Does Leaving A Magazine Loaded Damage It
This will probably start a fire storm but.Are there any problems - i.e. Spring tension problems etc. storingmagazines loaded?Should one just load up before going to the range orcan one have a few mags loaded and ready?Will the 10 round factory mag hold up better to beingalways loaded because of the rotary design?The more I think about it I think I'm going to go with a 3 mag grabber thingy and use factory 10 round clips. I did pick up 2 Pro Mag brand 25 round mags for $9 each (killer sale) to play with tho.THANKS IN ADVANCE.
Does Leaving A Magazine Loaded Damage It Is Today
Yeah, it shouldnt matter if your leaving a fully loaded mag for a short extended amount of time. But if you leave your rifle and pistol mag loaded and ready to rock in your gun safe, all year every year, then you should leave 1 or 2 rounds out, and rotate every couple weeks to a different mag.
There is no universal answer to this question. The design is key to how long a spring will last and under which conditions it will perform best. It is not only the design of the magazine but also the actual springs selected for use in the design.It is the job of the designer to select a spring for his/her design based on the function of the design and it’s intended life.
Spring weakening by being loaded for an extended period of time is a myth. It has been a question posted here before but I can't find it at the moment, sorry. I post on my iTouch and my options are limited but I assure you, leaving mags loaded for long periods does no harm. I will look to find the related post which had some very good answers. The main mechanism that will weaken the springs in a magazine is loading and unloading them. Storing Magazines Loaded will not weaken them if properly rotated. Rotating every six months is a best practice I follow. Also under loading them by 2 rounds. I load 28 rounds into my AR15 magazines for example.
Magazine designs from reputable firearm manufacturers use springs that will last a very long time. I rotate through my magazines keeping one of each loaded for HD but that is more of a personal choice than a necessity.For a spring, the key characteristics are the shape and the material used. Narrowing this down to magazines, there are generally two types of springs used, a “square spring” (formed in a square or rectangular wind) and a coil spring (round wind).
The spring wire cross section can be round or square as well. Each of these spring types will perform similar functions but will last differently if compressed beyond the elastic limits of the material. The material is most often carbon steel due to a better modulus of elasticity.When you compress a coil spring the forces are distributed equally throughout the coil and the fatigue is not concentrated in any one area or specific areas in the spring. A “square” wound spring concentrates the forces at the bends so there are higher torsional forces at these locations than at the straight runs between the bends. Square/rectangular wound springs must be more carefully selected as they have the greater tendency to fatigue and “shorten” in length.An example of the two can be shown with the magazines form my MKIII 22/45 (uses round coil spring) and my P95 (used rectangular wound spring). Neither of these firearms are old enough to exhibit any fatigue but I do keep at least one of each of their magazines loaded, the P95 for HD and the 22/45 for range ready.None of my magazines have any indication of loss of tension and these two firearms operate very dependably. From my perspective, these two firearms are well designed so I anticipate long life in their magazines!Magazine springs are not subjected to mechanical shock as car/truck springs are so they are not exposed to the more severe spring environments.
They will last a long time if there are no defects in the material used! The standard compression/relaxing cycles will not greatly reduce the performance of a properly selected spring.
That's right Tackleberry, besides how are you gonna be ready for a zombie attack if your mags are empty??????????Hey I bought another P-Mag but it had the sight window it's all he had, and the clip you mention wont reattach to the butt end, while in use, what's up with that????????now i'm supposed to keep up with that while i'm out enjoying a nice day of shooting, what a hassle.what nut engineered that or am i missing something?#2104449 - 01/09/12 12:27 AM Re: Will leaving your AR-15 mags loaded hurt anything?PM JunkieRegistered: 02/18/02Posts: 10539Loc: Colorado.