How many magazines per gun?

[wildmanleblanc]

Had 3 tours in VietNam, carried 7 Mags for my M-16 (20 Round Mags) and 3 Mags for my 1911. managed to stay alive,if you don't **** off your ammo, 140 rounds will go a long way.

 

[kajuntriton]

50 per firearm minimum.

And if you have 30 of the same style firearm???

I better get to collecting if that's the standard!!!

KT

 

[CEHollier]

Me personally. Minimum of 5 with 10 the goal.

 

[dfsutton]

And if you have 30 of the same style firearm???

I better get to collecting if that's the standard!!!

KT

At the current market price, you could buy a small house for that cost.

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[pwl822]

at least 6 per pistol 12 for ar if you aint got a magazine your left with a single shot weapon

 

[xobelkcat]

I look at it like this, Its ALOT faster to load a new mag into the gun, than it is to load the mag then load the gun. I think more is better, to a point.
50 ar mags would be very heavy to tote around.
I feel for your main battle rifle you should have at least 50, with the ability to carry around 5 on your person, and have at least 10 for each other rifle.
As for your sidearm, I feel 1 or 2 extra mags on your person is more than enough, and have at least 5 total, per handgun.

 

[jdessell]

Had 3 tours in VietNam, carried 7 Mags for my M-16 (20 Round Mags) and 3 Mags for my 1911. managed to stay alive,if you don't **** off your ammo, 140 rounds will go a long way.

I've always heard standard load-out was 7 USGI mags. Think that's still the standard with 30-rounders. If you plan on burning through 50 mags in a firefight, chances are you're not going to be alive to see half of that get used and you're damn sure not going to carry it in a rush bug-out-bag.

 

[Skiney]

Mag's???? Huh?

One for each bullet.

I shoot a weapon with no clips or mags so uh ZERO

 

[SeventhSon]

The "standard load out", to me only applies to military/police. If we went on patrol and a mag was damaged we just traded it in for a new one and went on about life. If we, as civilians, are stuck with what we have and there is no resupply should a mag get damaged then I think the more the merrier should be in your safe. If I have 7 and one gets messed up I only have 6 now. If I have 25 and one gets messed up I'm not as worried.

I read the OP to mean how many total should you have and not how many you should carry. If I'm wrong then I agree that 7 on your person I more than enough.