Posted by ScottRiqui:
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Do what you want, but a) springs don't need to "breathe" or otherwise recover from a period of compression, and b) as long as you don't over-compress the springs and exceed their elastic limits, leaving them fully loaded isn't going to shorten the spring life one iota.
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Very true--the idea that keeping a magazine loaded will weaken the spring is a very old but still rather prevalent misconception. I labored under that erroneous belief for years.
Posted by WhyUse2:
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I am a damned good shot, even taking into account the incapacitating real life idea of being invaded by an armed idiot, though I know I will not be perfect. Thirdly, my wife and I practice scenario's with wooden guns we made.
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How much of that skill, and how much of that practice, is applicable to a realistic SD encounter?
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If my first six shots don't count, then it is over for me anyway.
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How many hits does it take to stop a determined violent criminal actor? How many shots does it take to hit and stop a rapidly moving attacker? Maybe three, maybe six, but how can you be sure? Do you really want to be left facing his accomplice with an empty gun?
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Lastly, I think a court would look unfavorably on someone who pumped seventeen rounds into someone from less than 30 feet.
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That really shouldn't influence one's choice regarding magazines.