2013, 12:39 AM

I don't need more than 6-8 mags for anything I shoot. I have a drawer full of mag springs, followers, and floor plates that will keep them running longer than I am around.

the rifleer · March 7, 2013, 12:56 AM

All i have to say is WOW. I have two magazines for my mini 14 and I think that is sufficient. MAYBE one more, but after that I really see no need what so ever.

iraiam · March 7, 2013, 12:16 PM

I own 24 30 round mags with another 6 on backorder.

I think this is likely a lifetime supply, seeing how my G.I. mags from the late 80's have had tens of thousands of rounds ran through them, and they still function perfectly. I own 3 Pmags, but most are SS G.I. mags

Most of my magazines have never had a round stuffed in them.

Technosavant · March 7, 2013, 01:01 PM

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All i have to say is WOW. I have two magazines for my mini 14 and I think that is sufficient. MAYBE one more, but after that I really see no need what so ever.

I have maybe five mags for my Mini-14. The Mini mags are significantly tougher than a STANAG for the AR-15/M-16 platform. Same goes for AK magazines; those also aren't near as vulnerable to breaking from sloppy handling.

Quentin2 · March 7, 2013, 03:45 PM

Over the years I've picked up a lot of surplus GI mags and the majority worked fine initially or after an upgrade to a Magpul follower. Any time I saw a sale on mags (that passed a quick function inspection) I grabbed them, figuring they don't take much room and are handy to have even as trading material. I've added new PMAGs, Lancers and Troy too so am comfortable with the supply I now have. Mags that didn't work 100% are marked and used for malfunction drills, etc.

It's hard to say what is "enough", everyone has to determine that for themselves. I'd say pick up deals when you see them and over time you'll be ok unless there is a new ban.

Inazone · March 7, 2013, 04:42 PM

I started buying mags last summer when I picked up a Kel-Tec SU-16; it was easy to justify buying an AR after that because "I already invested in mags and ammo."

As it stands now, I have 4-5 PMags, 3 Troy Battlemags, 3 Thermolds, 1 Tapco, 2 Polymags and 4 USGIs (loaded) as far as 30-rounders go. I also have 8 Thermold 20-rounders, 2 Thermold "expanding" 30/45-rounders that only work in the AR and 2 Kel-Tec 10-rounders that only fit the SU-16. I have an assortment of PMags and Tapcos on backorder, but if they never show, I feel like I'm still in decent shape for a long time.

coldbeer · March 8, 2013, 01:37 PM

Anything over 5 or 6 is overkill for me. As with any panick buying caused by turmoil people will spend crazy money to stock up on things that aren't going anywhere. In a couple of months the market should be flooded with new and used magazines ammo and firearms and the prices will drop from where they are now and people will feel silly for having spent so much money. Then again maybe not, but I think it will.

t45 · March 8, 2013, 01:49 PM

I have 3-30 rounders and 10- 20 rounders. I feel like Im good.

Bartholomew Roberts · March 8, 2013, 05:10 PM

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Anything over 5 or 6 is overkill for me.

That is about a ten year supply for me based on the number of bad mags I have trashed over the last decade. Of course, if the 2004 ban hadn't lifted I might have tried new followers, springs, etc. instead of just trashing the mag and buying a new one for $10.

The Long Shot · March 8, 2013, 10:17 PM

I can't count that high... sorry

Palmetto-Pride · March 9, 2013, 10:22 AM

You could buy them as an risky investment because if they do ban them they will be worth there wait in gold one day because the people on this board who thought they only needed a couple and there's fail down the road will be willing to pay big $$$$$ for them......

BleedinPurple · March 10, 2013, 06:21 PM

ive got 10 gen 2 pmags 30 rounders and 10 nmhtg 30 rounders...

while 20 for now is ok, since i cant even get ammo to fill them, but i would like to have double that...

i miss the old days of 12 dollars shipped per mag...hopefully it gets back to that sooner than later

March 5, 2013, 07:16 PM	#26
Art Eatman Staff Lead Join Date: November 13, 1998 Location: Terlingua, TX, USA Posts: 20,932	Sure, for those with a high rate of use and wear, having a stockpile is a Good Thing. For casual and random-event shooting, however, they don't go bad all that quickly. On the Internet, though, it's hard to tell the difference between the high-rate shooters and the settin' and glowerin' folks who're just waiting for the Pagan Hordes of Evil. __________________ You're from BATFE? Come right in! I use all your fine products!

