OK to keep the mags fully loaded?

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Discussion Starter · Sep 6, 2001

Hello,
I was wondering if it is OK to keep my BUL m5 16 rnds 9mm mags fully loaded for long period of time?
Should I load them with only 10 rnds during storage to ease the pressure on the spring or does it matter at all? The mags were hard to load to the last round when I bought the pistol but I kept them loaded to 16 rnds all the time and now the springs are much softer, can the spring get too soft if the mags are stored fully loaded al the time?

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Discussion Starter · #2 · Sep 6, 2001

Ouups, just noticed the topic was already in the forum under MAGS ROTATION, so basically, it does not matter, right?

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shane45-1911

· #3 · Sep 6, 2001

Keeping mags fully loaded should not hurt the springs. The compression and rebound of the spring is what causes it to fatigue.

Regardless, mag springs are cheap, and I replace all mine once a year whether they are used frequently or left loaded in a drawer for a while.

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· #4 · Jun 5, 2006

shane45-1911 said:
Keeping mags fully loaded should not hurt the springs. The compression and rebound of the spring is what causes it to fatigue.

Regardless, mag springs are cheap, and I replace all mine once a year whether they are used frequently or left loaded in a drawer for a while.

What he said

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