Don't save money on your mags pedes. A cheap or old spring could mean your death if it is too slow.
Don't store them loaded long term or the elasticity will wear down over time. There is a myth surrounding this that it won't because of one property that is commonly quoted, the elastic limit. What causes your springs to wear down is accelerated corrosion caused by the tension, and also deformation from creep.
Finally, never shoot limp-wristed. The loading mechanism depends on you to hold the weapon firm while it blows back. If the whole weapon blows back with the upper receiver, the receiver will not spring forward with enough momentum to properly load and will jam every time.
He had a magpul P mag. The FTF likely happened because of the jostling of the mag during the scrum. ARs aren't really ment to be slammed on the ground during fire.
The spring loosing its spring rate over time is a myth. US GI mags are stored fully loaded for years without issue.
Hickcock has a video about this. The guy has 50+ years of professional shooting under his belt.
You can store them loaded for years and it doesn't harm the spring. Repeated use is what wears the spring out. There are magazines that people find loaded from WW2 and they function fine unless they are rusted out.
Don't save money on your mags pedes. A cheap or old spring could mean your death if it is too slow.
Don't store them loaded long term or the elasticity will wear down over time. There is a myth surrounding this that it won't because of one property that is commonly quoted, the elastic limit. What causes your springs to wear down is accelerated corrosion caused by the tension, and also deformation from creep.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creep_(deformation)
Finally, never shoot limp-wristed. The loading mechanism depends on you to hold the weapon firm while it blows back. If the whole weapon blows back with the upper receiver, the receiver will not spring forward with enough momentum to properly load and will jam every time.
He had a magpul P mag. The FTF likely happened because of the jostling of the mag during the scrum. ARs aren't really ment to be slammed on the ground during fire.
The spring loosing its spring rate over time is a myth. US GI mags are stored fully loaded for years without issue.
Hickcock has a video about this. The guy has 50+ years of professional shooting under his belt.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=RlgxOW9QzKc
You can store them loaded for years and it doesn't harm the spring. Repeated use is what wears the spring out. There are magazines that people find loaded from WW2 and they function fine unless they are rusted out.