I see the "consumable" aspect of it, but for some of us the rate of consumption is low enough to manage without owning a trainload of mags. I also see the mag-scare aspect of it, but it's odd to me that people who'd never speculate in rice of corn or pork belly commodity markets will readily jump in to the mag commodity market.
And Teddy12B, you are not alone in your preference for 20 rounders. I also far prefer the 20 round magazine, but then again I'm not a "mag dump, Echo-trigger-is-still-way-too-slow" kind of guy.
I'd be interested in seeing Magpul's production data. I bet they have sold enough PMAG to provide 1/4 Americans with a mag every other year. I suspect that mag "shortages" are just like .22 "shortages"-- artificially induced by people with 20,000 rounds stockpiled who are absolutely petrified they won't be able to reach 30,000 rounds by Christmas.
And Teddy12B, you are not alone in your preference for 20 rounders. I also far prefer the 20 round magazine, but then again I'm not a "mag dump, Echo-trigger-is-still-way-too-slow" kind of guy.
I'd be interested in seeing Magpul's production data. I bet they have sold enough PMAG to provide 1/4 Americans with a mag every other year. I suspect that mag "shortages" are just like .22 "shortages"-- artificially induced by people with 20,000 rounds stockpiled who are absolutely petrified they won't be able to reach 30,000 rounds by Christmas.