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[Iceaxe]

I usually leave my mags 2 or 3 short when storing them loaded. The weak mag spring issue is a problem with all mags that are left fully loaded, some more them others. Some firearms handle a weak feeder spring better then others.

As a side note.... a similar problem resulted in many deaths during Vietnam. Once the soldiers began leaving their clips one short the problem pretty much went away. But many of the first 16's jammed during a fire fight as a result of weak mag springs when they were first issued.

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[basilone0331]

Any magazine spring will compress over time if left loaded, full or near full. I keep several mags for all my firearms and rotate which ones are loaded about once a month. I don't know about the Kahr but in my experience if you pay for the cheap mags, that is exactly what you get. the Berretta mags they issues us in Iraq were so bad that we would only keep them loaded when on missionsand some guys bought their own for the Berretta which were far better, but our M-16 mags we had loaded for 7 months straight without any feeding problems with very little maintainence.

[JamisJockey]

Iceaxe wrote: I usually leave my mags 2 or 3 short when storing them loaded. The weak mag spring issue is a problem with all mags that are left fully loaded, some more them others. Some firearms handle a weak feeder spring better then others.

As a side note.... a similar problem resulted in many deaths during Vietnam. Once the soldiers began leaving their clips one short the problem pretty much went away. But many of the first 16's jammed during a fire fight as a result of weak mag springs when they were first issued.

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The problem with the M16 (And other high cap mags) isn't that they weaken. The problem in leaving them fully loaded is that there is so much pressure on the spring that double feeding occasionally occurs. It takes alot more spring pressure in a 30 round mag to compress and extend to feed all those rounds than, say, a 1911 mag.
FWIW, I've shot a WWII vintage 1911 with mags that were loaded in the fifites and left in a bedstand. Fucntioned flawlessly.

[RedMan]

Remember that 9mm is perhaps the most widely available ammo on the planet.

Whatever you choose do yourself a HUGE favor and practice often.

[bruce from bryce]

Maybe the idiot Kerry will propose the legislation.

[greyhair biker]

I carry a WaltherPPK 9mm stainless and have loved it for years. I needed something heavy enough to know it was there but lightweight enough to carry on my pack while riding out in the boonies. I rarey go anywhere without it. Hey - where's Fourtycal...I never met an expert but he's the closest one I know on firearms :2thumbs:

[moabfool]

Great discussion. For anyone buying new, I heard something about the break in period for a new firearm. I read that you'll need to put 1,000 rounds through it before it can be considered reliable. Then again it could've been a ploy by the ammo companies. They had an ad on the next page. :ne_nau:

[stefan]

greyhair biker wrote: WaltherPPK 9mm


james bond eh? bet it gets you far with the ladies :haha:

[greyhair biker]

Why Yes...you've found out my true identity :naughty: