Jumping Frog wrote:Oldgringo wrote:I have seven rounds in my SA 1911 Lightweight Compact. If the gunfight lasts longer than that, I'm just er,...uh...drilled.
A spare mag is more than just a capacity issue. The most common reason for semiauto malfunctions are magazine issues. A person can find their gunfight is over after they fire just the round in the chamber if something is wrong with their magazine.
It isn't *all about* 'capacity'
I carry a Glock 26 IWB with 18+1 rounds, and a BUG Glock 26 in a pocket with 13+1 rounds,,, and a spare 20 round Glock mag to keep my holster at the correct angle on my belt and in case of magazine malfunction ... the spare mag is for either gun, the 20 round mag is a Glock 17 mag with a +3 base plate ... my hand doesn't work as well when cold, bigger things are easier to grip and find and that size mag keeps my holster cant proper (I use a Tuck This 2 holster where the mag pouch is in front of the holster, so angling it rests the mag base plate on my belt when the gun is angled properly) A Tuck This 2 holster only has 1 belt clip, so the *17-20 round* spare mag helps keep position/cant angle because it's the right
size, the shorter mags make the holster more vertical. If either mag malfunctions, I have a spare mag ... having 20 spare rounds/more capacity is just an added benefit if I use up my first 19 rounds and BUG's 14 rounds, which I don't expect will happen.
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Besides the two Glock 26s ...