Storing magazines

[700xcr]

Always heard loaded is no problem and will not damage the mag.  Two cents

Good to hear this as i thought my glock 20 magazine was worn out from me keeping it always loaded ( it fails to cycle so it must be something else to blame ) any ideas???

Could be ammo, guide rod spring too light or you gun just needs a good cleaning.

[jaymark6655]

As others have stated myth.

Now cycling a spring from compressed to uncompressed no matter how slow, will wear it out.  They have a set number of cycles for their lifespan, its a lot.

Certain all-plastic mags when left loaded will stretch and just let the rounds fall out and could cause double feeds.  That is why Glock puts some metal in theirs.

[troyspinetar]

Great topic! One of those questions I've thought in my head. Cool to hear these responses! 

[romaknows]

Always heard loaded is no problem and will not damage the mag.  Two cents

Good to hear this as i thought my glock 20 magazine was worn out from me keeping it always loaded ( it fails to cycle so it must be something else to blame ) any ideas???

Could be ammo, guide rod spring too light or you gun just needs a good cleaning.

I probably bought the cheap ammo, i will clean everything really good and run some quality rounds through it and see if that helps.

Always heard loaded is no problem and will not damage the mag.  Two cents

Good to hear this as i thought my glock 20 magazine was worn out from me keeping it always loaded ( it fails to cycle so it must be something else to blame ) any ideas???

How strong is your grip?  A lot of short cycles occur due to a weak grip.

First time anybody has suggested I had a "limp wrist" ha ha  .  I honestly didnt know a weak grip could cause a jam.

[jyerxa]

Myth.  Recently someone posted on here or another site about mags they had loaded for 15+ years then recently tried them, IIRC they all cycled fine.

I can vouch for that. I have a crappy 9mm that I never shoot anymore. I had left one of the mags loaded up for about 15 years. The pistol is crap but the mag is still good.