"breaking in" new mags

[retreaux]

Should I just load the rounds in them and leave them in or take them out in a few days to decompress the springs and then reload them? Thanks!

 

[Tulse Luper]

You don't have to anything to your mags other than just shoot. Loaded, unloaded, doesn't' matter.

 

[JadeRaven]

Yeah what he ^^ said

 

[retreaux]

I had read somewhere about taking the rounds out and then reloading, but didn't see the point of it.
Thanks Tulse.

 

[honestlou]

You don't have to anything to your mags other than just shoot. Loaded, unloaded, doesn't' matter.

Most guns tend to shoot better with loaded mags.

 

[Tulse Luper]

Most guns tend to shoot better with loaded mags.

Welcome Retreau. Just so you know, Lou is a jackass.

 

[kcinnick]

I had read somewhere about taking the rounds out and then reloading, but didn't see the point of it.
Thanks Tulse.

You use the trigger to unload your mags. Replace with loaded ammo, rinse, repeat.

 

[retreaux]

Yeah, the repeat is my favorite part. Then repeat again...

 

[yamatitan]

I find the best way to break in new magazines in to start about by buying a case of ammo. Then head off to your favorite shooting spot. Load the magazines insert into gun shoot until all mags are empty. Repeat until the case of ammo is depleted.

 

[JBP55]

I find the best way to break in new magazines in to start about by buying a case of ammo. Then head off to your favorite shooting spot. Load the magazines insert into gun shoot until all mags are empty. Repeat until the case of ammo is depleted.

That about sums it up.

 

[Sin-ster]

What everyone else said, with an addition.

If breaking in the mags were necessary, simply leaving the spring compressed would not get the job done. This follows with the common myth that leaving mags or tubes loaded will degrade the spring-- which was dispelled for me in very harsh terms that made me feel retarded.

Keep in mind that constant stress on the feed lips of some magazines may cause problems, though. Although this could be the new myth to replace the old one.