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Verk · 05-05-2008, 03:07 PM

First, I always carry at least one spare mag when I carry and most often two. If I am carrying my 1911 then its always two mags, my Glock 17 then maybe only one.

I consider it flawed logic to think that you are only going to need X number of rounds. When I went through Thunder Ranch an number of years ago Clint Smith told the class that he couldn't tell us when or what the at would look like, only that it would come fast and when we would most likely least expect it. He also said that he could not tell us how many rounds it would take to end the fight. Something else that he said was that wolves traveled in packs more often then not.

Also, I have seen high-end expensive magazines fail on the range during a match. I have seen it happen to the professionals in the game where a magazine floor plate failed and dumped the entire mag full of rounds on the ground.

I have had a Wilson Combat 1911 mag have a catastrophic failure on the range and I consider them the best 1911 magazines money can buy. If a mag fails on the range or during a match, you may only loose the match. If it fails on the street in a defensive situation, you only have your life or the life of your loved ones to loose.

I don't ever want to be in a situation that I don't have a spare magazine whether its because I needed the rounds or that my primary magazine has failed so I always carry at least one spare mag. The consequences of not doing so is something I don't want to have to live with if it all goes bad.

Remember, s*&t happens. Don't ever trust your life to luck. If you are carrying a handgun then I don't see carrying a spare mag is not that big of a deal. Just my .02 cents for what its worth.

**einheit 13** · 05-05-2008, 04:15 PM

Nope, I carry a second pistol, either a PA-63, Makarov, or my Sauer 38H

SouthernIndy · 05-05-2008, 04:17 PM

I carry 2 magazine when out.

robinsre · 05-05-2008, 04:24 PM

2 spare magazines perched in my left back pocket.

slugger6 · 05-05-2008, 04:33 PM

Yes, I do. Ten rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber backed up by another 16-round magazine tucked IWB.

**mhillsing23** · 05-05-2008, 05:16 PM

I typically don't around town. But, if it is winter and I am wearing a coat, or if I am outside hiking or something I usually do.

afmo · 05-05-2008, 06:08 PM

nope...if i need more than 10+1 shots...i've got bigger problems than self defense...

OldCoastGuard · 05-05-2008, 06:14 PM

Not only do I like having extra rounds available, but I also feel more balanced with that weight on my offside. In fact, that's why I most often carry TWO extra mags.

jon45xdtac · 05-05-2008, 06:14 PM

IWB is a nice way to carry extra mags. I'm not one to say, "well if I needed more rounds, then I guess it wasn't in the cards". Screw that. I want to stack as many of those cards in my favor as I can.

bigjimmy57 · 05-13-2008, 02:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rufusdog

Ya what he said.

What they said. If I run out of ammo I'll just have to hit'em with the gun.

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05-05-2008, 04:15 PM	#12
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,383	Nope, I carry a second pistol, either a PA-63, Makarov, or my Sauer 38H __________________ Wer nicht zweifeln kann, ist ein dummer mann! (He who cannot doubt, is a stupid man!) “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

05-05-2008, 04:17 PM	#13
SouthernIndy XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Elberfeld, IN Posts: 133	I carry 2 magazine when out. __________________ XD 45 c Savage Model 64 S&W model 642 Mossberg 930 SPX NAA 22 LR Mini-Revolver

05-05-2008, 04:24 PM	#14
robinsre XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Reno, NV Posts: 2,545	2 spare magazines perched in my left back pocket. __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son but Johnny is no more, what Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4. Support bacteria, it's the only culture some people will ever have.' "Life exists at a level of complexity almost beyond our ability to comprehend, it's a well known fact that if you try to take apart a cat to see how it works one of the first things you have on your hands is a non-working cat" - Douglas Adams

05-05-2008, 04:33 PM	#15
slugger6 XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Ohio Posts: 17,890	Yes, I do. Ten rounds in the magazine and one in the chamber backed up by another 16-round magazine tucked IWB. __________________ "What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us". - Ralph Waldo Emerson

05-05-2008, 03:07 PM	#11
Verk XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 316	First, I always carry at least one spare mag when I carry and most often two. If I am carrying my 1911 then its always two mags, my Glock 17 then maybe only one. I consider it flawed logic to think that you are only going to need X number of rounds. When I went through Thunder Ranch an number of years ago Clint Smith told the class that he couldn't tell us when or what the at would look like, only that it would come fast and when we would most likely least expect it. He also said that he could not tell us how many rounds it would take to end the fight. Something else that he said was that wolves traveled in packs more often then not. Also, I have seen high-end expensive magazines fail on the range during a match. I have seen it happen to the professionals in the game where a magazine floor plate failed and dumped the entire mag full of rounds on the ground. I have had a Wilson Combat 1911 mag have a catastrophic failure on the range and I consider them the best 1911 magazines money can buy. If a mag fails on the range or during a match, you may only loose the match. If it fails on the street in a defensive situation, you only have your life or the life of your loved ones to loose. I don't ever want to be in a situation that I don't have a spare magazine whether its because I needed the rounds or that my primary magazine has failed so I always carry at least one spare mag. The consequences of not doing so is something I don't want to have to live with if it all goes bad. Remember, s*&t happens. Don't ever trust your life to luck. If you are carrying a handgun then I don't see carrying a spare mag is not that big of a deal. Just my .02 cents for what its worth.

05-05-2008, 05:16 PM	#16
mhillsing23 XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: St. Louis, MO Posts: 1,733	I typically don't around town. But, if it is winter and I am wearing a coat, or if I am outside hiking or something I usually do. __________________ Veritas vos liberabit...

05-05-2008, 06:08 PM	#17
afmo XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Northern California Posts: 1,561	nope...if i need more than 10+1 shots...i've got bigger problems than self defense... __________________ Be not intimidated... nor suffer yourselves to be wheedled out of your liberties by any pretense of politeness, delicacy, or decency. These, as they are often used, are but three different names for hypocrisy, chicanery and cowardice. - John Adams, 2nd President of the United States Ruger 22/45 MKIII Springfield XD-9 Service Stevens Model 67 Series E 12g 1948 M44 Mosin-Nagant

05-05-2008, 06:14 PM	#18
OldCoastGuard XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 2	Not only do I like having extra rounds available, but I also feel more balanced with that weight on my offside. In fact, that's why I most often carry TWO extra mags. __________________ "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms…disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes." -- Thomas Jefferson, quoting Cesare Beccaria in On Crimes and Punishment (1764)

05-05-2008, 06:14 PM	#19
jon45xdtac XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 258	IWB is a nice way to carry extra mags. I'm not one to say, "well if I needed more rounds, then I guess it wasn't in the cards". Screw that. I want to stack as many of those cards in my favor as I can. __________________ Springfield XD 45 ACP 5" Tactical Bersa Thunder 9mm Why I CC "Walk softly and carry a big stick." - Theodore Roosevelt

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