Keep ammo loaded in AR mags or in boxes in safe?

**joecooltech** · October 15th, 2012, 04:16 PM

I Just trade for 30 AR mags my questions is should i keep ammo loaded in the mags or just keep the ammo in the boxes stores in the safe?

Thanks Joe

**knight0334** · October 15th, 2012, 05:11 PM

I keep all detachable magazines that I own loaded.

I don't think a burglar, mafia hitman, invading soldier, or government agent/troop will wait for me to load them so that I can shoot back at them.

**DucatiRon** · October 15th, 2012, 05:13 PM

Ammo goes in the mags and then in the safe. Boxes go in the garbage. Empty mags are paper weights.

If they are regular mags and you keep the bolt of your gun closed load the mags to -1 or 29 to help the mag seat easier. If they are pmags you can probly load 30.

Some people have issues with the above some do not. YMMV.

If your guns are in a safe I'd keep them loaded also. But your choice there.

**Tim Ault** · October 15th, 2012, 07:37 PM

It wont hurt the ammo or the magazines to leave them loaded for extended periods of time.If you have no need to have the mags loaded for defensive reasons leaving the ammo in boxes wont hurt anything either. Your call ,Your situation. Myself I have two mags loaded near the weapon the rest of my ammo is stored in ammo cans

**redturbo0** · October 15th, 2012, 08:28 PM

both, you should have more ammo then needed.

**SHTF** · October 16th, 2012, 12:13 AM

I keep 3 mags loaded for 233 and 7,62x39 in safe. Along with few boxes of same ammo. Don't think I will ever need more than that. Either they will get me by surprise or I will get them with what is loaded...

**chrisjp** · October 16th, 2012, 12:41 AM

uhhh uhhhh wich button is "nuke" and which is "nurse"...uhhhh uuhhh.....shit ..lol

**Asmodeus6** · October 16th, 2012, 03:03 AM

All functional magazines get loaded.

**GrumpyBear** · October 16th, 2012, 03:15 AM

Have loaded mags for everything that takes mags.

**SHTF** · October 16th, 2012, 11:44 AM

When I served in army back in 91-93 we were told that spring is getting weak after being compressed for a long period of time. I don't know if springs are different now but I still play it safe and rotate loaded mags once a week.