Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: splitshot on January 21, 2013, 11:33:04 AM
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will it damage a clip if it is left completely full over long periods of time. i am refering to the spring which will be compressed. thank you, mike w
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there are lots of opinions on this subject. I only leave my clip loaded for 30 days. then I unload and cycle another clip into the rotation.
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Clips don’t typically have springs, magazines have springs.
See http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,115927.0.html (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,115927.0.html)
for opinions on magazines..
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I ruined a hotlips banana clip doing that with my 10/22.
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There have been many companies that have done trials on this. never seen any that say it will fatigue the springs. the way i look at it, how long does your car sit on it's springs??? I have ar mags that stay loaded all the time with no problems.
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We used to keep all of the Military Police ammo in the mags for extended periods of time, never had a problem with M-16/4 Mags having a problem or the M-9 mags. And were talking ammo supply for a couple hundred folks. Every now and then it would be cycled to ensure a pencil or something wasn't exchanged for a bullet...lol
I keep all my mags full on my stuff and never had a cycle problem either, but the cheap plastic .22 types mags, not sure about.
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I use "Clips" in my five year old daughters hair. I keep my "Magazine's" gassed up and ready to go. :tup:
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I have a high standard that has spent at least 25 years loaded.....still going fine.