March 5, 2013, 10:17 PM	#31
hunttheevil Member Join Date: April 11, 2007 Posts: 32	I've got about 70 mags i've picked up over the years. About half are 20 rd and half are 30 round, all various manufacturers i've picked up on sale. I also have several 30 rounders that got sand blasted somehow! __________________ "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing" Edmund Burke Browning High Power,XD 45, Protec 25,Saiga 308 Stag AR 15, Ruger mk II 7mm Mag, CCW

March 5, 2013, 10:24 PM	#32
Hansam Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2012 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 746	I've got 24 30 rounders - a dozen PMags 2nd gen and a dozen steel mags with MagPul anti-tilt followers. Then I've got maybe a dozen or so 20 rounders of various makes (all but one are aluminum/steel GI stuff with 1 PMag mixed in) as well as a couple of 10 rounders and I had a 5 rounder somewhere. I think I've got plenty but if I see some decently priced I might be tempted to snatch up a few more. Actually what I'm looking for now are 6.8 mags... __________________ This is who we are, what we do.

March 6, 2013, 06:10 PM	#34
The Great Mahoo Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2008 Location: Pennsylvania, USA Posts: 1,264	How comfortable are you with your AR mag quantity?? For my AR, I have 1 30 and 2 20s. I kept putting off getting more, now I wish I hadn't. Given how often I actually shoot it, that's probably enough, though. Ideally, I'd like another 2-3 of each the 20 and 30 rounders. I just bought a Mini14 just as the panic was getting started. I have the factory 5 rounder and 2 Promag 20s. I'd really like to get a few more for this gun. I like to keep 5 for most of my guns.

March 6, 2013, 06:23 PM	#35
Stevie-Ray Senior Member Join Date: May 22, 2007 Location: Downriver area and the shores of Lake Huron Posts: 4,206	I have 2 20s, 4 30s and 4 40s. That's it. __________________ Stevie-Ray Join the NRA/ILA I am the weapon; my gun is a tool. It's regrettable that with some people those descriptors are reversed.

March 5, 2013, 07:23 PM	#27
RonR6 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2013 Location: South Eastern PA Posts: 108	I have 11 D&H 30's 5 Colt 20's 3 Simmonds labeled m16 a few junk thin metal 30's

March 5, 2013, 08:39 PM	#28
Swampman1 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: Louisiana Posts: 133	What are the prices you guys paying for the 30 rounders?

March 5, 2013, 08:57 PM	#29
RonR6 Senior Member Join Date: February 2, 2013 Location: South Eastern PA Posts: 108	Well, I bought mine awhile ago but i received this email today. Here is the link, this place has great prices and sales. http://palmettostatearmory.com/index...minum-mag.html They wont last long

March 6, 2013, 02:42 PM	#33
JKHolman Senior Member Join Date: February 22, 2008 Location: Whaleyville, Virginia Posts: 126	I have about 6 x twenties, 6 x thirties & 3 x forties (.223 calibre). They are powered by: an AR15 carbine; an AR-100 & a Golani Sporter (5 x thirty-fives). For my KelTec .308 bullpup, I have 5 x twenties. AKM: 4 thirties. Vector UZI: 3 x twenty-fives. More than enough for a social apocalypse (hoping there will not be one.) - JKHolman

March 6, 2013, 06:33 PM	#36
Swampman1 Senior Member Join Date: February 17, 2013 Location: Louisiana Posts: 133	Any other outlets you guys can recommend buying from?

March 6, 2013, 07:15 PM	#37
slappy Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2011 Posts: 928	I have 3 times the amount the Army ever issued me. I think I'll be ok.

March 6, 2013, 07:19 PM	#38
slappy Senior Member Join Date: November 6, 2011 Posts: 928	MY LGS has troy battle mags for $20 ea but I don't know anything about them. Don't know if they are any good or not. From looking at them they appear to be better made than P mags but then, I don't buy P mags either.

March 7, 2013, 12:39 AM	#39
Dragline45 Senior Member Join Date: November 30, 2010 Posts: 1,380	I don't need more than 6-8 mags for anything I shoot. I have a drawer full of mag springs, followers, and floor plates that will keep them running longer than I am around.

