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dave9969 · March 22, 2012, 05:48 PM

I try to keep FOUR

2 with every day defense rounds(carry)
2 empty till range day (saturday), then I drop my two good ones out
and since they are all four factory mags, I rotate them

unload my loaded ones into the empty to allow springs to decompress

reload the empties for range practice and then clean them with the pistol at the end leave them unloaded till next range day

I have no proof that this helps or hurts the mags springs, but I think it makes sense to not keep them loaded 365 24/7 just my opinion though.

March 22, 2012, 05:48 PM	#35
dave9969 Senior Member Join Date: February 5, 2012 Location: South Florida Posts: 199	I try to keep FOUR 2 with every day defense rounds(carry) 2 empty till range day (saturday), then I drop my two good ones out and since they are all four factory mags, I rotate them unload my loaded ones into the empty to allow springs to decompress reload the empties for range practice and then clean them with the pistol at the end leave them unloaded till next range day I have no proof that this helps or hurts the mags springs, but I think it makes sense to not keep them loaded 365 24/7 just my opinion though.