Ammo? What About Magazines?

[Highstandardguy]

I kind of understand about hoarding ammo. I confess to being a little guilty myself. What I don't get at all is why people are buying every MKII magazine that hits the shelves or shows up online. How many magazines do you need? It doesn't look like 10 rounders are under attack except in one unmentionable state. What gives?

 

[Kevin]

Not sure either. I have two Mark II's and 5 magazines between both of them. The magazines last literally forever too.

Are there other magazines for Mark II pistols besides a 10 rounder?

 

[bwraven]

The magazines last literally forever too.

No, they don't. They can rust, get dented, get lost, etc.

I have made 10 magazines per pistol as my minimum.


I think that so many people are buying-up magazines because of fear of new regulations.

 

[Blackhawk30]

Are there other magazines for Mark II pistols besides a 10 rounder?

Ramline 12 and 14 rd plastic.I don't reccomend them as Ramlines qc sucked.
12 rd Ramline stainless steel.I never could find any of these.
12 rd MecGar.pre 94 ban.
Mec Gar 10 rders.These look just like Ruger mags,with a different logo on base.Function just like Ruger mags.

 

[Highstandardguy]

I bought one of the 12 round Ramline stainless magazines over 20 years ago when my kids broke my plastic one. It's provided faithful service all those years. I have bought several more over the last few years but I don't think I've shot any of them. I have noticed that they seem to be going up in price when I see them on the auctions.

The thing I like best about the Ramline is that they're easy to load because of the clock type coil spring.

 

[contender]

I have a few of the 12 round MKII mags myself. Plastic, & prone to damage if you aren't careful. But, when shooting a competition, those extra few rounds can make a big difference.
Prices on such stuff has been all over the place.
Gotta love the anti-gunners. When they want to ban stuff, people flock to buy things, and gun companies make more money. Until they actually ban something, the market enjoys good economic success!

 

[m657]

Mk 2 & 3 mags are plentiful in my area, and readily available at the ruger.com site.

The old Mk 1 chrome base mags are more difficult to find, and prices are typically in the $35 range.

After decades my last Ramline plastic mag finally just flat wore out.

 

[Pat-inCO]

I have made 10 magazines per pistol as my minimum.

Let's see . . . . what was the original question? :roll:

 

[Rumrunner]

I have a couple of the MecGar 10-rounders and they perform better than some of my Ruger mags. They have yet to jam.

 

[toysoldier]

A semi-auto without a magazine is a clumsy single-shot. How many mags is enough? Two is the absolute minimum. For recreational shooting/hunting, 3 or 4 should be enough. More magazines lets you shoot more ammo in less time---one factor in the scarcity of .22 ammo.

I have 10 for my P90, but that's for serious purposes.

 

[6gun]

Scalping, to resale to others at a higher price, same as they have been doing with ammo for the last year or so.

 

[oscar]

I just bought 2 more as CDNN had them on sale. When I go to the range, I like to have lots of rounds loaded. No need to waste range time loading.

 

[No.1Nick]

I have a few of the 12 round MKII mags myself. Plastic, & prone to damage if you aren't careful. But, when shooting a competition, those extra few rounds can make a big difference.
Prices on such stuff has been all over the place.
Gotta love the anti-gunners. When they want to ban stuff, people flock to buy things, and gun companies make more money. Until they actually ban something, the market enjoys good economic success!

Got to totally agree! All of the small gun dealers that frequent the gun shows around here are now driving $50-$60,000 pickups to sales where they used to drive clunkers. Don't believe me, walk around the parking lot of any show and see for yourself. The "foreseeable assault rifle ban " of 4 or 5 years ago made them a LOT of money.

I have had a couple I am familiar with tell me that guns shows used to be fun. Now they are just a hell of a lot of work.
But all that work translates into money in their pockets.

 

[9x19]

Scalping, to resale to others at a higher price, same as they have been doing with ammo for the last year or so.

So every retail outlet in america is scalping? :roll:

Buyers set the price on goods, not the seller.

As a seller, it doesn't matter what you ask, if no-one is willing to pay it.

You can blame inflated prices on any commodity on the consumer's willingness to pay those prices to have it.