Do you guys keep you rounds in your magazine?

[BrassCase]

If I didn't keep the bullets in the mag, where would I keep them?

[protohyp]

#magspringslivesmatter

[slayer61]

Anybody else race cars, bikes, boats etc? One of the "consumable" items in a race engine are valve springs. Every season for an amateur like me I replace the valve springs as a part of engine maintenance. The spare motor sitting on the shelf, it doesn't get new springs as they haven't been used (cycled) yet.

[WestttyWest]

Haha. Point taken. Okay. Loaded mags for the win.

[NPFreedom]

All my mags are loaded. U don't want to go to the range it load it there. Waste of time.

[Deadon]

Got a 100 round and 60 round sure fire as well as a ton of 30's all loaded and ready to rock. Speaking of, I forgot to count that ammo lol. Guess I have about 1k round extra.

[spyde12]

Here's a comparable concept. Your car has a suspension. A suspension consists of springs. When you don't drive your car, the car's springs is still under a load (compressed). No wear and tear is happening during its inactivity. So why would a loaded magazine cause wear?

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[stix213]

Keeping mag springs compressed only introduces minimal wear to the spring, which will mostly come from temperature changes while compressed rather than being compressed in the first place. Don't worry about it.

Unloading and reloading your mags introduces more wear than just leaving them loaded. If you're unloading your mags and then reloading for use to protect the springs you're undoubtedly introducing more wear than just leaving them loaded in the first place.

[nephrodoc]

Keep them loaded. It won't wear out the springs.

[shooting4life]

I keep sd mags loaded, everything else empty. Not sure what ammo all shoot.

[E92335i]

All loaded ready to go.

[whipkiller]

Dooooo ya' put yer car up on jack stands every time ya' park it so the springs aren't compressed?

Leave them loaded, it's fine.

Here's a comparable concept. Your car has a suspension. A suspension consists of springs. When you don't drive your car, the car's springs is still under a load (compressed). No wear and tear is happening during its inactivity. So why would a loaded magazine cause wear?

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Couldn't have said it better myself... Oh, wait.

[spyde12]

Couldn't have said it better myself... Oh, wait.

Hey............... in my defense, I didn't read the entire thread

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[Rosamond]

It depends on the magazine, aluminum AR, no lips will spread, polymer magpul, yes, if you use the cover to depress the rounds, steel mags do not seem to have any issues. My two cents.

[Victor Cachat]

I keep my pistol mags loaded, especially the Shield's tightly sprung mags.
My legacy, large cap rifle mags are empty.