Does This Constitute a Problem?

[Leo]

How many moon clips should I have?

 

[SmileDocHill]

Y

I'm just curious for reasons to keep a gross of magazines loaded for?
To me, a magazine is a consumable.

You have stronger teeth than I do. So you are saying that having rounds in them ruins the flavor? :-)

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

Being serious now, Leo reminded me of one lady who brought nearly a hundred moon clips loaded for a Steel Challenge I attended. Many of the professionals there had lots of loaded mags. We shot 5 strings a bay, and there were 13 bays for the entire event. Each bay had at least 5 targets, and that didn't include your inevitable misses.

 

[bobzilla]

How many moon clips should I have?

All of them?

 

[Creedmoor]

Y

You have stronger teeth than I do. So you are saying that having rounds in them ruins the flavor? :-)

The titanium can handle it, not so sure about the porcelain on top can.

 

[chadm]

Whats the reason for keeping them loaded?

Clint Smith says so.

 

[Wolfhound]

“I don’t want to die for lack of shooting back”
-Some Clint Eastwood movie

 

[indyjohn]

Whats the reason for keeping them loaded?

The answer to your question also applies to the following:

When seconds count, the police are only minutes away.
Why carrying a firearm in public with an empty chamber is a poor practice.

 

[Leo]

Being serious now, Leo reminded me of one lady who brought nearly a hundred moon clips loaded for a Steel Challenge I attended. Many of the professionals there had lots of loaded mags. We shot 5 strings a bay, and there were 13 bays for the entire event. Each bay had at least 5 targets, and that didn't include your inevitable misses.

I have tossed the moon clips in the tumbler with the spent brass still attached. Everything cleans up just fine. I still have to take them off to reload on the Dillon.
I always thought it would be cool if someone (paging Mike Dillon) would modify the SDB reloading press to be able to load all six 45acp rounds while still on the stripper clips.

High round count events, like that Steel Challenge would be slick with a tool box full of loaded moon clips.

 

[ZurokSlayer7X9]

I have tossed the moon clips in the tumbler with the spent brass still attached. Everything cleans up just fine. I still have to take them off to reload on the Dillon.
I always thought it would be cool if someone (paging Mike Dillon) would modify the SDB reloading press to be able to load all six 45acp rounds while still on the stripper clips.

High round count events, like that Steel Challenge would be slick with a tool box full of loaded moon clips.

This lady had a clear plastic container with internal partitions that held I believe 10 moon clips each. She had a cart with a container for each bay. Some guys loaded between bays including me with my GSG .22 MP5 and the only two 22 capacity mags I had. All the serious people had mags already loaded for the day so they didn't have to keep reloading during the transitions.

 

[DadSmith]

How many moon clips should I have?

12!
One for each month.

 

[ACC]

To each their own…

But for me it’s 3 mags per gun unless it is a competition gun or a gun for firearms training.

 

[Bassat]

Whats the reason for keeping them loaded?

An unloaded magazine is most closely related to an empty roll of toilet paper: useless until you reload.

I have left 1911 (Chip McCormick) magazines loaded for 20+ years, with no loss of functionality. I also own a Keltec P32. The original 2 magazines have been loaded to the top for 30+ years. The only time I unload them is when shooting my annual box of ammo through the P32. About 2 years ago, I bought two more P32 magazines. The old ones work just like the new ones: perfectly.

 

[Bassat]

12!
One for each month.

12! is 479,001,600. That is a lot of moon clips. I suggest 13 moon clips, one for every lunar cycle of the year.

 

[SmolderOutdoors]

I feel like I’m hearing Celine Dion singing “you are not alone, I am here with you”.

I have a minimum of 10 mags for all of my favorite guns. But if we’re talking Glock 17 round mags, I have 40 or 50 of them. $19.99 is such a great price for reliable mags.

And I love loading things up before I go to the range, so my 1 hour of range time is 1 hour of range time, and not 48 minutes of me loading mags.

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What box do you use in the top picture? Or is it a custom build?

 

[chadm]

What box do you use in the top picture? Or is it a custom build?

It seals up nicely, has a drain plug, and came with the dividers.

Case Club Pistol Magazine Waterproof Cases https://a.co/d/7L6XdLX

 

[SmolderOutdoors]

It seals up nicely, has a drain plug, and came with the dividers.

Case Club Pistol Magazine Waterproof Cases https://a.co/d/7L6XdLX

Thanks! I’ve been looking for something similar that’s better than the mtm mag cans.

 

[Creedmoor]

I have tossed the moon clips in the tumbler with the spent brass still attached. Everything cleans up just fine. I still have to take them off to reload on the Dillon.
I always thought it would be cool if someone (paging Mike Dillon) would modify the SDB reloading press to be able to load all six 45acp rounds while still on the stripper clips.

High round count events, like that Steel Challenge would be slick with a tool box full of loaded moon clips.

I regret to inform you that Mike Dillon died in 2016.

 

[2tonic]

Then discuss and stop posting cryptic questions.

Hey now! That's @jamil 's job.
Quit cramping his style.

 

[2tonic]

Whats the reason for keeping them loaded?

May have to repel boarders.