Do you carry extra magazines?

[ATM]

As I understand it the chances of needing more than 17 rounds are very slim. So for me the answer is no.

I hope the magazine isn't your failure point when you really do need round number 2 or 3 from it.

 

[Ryno300]

I always carry 1 extra...two reasons - one for extra capacity and one for the potential of failure/jam. I have faith in my EDC and I don't expect to have a problem, but in the 1 chance where I have to drop the mag to clear a jam I want to have a second in waiting.

 

[MiNDRiVE]

A lot of people carry extra mags but nobody ever said they were full. I really hope you guys aren't running around with empty mags in your cargo pockets

 

[worddoer]

1. I submit that if one has the option of high-tailing it, then they should have exercised that option before learning that the amount of ammunition they chose to carry was sufficient or not.
2. No one can know how many rounds it will take to solve any given problem. It might be the number you have or less. It will be between zero and more than you have. More is better than less unless you're trying to swim.
3. Everyone can miss under stress, even at ridiculously close range, even a lot of times. It's not just NYC cops. Refer back to #2.
4. Needing to reload after running dry is not the only reason one should carry an extra magazine. Magazines are the most likely cause of a malfunction in an otherwise functional firearm. Having additional magazines could be the difference between one shot and enough.
5. I don't advocate that people carry everything I carry, but if you're going to carry a handgun for defense, I believe that at least one readily accessible reload and a powerful flashlight are as essential as the gun itself or the knowledge and skill to be able to use it (or not) effectively and appropriately in an emergency.

+100 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

IMHO, the most important reason to have a backup mag is for #4. People can say "but my gun and magazine work every time!". But, can you guarantee that every round in that magazine will work perfectly? The only round that you know for sure will fire is the round you just fired. If you have a malfunction and "tap, rack, bang" does not get you up and running, then you should be tossing that mag and loading your next one. How are you going to do that if you don't have a "next one"?

 

[Mark 1911]

I carry two extra mags in a carrier.

 

[1911 nut]

I carry at least two.

 

[Sticky]

Yes.

 

[gungirl65]

I currently have a couple spares in my purse. I am still carrying the LCP so the two extra mags both fit in a small change purse.

I like the thought of more chances to drop bg's but it is also nice to have a back up just in case the mag in the gun malfunctions.

 

[Robz703]

I carry 2 extra mags in the vehicle I'm in and I carry a extra mag on my person along with my EDC.

 

[cosermann]

I always carry 1 extra...two reasons - one for extra capacity and one for the potential of failure/jam. ..

Been waiting for it, and FINALLY (unless I missed it earlier in the thread) someone mentions another (if not THE other) significant reason for carrying a spare mag - to address a malfunction. Rep inbound.

 

[g00n24]

at least 2 spare mags (or speedstrips/speedloaders when I carried a revo) at all times for whatever I am carrying, UNLESS, I am carrying a BUG and don't have the pocket room for a second spare primary gun mag.

 

[cosermann]

Been waiting for it, and FINALLY (unless I missed it earlier in the thread) someone mentions another (if not THE other) significant reason for carrying a spare mag - to address a malfunction. Rep inbound.

Wait a minute, I see ATM alluded to mag failure (a type of malfunction) also.

I hope the magazine isn't your failure point when you really do need round number 2 or 3 from it.

 

[Tactically Fat]

IMO - it's foolish NOT to.

 

[Streck-Fu]

Yes.

Just as much for possible malfunctions as needing the extra ammo....

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Yeppers. 18+1 and then +18+18. Extra rounds in my GHB, too.

Many thinking about round count and feeling all warm and fuzzy.

Magazines FAIL!

 

[Bluejeeper]

Been waiting for it, and FINALLY (unless I missed it earlier in the thread) someone mentions another (if not THE other) significant reason for carrying a spare mag - to address a malfunction. Rep inbound.

Actually, Rhino hit on that back in post #13 and it's been touched on by several other people....including myself.

Where's our rep?

 

[rhino]

Been waiting for it, and FINALLY (unless I missed it earlier in the thread) someone mentions another (if not THE other) significant reason for carrying a spare mag - to address a malfunction. Rep inbound.

Actually, Rhino hit on that back in post #13 and it's been touched on by several other people....including myself.

Where's our rep?

Yeah!

 

[copo]

yes I carry extra magazines. sometimes one sometimes more depends on gun and weather.

 

[Tyler-The-Piker]

sometimes a thread will have me wondering to myself,
"why don't people read (or at least skim) through this before posting?"
lol

 

[Constructionist]

I always carry a full sized pistol and two spare mags.