[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Magazine spring damage?

Posted: 3/30/2003 3:49:59 AM EDT

I've had all my mags fully loaded for a while now. Does keeping the 30rd mags fully loaded for extended periods of time damage the springs? How long would be safe? How do you know when to replace a mag spring? I have more mags than I can take to the range so I can't realisticaly test them all. I hope I'm not the only one who keeps dozens of fully loaded mags. Feel free to insert "over prepared" joke here.

Posted: 3/30/2003 4:28:38 AM EDT

[#1]

All your questions are covered in the FAQ pinned at the top of the forum.

Posted: 3/30/2003 3:41:43 PM EDT

[#2]

The FAQ page isn't working so I thought I'd ask?

Posted: 3/30/2003 4:31:33 PM EDT

[#3]

Properly designed springs wear out from compression/decompression cycles, not from remaining compressed over long periods. USGI magazines can remain loaded indefinitely without failure. Try this link for the mag FAQ:
[url]http://magfaq.tripod.com/[/url]

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