[M14sRock]

Originally Posted by superc

OTH there are some magazines that have never worked reliably even when new, so storing those puppies fully loaded just kind of adds to Murphy's tool box.

Life is too short to rely on cheap mags.

[Rick1967]

I am amazed at how someone will spend over $1000 on a 1911 and then buy cheap mags for it.

[big_cigar]

If I have several mags loaded in my range bag I take out 1 or 2 cartridges. If it is my back up mag for my current gun I keep it fully loaded.

[M14sRock]

Originally Posted by Rick1967

I am amazed at how someone will spend over $1000 on a 1911 and then buy cheap mags for it.

No kidding, Rick.

The same ones who spend thousands on a high end tactical rifle with Eurpoean glass on it, and then shoot generic factory ammo.

[oldman45]

Not sure how long they can be loaded. I used some loaded mags for my 1911 last Tuesday. They worked fine and I reloaded them three times on the range and they are loaded now. But these mags have been sitting on the shelf, fully loaded for over a year.

I have some Glock mags that have been loaded since 2003 when I moved into this house. Have shot some of them lately but got about 15 more still loaded. Might be a few years before I shoot them since I stopped shooting any of my Glocks months ago.