How many magazines?

[MarkCO]

This poll is really interesting.

I keep hearing from some people about how you can't have enough magazines.
At the same time, I've asked how many mags are appropriate for a handgun and the answer has often been 10.
Yet there are those that stress having many more for the ARs; Is that out of fear of them being banned or just insurance in case SHTF? Probably both.

I'm kinda in the middle.

I have never worn out or thrown out a pistol magazine, just rebuilt them. Same can not be sadi for AR mags made of polymer or Aluminum. They are desinged to be cheap and disposable, not long lasting. If it was not for the stainless and Lancers, I'd be a tad worried about HB13-1224. No worky mag, no worky rifle.

[Cthulhu]

Since the "47%er" crew has taken over Colorado I'd say as many as you can reasonably afford.

[TS12000]

A few extra springs and followers is always good to think about as well.

[Sharpienads]

I agree with most guys here. If you're on foot, anymore than about 10 or so (for each rifle) is gonna start getting heavy. If you're holed up in a defensive position, you can never have enough. Same concept for ammo. 1k rounds of each caliber is a good minimum for a stockpile, but are you gonna be able to carry that much if you're on the move?

[NightCat]

I agree with most guys here. If you're on foot, anymore than about 10 or so (for each rifle) is gonna start getting heavy. If you're holed up in a defensive position, you can never have enough. Same concept for ammo. 1k rounds of each caliber is a good minimum for a stockpile, but are you gonna be able to carry that much if you're on the move?

Have you personally ever carried 10 loaded AR mags on you?

...it's like 16-18lbs of magazines...

Absolute waste...where are you going to put them all? Double mag pouches everywhere? + battle belt + drop leg???

I run 4 AR mags...3 pistol mags, hydration carrier, blow out kit, and that's about it....

looking at about 2lbs of empty plate carrier, maybe less, 1.2lbs'ish per AR mag, dunno what my M&P mags weigh, 15lbs or so for the plates, water is what? 5-6lbs/gallon?

I couldn't imagine running 10 AR mags on any given rig....just not feasible.

7 (1 loaded) on my deployment set-up was hell enough..plus you toss in frags, smoke, flashbangs, main chute, reserve chute, med kit, IFAK, CPP, radio, helmet, nods, etc....

[Sharpienads]

Have you personally ever carried 10 loaded AR mags on you?

...it's like 16-18lbs of magazines...

Absolute waste...where are you going to put them all? Double mag pouches everywhere? + battle belt + drop leg???

I run 4 AR mags...3 pistol mags, hydration carrier, blow out kit, and that's about it....

looking at about 2lbs of empty plate carrier, maybe less, 1.2lbs'ish per AR mag, dunno what my M&P mags weigh, 15lbs or so for the plates, water is what? 5-6lbs/gallon?

I couldn't imagine running 10 AR mags on any given rig....just not feasible.

7 (1 loaded) on my deployment set-up was hell enough..plus you toss in frags, smoke, flashbangs, main chute, reserve chute, med kit, IFAK, CPP, radio, helmet, nods, etc....

Nope. I normally carry 6 + 1, sometimes have an extra mag or two in my ruck depending on the situation. I know how heavy they are, but they're usually the lightest thing I have to carry due to the nature of my job. If I wasn't carrying all the other extra stuff I normally do, I would probably carry a few more mags somewhere.

[NightCat]

Nope. I normally carry 6 + 1, sometimes have an extra mag or two in my ruck depending on the situation. I know how heavy they are, but they're usually the lightest thing I have to carry due to the nature of my job. If I wasn't carrying all the other extra stuff I normally do, I would probably carry a few more mags somewhere.

Suppose it depends on the rest of your kit and how much shit you actually have to carry.

I am debating adding a few more magazines to my kit. Reducing my pistol mags down to 2 mags and picking up and extra 2 or 3 Ar mags...bringing me to 6.

I'm rearranging my kit to make it work better for me.

[R2Chief2]

I'm at about 15 per AR right now and I actually resisted buying more today.

It's hard though...mags are like gun crack!

[BPTactical]

A few more than you think you need

[OtterbatHellcat]

Colorado Democrats, doing their best to ruin a beautiful state......remember them in 2014

No kidding.