Funny story a few years ago I started loading every magazine I had in my inventory. Wife comes out to my shop and asks what you doing? I explained that if it goes all pear shape they aren't going to wait for me to reload my mags. Lo and behold a few minutes later here she comes from the house with her extra rifle and pistol mags and ask me can I show her again how to load her mags.
Funny story a few years ago I started loading every magazine I had in my inventory. Wife comes out to my shop and asks what you doing? I explained that if it goes all pear shape they aren't going to wait for me to reload my mags. Lo and behold a few minutes later here she comes from the house with her extra rifle and pistol mags and ask me can I show her again how to load her mags.
I am very fortunate that she understands of being prepared. Her father taught her to shoot when she was a little girl, but with wheel guns. Her dad was a GBI agent with the state of GA. She is a jam up pistol shot and pretty fair with a rifle, does like a red dot. I had to teach her about loading mags. She gets mad when I make her reload all of her 10/22 mags when we get back from the range and she has gone through 10 or 12 10/22 extended mags.
I hope you rotate them and do not leave them all loaded. Also, the vaunted Magpul mags will deform if left loaded without the cover snapped in place. I saw some fool showing off a safe online filled with hundreds of uncovered Magpuls. Don't be that guy.
I think what he's saying is that the end caps ensure that the feeding end of the mag doesn't become deformed over time under load, which would compromise its interface with the receiver & ability to feed rounds properly. That's just my guess, knowing nothing about this ... but now I'm off to the inter webs as my curiosity is piqued and I got a box with dozens of empty PMAGS and Hexmags I've never loaded/used ...
Funny story a few years ago I started loading every magazine I had in my inventory. Wife comes out to my shop and asks what you doing? I explained that if it goes all pear shape they aren't going to wait for me to reload my mags. Lo and behold a few minutes later here she comes from the house with her extra rifle and pistol mags and ask me can I show her again how to load her mags.
Sir, you have either trained her well, or selected a well-prepared woman. Kudo's!
I've found that loading is very therapeutic.
Onward, Christian soldiers!
Personally, I also find rapid, aimed unloading equally therapeutic.
I am very fortunate that she understands of being prepared. Her father taught her to shoot when she was a little girl, but with wheel guns. Her dad was a GBI agent with the state of GA. She is a jam up pistol shot and pretty fair with a rifle, does like a red dot. I had to teach her about loading mags. She gets mad when I make her reload all of her 10/22 mags when we get back from the range and she has gone through 10 or 12 10/22 extended mags.
@Houdini Trooper
Two words: Lula loader
Been using Lula loaders for years.
I hope you rotate them and do not leave them all loaded. Also, the vaunted Magpul mags will deform if left loaded without the cover snapped in place. I saw some fool showing off a safe online filled with hundreds of uncovered Magpuls. Don't be that guy.
Only load the 30 rd. mags with 28 rds and yes use the covers.
Why not leave the magazines loaded?
I think what he's saying is that the end caps ensure that the feeding end of the mag doesn't become deformed over time under load, which would compromise its interface with the receiver & ability to feed rounds properly. That's just my guess, knowing nothing about this ... but now I'm off to the inter webs as my curiosity is piqued and I got a box with dozens of empty PMAGS and Hexmags I've never loaded/used ...
Exactly.