Tribe.net. Local Connections ALLAH God of all http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#255ae1a9-824f-49ba-8f9a-79c6e3b9d531 2007-09-11T22:51:37Z 2007-09-11T22:51:37Z

*************uh-oh.... better correct the title before someone comes in here with the whole 'mags vs. clips nomenclature' thing********* HA Ha and they'd be correct too. I once used clip in the presence of an Ex Air Force Colonel. I very quickly learned that a clip was a WWI and II assembly of a small number of rounds "clipped together" at the factory. A Magazine was what you read on the crapper.

ALLAH God of all 2007-09-11T22:51:37Z Adam http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#61661890-81b7-4bac-98d2-0d91ae3914ee 2007-09-11T01:44:18Z 2007-09-11T01:44:18Z

You can leave good mags loaded for years before the springs wear out (usually it shows up as you fire the last few rounds.) But I have never given a shit about the problem. Mags are cheap, lives are not. I'd rather buy new mags than have empty ones when I needed them. To me, a shootable pistols that are stored unloaded in a case are just not earning their keep. And AK Mags are the least expensive of all. Holy cow, they are all over the place.

Adam 2007-09-11T01:44:18Z $item.owner.firstName http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#3d2fb65e-5e43-4183-9987-22ae4a735fd6 2007-09-07T15:51:48Z 2007-09-07T15:51:48Z

This is the correct answer. It doesn't matter if you keep your magazines loaded or unloaded; what wears out the springs is the loading and unloading.

$item.owner.firstName 2007-09-07T15:51:48Z James http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#5879203a-a934-4af7-b754-cd6a7b22f9f7 2007-09-07T13:00:55Z 2007-09-07T13:00:55Z

I keep my AK mags loaded all the time,some for well over a year,and have never had a feed problem.

James 2007-09-07T13:00:55Z EVAN http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#51901c79-a66a-4618-a69e-b2c3fe1717fc 2007-09-07T03:16:58Z 2007-09-07T03:16:58Z

Don't worry about it. Springs wear out by constant compression and tension. The more you use it, the faster it will wear out.

EVAN 2007-09-07T03:16:58Z $item.owner.firstName http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#99510dc0-3ce5-4cc4-a45f-e2521cf04a59 2007-09-07T00:08:14Z 2007-09-07T00:08:14Z

uh-oh.... better correct the title before someone comes in here with the whole 'mags vs. clips nomenclature' thing. In a well-made magazine, the springs should hold shape and temper for years and years without feeding problems. Depending on what kind of mag we're talking about, many can have rounds stored in stripper-clips and a special adapter that interfaces the mag with the clip.... one good shove down with the thumb and voila, loaded mag, empty clip.

$item.owner.firstName 2007-09-07T00:08:14Z ALLAH God of all http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#b2072c61-1ea4-4fb7-b441-21c03eb77798 2007-09-06T23:46:13Z 2007-09-06T23:46:13Z

I think so. Keep a revolver around.

ALLAH God of all 2007-09-06T23:46:13Z Charles http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#699f9144-6d98-4731-97a3-a0a591b430d7 2007-09-06T22:54:19Z 2007-09-06T22:54:19Z

Am I putting to much stress on my springs by leaving my mags loaded?

Charles 2007-09-06T22:54:19Z