clandestine
AR-15 Savant
Magpul markets the covers as dust covers. The feedlip pressure thing is something Magpul advertised in the past and has since admitted they never should have used in their marketing, as its not necessary.
There is such a thing as bad advice. The advise you gave in regards to magazines is bad advice.
No quality magazine (pmags are quality magazines) will take a set that is not designed into the specs of the spring.
Keeping quality magazines loaded does nothing bad.
How is rotating your loaded mags bad advice? Why would you want to keep a mag loaded for 15 years? Why not rotate them in and out of service?
That is assuming you have enough mags to rotate.
Magpul markets the covers as dust covers. The feedlip pressure thing is something Magpul advertised in the past and has since admitted they never should have used in their marketing, as its not necessary.
How is rotating your loaded mags bad advice? Why would you want to keep a mag loaded for 15 years? Why not rotate them in and out of service?
That is assuming you have enough mags to rotate.
How is rotating your loaded mags bad advice? Why would you want to keep a mag loaded for 15 years? Why not rotate them in and out of service?
That is assuming you have enough mags to rotate.
Rotating mags is worse for the mag than leaving it loaded.
Compressing and releasing the spring is what causes it to have problems, NOT leaving it compressed.
Do you rotate your buffer springs in AR? Mainsprings/Striker springs in pistols?
How about on your car? Do you rotate the springs?
If it makes you feel good, do it. But like cleaning every time you shoot, you are causing more harm that good.
And the reason the mags stayed loaded for 15 years is, I did not go shooting in that 15 years or so, and my HD 1911 was loaded the whole time. And the mags may have been loaded longer, as I typically just drop the HD mags out and leave them at home. I have PLENTY of mags.
Yep, that was my point. As with any mag. I don't like to keep them loaded for extended periods.
Rotating mags is worse for the mag than leaving it loaded.
Compressing and releasing the spring is what causes it to have problems, NOT leaving it compressed.
Do you rotate your buffer springs in AR? Mainsprings/Striker springs in pistols?
How about on your car? Do you rotate the springs?
If it makes you feel good, do it. But like cleaning every time you shoot, you are causing more harm that good.
And the reason the mags stayed loaded for 15 years is, I did not go shooting in that 15 years or so, and my HD 1911 was loaded the whole time. And the mags may have been loaded longer, as I typically just drop the HD mags out and leave them at home. I have PLENTY of mags.
From what experience do you speak that it is a bad thing? Or is it just your "thing"?
How does one know a mag that had been loaded for a long time, then used and malfunctions, wasn't just a bad mag from the start?
BTW, there are some that say the buffer spring should be replaced every 3k rounds. However I've found that mine are within spec at 3k, so I replace mine at 5k. How about you?
As with any discussion, you will find folks will disagree about most anything. There are those of us that believe that any spring compressed over a period of time will lose some of it's strength.
Look at an older car. Some will have a sag to the rear. That's not because the shocks are bad, it's because the springs have lost some of their strength.
Same difference when speaking about any spring compressed all of the time. Mags may be able to function but there will be some degradation in the steel used to make that spring.
From what experience do you speak that it is a bad thing? Or is it just your "thing"?
How does one know a mag that had been loaded for a long time, then used and malfunctions, wasn't just a bad mag from the start?