Do you carry extra mags when concealed carrying?

Extra mag with me and another in center console of my vehicle. In addition I carry an OLIGHT Warrior Mini 2 tactical flashlight (1750 lumens w/ strobe) and POM pepper spray.
 
I got a $5 magazine carrier & tried it a couple of times & wasn't impressed SO Back to carrying without a backup magazine
If I was going on a long ride into enemy territory I would go with the new york reload or two or three
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Hate to say it , I don't even carry a gun on daily basis , only carry when I go to pick up or drop of my kid to Temple U (next semester is last)
So forget about even carrying extra mags !!! LoL
 
Haven't read this whole thread but the conversation about civilian reloads during gunfights came up on another forum recently and this link was shared, in the context of someone questioning the need to carry a spare mag (or a semiauto v. revolver): https://thinkinggunfighter.blogspot.com/2012/03/self-defense-findings.html

Private citizens reload in approximately 1/2 of one percent of shooting incidents (3/482).
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So even if you're unlucky enough to get into a gunfight in the first place it's highly unlikely that you'd need a reload.

The article is from 2012 however - pre-zombie/clown world - so you may need to adjust your expectations accordingly. Still, it made me feel better about not carrying a spare mag most days.
 
Heckler said:
Haven't read this whole thread but the conversation about civilian reloads during gunfights came up on another forum recently and this link was shared, in the context of someone questioning the need to carry a spare mag (or a semiauto v. revolver): https://thinkinggunfighter.blogspot.com/2012/03/self-defense-findings.html



So even if you're unlucky enough to get into a gunfight in the first place it's highly unlikely that you'd need a reload.

The article is from 2012 however - pre-zombie/clown world - so you may need to adjust your expectations accordingly. Still, it made me feel better about not carrying a spare mag most days.
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I didn’t read the article, but I have always said and believed, if I was ever in a situation where a firearm was needed, it would be over in approximately 3 to 4 rounds tops. But in the event I managed to survive that long, an extra mag would be greatly appreciated.
M.
 
Guyanaman1963 said:
I didn’t read the article, but I have always said and believed, if I was ever in a situation where a firearm was needed, it would be over in approximately 3 to 4 rounds tops. But in the event I managed to survive that long, an extra mag would be greatly appreciated.
M.
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I think the average number of rounds fired ends up being 3.2. But yeah, if you're in a gunfight an extra mag will certainly be nice to have.
 
flybynt said:
Have any of you ever been held up at gunpoint, shot at, or been in a gunfight? If not I think your opinion will change if that ever comes to pass on ALWAYS carrying an having extra mag or ammo.
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I agree with you 100%.
I was held up a couple of times… it was/ is unreal how everything slowed down and happened in slow motion. That happened in a NYC Supermarket that I was managing…. So yeah…. Wasn’t allowed to carry.
I make it a point to carry an extra mag, and have 2 extras in my vehicle.
I think it’s better to have it and not need it, rather than need it and not have it!
M.
 
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