I have about 20 ar mags that are still in the wrapper. Is it better to store them with ammo in them or keep it out? I know many people will say keep them loaded and ready but i have 20 already loaded, just curious what is better for the mag.
Storing AR mags, loaded or unloaded
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Richard in LA
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loaded. Number of (repetitive) compressions is what kills mag springs, not how long they sit compressed.
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I've always kept them loaded. About 2 weeks ago I pulled out some AR Mags that have been loaded since Katrina (2005), they functioned fine and the springs still feel good.
Richard in LA
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I have read numerous stories about 1911 mags that have been loaded since the 20's that have been found, and funcition just fine.
This, but they're not much use unloaded so I say load.
Leaving them loaded will not hurt them one bit. That being said, I do have a dozen still in the wrapper that I have never opened. I dont plan on opening them any time soon as I already have 40+ mags loaded and ready to go.
I leave all my mags loaded all the time. For the defense/carry mags, I figure if I ever need them I'll need them loaded. For the range mags, I hate loading mags while I sweat my ass off at the range so I loaded them up on the couch in the A/C then just grab what I need for a range visit.
