Extended storage of fully loaded mags is not a problem with modern era springs.What is the best way to store magazines? I wish to have them ready for self-defense, but also do not want to shorten the spring life. Will storing them full shorten the life of the magazine spring?![]()
No........What is the best way to store magazines? I wish to have them ready for self-defense, but also do not want to shorten the spring life. Will storing them full shorten the life of the magazine spring?![]()
I think you are referring to mags that hold more capacity, the train of thought and has been witnessed by myself, it is better to leave out 1-3 rounds, instead of loading to full capacity, so as to curtail any misfeeds or FTF's. Usually applies to high capacity rifle mags and some handgun mags.hmmm.. I remember reading on hear a year or 2 ago (it seems) about people talking about some study that was done that showed that a magazine stored in full capacity will have a significantly shorter lifespan than one stored with 1 or 2 less than full cap. Yet now everyone is saying that is incorrect... maybe i dreamed it.
springs dont care how far they are compressed. if your magazine has trouble feeding rounds when loaded to its designed capacity you have a bad magazine. it is the proccess of compression decrompression that wears out springs not keeping them in a compressed state. the only time ive seen magazine springs go bad while in a fully compressed state are ones that got wet and corroded the spring.hmmm.. I remember reading on hear a year or 2 ago (it seems) about people talking about some study that was done that showed that a magazine stored in full capacity will have a significantly shorter lifespan than one stored with 1 or 2 less than full cap. Yet now everyone is saying that is incorrect... maybe i dreamed it.