One of the benefits, or maybe not, of this mass stupidity, is that maybe we'll start to appreciate the 20 round magazines a little more. Once I realized that I wasn't working in Afghanistan and that suppressive fire wasn't really appropriate for domestic law enforcement, I became a big fan of the smaller mags, which I think have some real benefits:
- It's a minor one, but they are pocketable. I know that we all have more nylon than we could ever need, but in an ambush or active killer scenario I likely won't have the opportunity to pull all my ninja jammies out of the trunk. I may have a cool go-bag, but I probably haven't practiced dragging it over the console and MDT, along with the rifle, while bolting from the car. I also probably didn't go to the range and practice reloads out of it, because I have my neat-o chest rig for that. But I'm positive that I'll have my pants on, and can easily palm 4- 6 mags to stuff in every opening I can find as I'm heading for cover
- They sleek up the carbine. I can actually go prone if I want to. When slung, there is that much less mag to catch on stuff. I can shoot from off angles. I can maneuver through tight places.
- While I've got 33% less ammo in the rifle, give or take, I'm not certain that it makes much difference. I need to concentrate on firing as few rounds as possible, and making sure that they are hits.
- Even downloaded a round, depending on feedramps, 19 rounds in the gun and 2 extras are 57 rounds. Two more mags puts us at 95 rounds. That's a lot of misses.
- So, for "normal" policing, I 'm OK with a total of 5 20-rounders
- Don't expect me to start giving away my 30's though. If I'm carrying different loads, one of the easiest ways to tell them apart is by using distinctive magazines. And in winter, wearing gloves, the thirties are far easier to handle
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