March 7, 2013, 12:56 AM	#40
the rifleer Senior Member Join Date: March 5, 2008 Location: Sunny California Posts: 1,209	All i have to say is WOW. I have two magazines for my mini 14 and I think that is sufficient. MAYBE one more, but after that I really see no need what so ever. __________________ There is no such thing as a stupid question, only stupid people.

March 7, 2013, 12:16 PM	#41
iraiam Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2012 Location: Lakewood, CO Posts: 401	I own 24 30 round mags with another 6 on backorder. I think this is likely a lifetime supply, seeing how my G.I. mags from the late 80's have had tens of thousands of rounds ran through them, and they still function perfectly. I own 3 Pmags, but most are SS G.I. mags Most of my magazines have never had a round stuffed in them. __________________ NRA Lifetime Member Since 1999 "I ask, sir, what is the militia? It is the whole people except for a few public officials." George Mason

March 7, 2013, 03:45 PM	#43
Quentin2 Senior Member Join Date: June 18, 2009 Location: NorthWest USA Posts: 1,241	Over the years I've picked up a lot of surplus GI mags and the majority worked fine initially or after an upgrade to a Magpul follower. Any time I saw a sale on mags (that passed a quick function inspection) I grabbed them, figuring they don't take much room and are handy to have even as trading material. I've added new PMAGs, Lancers and Troy too so am comfortable with the supply I now have. Mags that didn't work 100% are marked and used for malfunction drills, etc. It's hard to say what is "enough", everyone has to determine that for themselves. I'd say pick up deals when you see them and over time you'll be ok unless there is a new ban.

March 7, 2013, 04:42 PM	#44
Inazone Member Join Date: April 27, 2012 Location: Minnesota, USA Posts: 45	I started buying mags last summer when I picked up a Kel-Tec SU-16; it was easy to justify buying an AR after that because "I already invested in mags and ammo." As it stands now, I have 4-5 PMags, 3 Troy Battlemags, 3 Thermolds, 1 Tapco, 2 Polymags and 4 USGIs (loaded) as far as 30-rounders go. I also have 8 Thermold 20-rounders, 2 Thermold "expanding" 30/45-rounders that only work in the AR and 2 Kel-Tec 10-rounders that only fit the SU-16. I have an assortment of PMags and Tapcos on backorder, but if they never show, I feel like I'm still in decent shape for a long time.

March 8, 2013, 01:37 PM	#45
coldbeer Senior Member Join Date: February 21, 2012 Location: Woodhaven MI Posts: 145	Anything over 5 or 6 is overkill for me. As with any panick buying caused by turmoil people will spend crazy money to stock up on things that aren't going anywhere. In a couple of months the market should be flooded with new and used magazines ammo and firearms and the prices will drop from where they are now and people will feel silly for having spent so much money. Then again maybe not, but I think it will.

March 8, 2013, 01:49 PM	#46
t45 Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2010 Location: Belews Creek, NC. Posts: 577	I have 3-30 rounders and 10- 20 rounders. I feel like Im good.

March 8, 2013, 10:17 PM	#48
The Long Shot Member Join Date: September 21, 2012 Posts: 55	I can't count that high... sorry __________________ I own too many AR pattern rifles. Some say it's a problem, I say it's a solution

March 9, 2013, 10:22 AM	#49
Palmetto-Pride Senior Member Join Date: May 31, 2009 Location: Charleston, SC Posts: 1,584	You could buy them as an risky investment because if they do ban them they will be worth there wait in gold one day because the people on this board who thought they only needed a couple and there's fail down the road will be willing to pay big $$$$$ for them...... __________________ "When seconds count the police are minutes away" (Original Author Unknown) "I am not nor am I affiliated with Palmetto State Armory"

March 10, 2013, 06:21 PM	#50
BleedinPurple Member Join Date: January 18, 2012 Location: Maryland Posts: 90	ive got 10 gen 2 pmags 30 rounders and 10 nmhtg 30 rounders... while 20 for now is ok, since i cant even get ammo to fill them, but i would like to have double that... i miss the old days of 12 dollars shipped per mag...hopefully it gets back to that sooner than later