How many mags should i have for my ar 15

I have no earthly idea how many I own… none. My closest guess is many many cubic feet worth. Minimum of 10 ten working, loaded mags for each serious purpose gun you own is a great place to start. How many mags do you own? Outdoor Life Survival Prep Gear. I like to keep 15 pistol and 50 for my main rifle then about 20 for anything else.

You need more to survive the zombie apocalypse. Trust me I know! I started late in the game. Dont worry im starting a raider gang and you can join. General » General Discussion. Previous Page. Next Page. Wouldn't mind grabbing a few more for the Glock honestly. Magazines are a high wear, fragile and very expendable item. On top of that, you should have enough to use as barter with others who thought having 20 magazines would be enough but now need more for the above reasons.

Synthetics may become brittle with time, whereas USGI Aluminum mags won't, even if they may only be reliable for approximately 1. Any less than magazines and you may be setting yourself up for failure once the supply dries up though legislation or some other interruption of supply from unforeseen circumstances. Lifetime supply. Whatever that means to you. If your going into battle you need as many as it takes to stop the threat or escape the threat.

Your area of operation dictates what you need not a one size fits all number. Also what you can afford comes into play. Ive got over for 3 ar-s.

I have about 80 mags. Reactions: jungle45 , MinnesotaMulisha , Alphatreedog and 2 others. I thought I was doing ok at 50! Reactions: jungle45 , Strykervet , Alphatreedog and 1 other person. Jun 15, 13, 15, SEPA. SilentStalkr said:. Click to expand Reactions: Alphatreedog. How many loaded ones do you want to run around willy-nilly with? Reactions: Fig. Only 7 lol! Got to have spares and rainy day stash tho. Come on Veer! Oct 23, 7, 14, Texas Hill Country.

I have a number of magazines to use, give when needed, replace, etc. Apr 17, 2, 3, The land of many waters. Just whenever you buy ammo buy it from PSA and wait for their deal of 1K rounds with 10 pmags. It works out to about the same cost as 1K rounds with shipping would normally cost. Reactions: jrassy and deersniper. Alphatreedog Tier Potato Full Member. Feb 15, 4, 8, The more you buy and load now the less hou uave to reload later. In fact you should not measure your ammo by rounds.

You should measure by mags. Reactions: oneshot Jun 5, 6, 4, 45 Pierce County, WA. Sieg said:. Reactions: deersniper , jungle45 and Bender. Oct 24, 3, 8, ravenpointgroup. Lost track, myself. Dec 13, I'm fucked.

Feb 2, 1, U. I might want to get a jumpstart on the next Congress. Are the Brownells metal mags worth their salt? Reactions: Soulezoo and 2ndamendfan. Nov 12, 31 47 Columbia, South Carolina. I say 10 mags per rifle at a minimum but, more is always better. Reactions: powerspc and Inifinty. May 18, 1, 64 England, ar. Enough to overheat the rifle. Both the AR and M1-A. Had enough to overheat it too!

But the money got in my eye! Unknown Gunny Sergeant Full Member. How many magazines is enough is a commonly discussed topic.

Presuming a person isn't collecting magazines to use for sale or barter, here is my answer. That way, there are enough magazines to rotate use, and replace magazines as needed. For long term as in magazines will never again become available I would think at least twice the amount in paragraph one, but really, the sky is the limit.

It is akin to asking how much ammo, how many bandages, how much food and water, etc. Feb 22, 11, 15, Northeast. Reactions: jrassy.