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bonegunner · September 3rd, 2011, 06:44 AM

Newbie Here,

I picked up "hot lips" 25 rd. magazine at Academy.

Should this mag be stored unloaded, or o.k. to store loaded ?

Thanks for your advice,
bonegunner

dV8r · September 3rd, 2011, 07:01 AM

There is no problem storing any magazine loaded.
Any issue with this would only indicate the need for a new spring.
Springs do not wear out while in a static position, they only wear out when being exercised.

bonegunner · September 3rd, 2011, 07:43 AM

Thanks dV8r I was unsure of constant stress on plastic lips.

Just had a pack of 5-6 dogs come through this A.M. ,jumped on neighbors dogs.

As stick and hollering worked this time,maybe not next time.

PowPow · September 3rd, 2011, 08:29 AM

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Originally Posted by bonegunner

Just had a pack of 5-6 dogs come through this A.M. ,jumped on neighbors dogs.

Be sure to load it with CCI Velocitors.
With regard to dogs, remember the 3 S's ; shoot, shovel, shutup.

reverendg · September 3rd, 2011, 06:38 PM

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Originally Posted by dV8r

There is no problem storing any magazine loaded.
Any issue with this would only indicate the need for a new spring.
Springs do not wear out while in a static position, they only wear out when being exercised.

The spring argument has been hashed out here before, but let me put it in simple terms. There is no such thing as a perfect static position. Temperature varies, pressure varies, even gravity varies. Those variances affect the actual pressure load upon the spring, so the load isn't really static even if it doesn't move, the loading changes. There is also no such thing as a perfect alloy, there is always some slight degree of imperfection or variance in the amalgam. Thus, all springs degrade, even in a static position. The more load induced, the quicker the degradation. Better alloys, and fairly constant storage procedures (in the trunk of your car isn't as good as the bedstand) can minimize this greatly, almost to being imperceptible, but it still happens.

Ruger mark · September 3rd, 2011, 07:54 PM

I have a few hots and many steel lips and have always kept them fully loaded. when they are emptied they get loaded.

Howie · September 4th, 2011, 04:09 AM

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Originally Posted by PowPow

remember the 3 S's ; shoot, shovel, shutup.

Great advise!

hookemandbookem · September 4th, 2011, 05:01 PM

3 s ha ha, I like it

oldarmy · September 6th, 2011, 11:41 AM

I bought 4 Ruger BX-25 magazines and had feed problems. I called Ruger and they sent me replacments without seeing my defective mags, and also threw in 6 10 round mags.
I will only buy Ruger mags from now on, they feed flawlessly and the original price was as good as any 25 round magazine and the new ones are so good I gave my butler creek to my son. The butler creek are good but Ruger mags look and function better on my 10/22..
oldarmy

boohya · September 6th, 2011, 08:19 PM

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Originally Posted by oldarmy

I bought 4 Ruger BX-25 magazines and had feed problems. I called Ruger and they sent me replacments without seeing my defective mags, and also threw in 6 10 round mags.
I will only buy Ruger mags from now on, they feed flawlessly and the original price was as good as any 25 round magazine and the new ones are so good I gave my butler creek to my son. The butler creek are good but Ruger mags look and function better on my 10/22..
oldarmy

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I love the new BX's also, gave the Butler's to my son also