Lugnut said:
Do you store them and not use them because they're so hard to find?
Do you use them just for CCW?
Do you use them just like any other mags you have?
I use some that aren't in best shape and save some. Don't really use them for CCW cause I don't need hi caps in those guns. Don't let the bad guys find out.
It depends on how many magazines I have for the gun. Most of the time
I end up avoiding using the 10 round clinton jobs at all. In some cases
if I dont have a lot of normal capacity mags I periodically test them and then
more or less put them aside, or only use them for CCW.
I always use them for CCW, if the gun can take a normal mag, it gets one, with
so far, only one exception. (I have a USP .40 compact for which
legal prebans are unobtainium for). IMO carrying a gun that was
designed to take 12-17 rounds of ammo with only 10 in it is a situation
that should be avoided unless someone gets legally pigeonholed into doing
it.
Abuse-wise the only thing you really need to do is clean them periodically
and maybe replace the springs every few years. They'll last just about
forever. In some cases the follower might need replacement, but you'd
really have to beat the snot out of a mag to break the follower.
-Mike