Why Extra Mags?

**jmarshall** · February 17th, 2010, 01:13 AM

It seems that so many of you guys carry extra magazines...... why? do you really expect to need to take that many shots? Just help me understand the reasoning.... Just kind of my opinion that if you are in a situation that you would need more than a shot or 2 you are in a situation that you shouldn't have gotten yourself into in the first place.

**knight0334** · February 17th, 2010, 01:16 AM

Sh!t fails at the worst times.. And sometimes you have no choice about the situation you got into, it just happens whether you wanted to be in it or not.

**natewal4430** · February 17th, 2010, 01:16 AM

If the firearm you carry has a magazine, then said firearm can have a failure. 9 out of 10 times you need a fresh mag to properly clear a failure.

My $0.02

**Smalls** · February 17th, 2010, 01:16 AM

It's better to have it and not need it, than to need it and not have it.

I'm not going to go Rambo on someone, but if someone charges me or my family/friends I will use what it takes at that moment. If it requires two 33rnd glock mags than that's what it takes.

**Caspian** · February 17th, 2010, 01:18 AM

my feeling is "why not?".

kinda falls into the same reasoning behind why most of us carry to begin with.
"better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it"

**emsjeep** · February 17th, 2010, 01:19 AM

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westroads_Mall_shooting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tacoma_Mall_shooting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sello_mall_shooting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trolley_Square_shooting
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hudson_Valley_Mall

questions?

**jmarshall** · February 17th, 2010, 01:20 AM

Ok... an extra mag makes good sense...... but I have seen posts on here where people say that they carry 2,3,4 extra mags. That seems like overkill IMHO. Different strokes for different folks I guess

**Smalls** · February 17th, 2010, 01:23 AM

Originally Posted by jmarshall

Ok... an extra mag makes good sense...... but I have seen posts on here where people say that they carry 2,3,4 extra mags. That seems like overkill IMHO. Different strokes for different folks I guess

Could be overkill.

If your pinned down in the corner of a mall with no way out a two attackers. Eight rounds goes pretty quick in my case (My weapon only holds 8+1)

Alot of companys make dual mag pouches making carrying 3 mags not a problem. 25 > 9 in my case.

I only have two mags however...