http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139?format=rss Tribe.net. Local Connections http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#255ae1a9-824f-49ba-8f9a-79c6e3b9d531 *************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. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 22:51:37 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#255ae1a9-824f-49ba-8f9a-79c6e3b9d531 ALLAH God of all 2007-09-11T22:51:37Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#61661890-81b7-4bac-98d2-0d91ae3914ee 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. Tue, 11 Sep 2007 01:44:18 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#61661890-81b7-4bac-98d2-0d91ae3914ee Adam 2007-09-11T01:44:18Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#3d2fb65e-5e43-4183-9987-22ae4a735fd6 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. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:51:48 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#3d2fb65e-5e43-4183-9987-22ae4a735fd6 $item.owner.firstName 2007-09-07T15:51:48Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#5879203a-a934-4af7-b754-cd6a7b22f9f7 I keep my AK mags loaded all the time,some for well over a year,and have never had a feed problem. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:00:55 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#5879203a-a934-4af7-b754-cd6a7b22f9f7 James 2007-09-07T13:00:55Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#51901c79-a66a-4618-a69e-b2c3fe1717fc Don't worry about it. Springs wear out by constant compression and tension. The more you use it, the faster it will wear out. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 03:16:58 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#51901c79-a66a-4618-a69e-b2c3fe1717fc EVAN 2007-09-07T03:16:58Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#99510dc0-3ce5-4cc4-a45f-e2521cf04a59 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. Fri, 07 Sep 2007 00:08:14 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#99510dc0-3ce5-4cc4-a45f-e2521cf04a59 $item.owner.firstName 2007-09-07T00:08:14Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#b2072c61-1ea4-4fb7-b441-21c03eb77798 I think so. Keep a revolver around. Thu, 06 Sep 2007 23:46:13 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#b2072c61-1ea4-4fb7-b441-21c03eb77798 ALLAH God of all 2007-09-06T23:46:13Z http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#699f9144-6d98-4731-97a3-a0a591b430d7 Am I putting to much stress on my springs by leaving my mags loaded? Thu, 06 Sep 2007 22:54:19 GMT http://gunversation.tribe.net/thread/8a34a3fa-c81f-432d-a97d-69dc79f82139#699f9144-6d98-4731-97a3-a0a591b430d7 Charles 2007-09-06T22:54:19Z