adequate number of magazines

[Onward Allusion]

Realistically, most of the extra magazines I own, will end up in an estate sale, new in package, when I die. I have a hunch we all have FAR more than we will ever need.

Heh, you're spot on as far as I'm concerned. Kinda sad actually. Got more toys than time.

[silver-bullet]

Magazines are so well made these days that 3 or 4 is probably more than you’ll ever need. Of course if hi-cap mags become a banned item, their value will only increase as supply dwindles.....

[Brian Williams]

I think for my G19 I have 3 normal, 2 G17 mags with spacers, 2 G17 mags with +2 base plates and spacers. I might have a G19 with a +2 base plate also.

[JohnKSa]

My IDPA and USPSA guns, I like to have enough magazines to load in advance and shoot a typical club level match.

Yup, a really good point.

When I'm going to shoot a match, I don't want to be loading magazines during the match.

• I like being able to watch other competitors shoot to pick up on things for shooting that stage instead of loading.
• I like knowing that I loaded my mags in a controlled environment and was very careful to get the right number of rounds in each one.
• I like being able to rest my hands between stages instead of messing with ammo and magazines.
• I like not having to mess with loose ammo where it could be dropped in the dirt or dropped and lost.
• I like not having to re-use mags at a match after they have potentially been dropped and dirtied.

[lll Otto lll]

Originally Posted by dahermit

....I only own three autos.

Being concerned that someday that 13-15 round Browning H.P. mags will again be restricted at the national level...

So at this point I have 14 7-round 1911 .45 ACP mags, 11 .38 Super 1911 mags and 10 Browning High Power mags...a couple 13 rounds the rest 15 rounds.

Do I have enough magazines?

Obviously the answer depends on how many rounds you shoot a month.
But if hi-cap mags should become “restricted” it will most likely mirror Trump’s executive order that banned bump-stocks in 2018.
Legal one day...a felony the next. So you may want to keep that in mind.

[10-96]

But if hi-cap mags should become “restricted” it will most likely mirror Trump’s executive order that banned bump-stocks in 2018.
Legal one day...a felony the next. So you may want to keep that in mind.

True, betting on a Grandfather Clause is never a safe bet.

I like to have 5 clips for anything I may carry, but I'm OK with 3 for range only pistols. One thing I may start investing in is springs, a few followers, and base plates.