What is the lifespan of the average magazine?

vallopez2000

How many rounds will it take to wear out a good 1911 magazine? I'm talking about the magazine body or tube, not the spring or follower since those can be replaced. I have an old reliable mec-gar 8rd .45 magazine that has been faithfull for many years. I am wondering how much longer it will remain so reliable.

Jake_S-83

Under normal conditions, if it kept clean, you shouldnt be able to wear it out. I have quite a few mags that are older than me, and work as well as brand new ones.
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redice

I have always kept my magazines unloaded when not in use. Is this a good hobbit or un-necessary?

I also don't like leaving weapons cocked, and always make sure to release the hammers mainly this comes into affect with semi's and pumps everything else can pretty much be done without dry firing.

I think it was taught to me as a kid and backed up in gun safety training. I know dry firing is bad because you can ruin the pin however I have always done it since the age of 8+ I think part of it was safety and now when I think of it I always think its cus I don't want the springs to wear.

Seems to me I was always taught after unloading your shotgun outside, you were to point it in a safe direction and pull the trigger triple checking that its unloaded then and only then do you bring it in the house.

I have never ruined a pin yet in a shotgun/semi auto but please stop me before I do if I am misguided.

rldowns3

If it's a good quality magazine and if you take care of the magazine it should last you a lifetime.

Contender Man

I have magazines that have 5+ thousand round through them and still function like the day they were made.

Keep your mags. clean and you should wear out faster than they will, at least that's what's happening with me[:D]



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bobski

a lifetime.

CHGOTHNDER

I am still shooting the original mag from colt in a .32 auto model 1903 made in 1921. Spring is tight and mag functions great.

PJ

If nobody seen you do it, how could you have done it. NRA Life Member, AF&AM

boltthrower

I'm forty something years old. I'm still using 1911 mags my dad had before I was born, and he was an Army Marksman and competition shooter, and I go shooting regulerly several times a month, so there's been lots of rounds gone through them. I think right now these are 45 to 50 year old mags I'm using.

boltthrower

Redice.....yes its a good practice not to keep mags loaded when not in use. The constant tension on the springs from a loaded mag will only shorten its lifespan.

ATF

I've still got some from a previous life.
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