Why carry a spare mag? (Carry fail confession )

[sheep dog]

So here is my #carryfail.

First off, i always carry a spare mag for several reasons. My carry set up is as seen below...

So, its often asked why should you carry a spare mag. Tonight, i experienced one of the benefits of carrying a spare. Because it turned out to be my primary

I was doing some fitness and firearms training this afternoon/evening and it involved various training aids/tools/devices that you put in YOUR pistol for pistol drills. Anywho, kiddos wanted to go to the park and I reconfigured my pistol for carry real quick before runnin out to the park with them. However it was amidst diaper changes, letting dogs out, etc. In so doing that, i did not check my rig i was tinkering with before leaving (which i always do). At the park, i noticed my rig felt different. I reached and felt and sure enough...well, see for yourself

Notice anything missing? Maybe that lil device that holds all the pew pew!?

As seen in the first pic, i had my spare which i was able to pop in the pistol real quick but i thought to myself...just lost tacticool points on this one but maybe gained a point back for the spare mag


So, lesson learned is always gear check before ya leave. Hey at least the spare mag on me had hollow points and not snap caps which my training mags have .

****ANYONE ELSE WANNA SHARE A "CARRY CONFESSION"?*** #carryfail

 

[Ken Ford]

Why was the mag removed in the first place?

 

[atljetmech]

Yeah but it gets too heavy loaded

 

[sheep dog]

Why was the mag removed in the first place?

Because i was using different training mags and other things. Even different training recoil spring and barrel was/is used, they give me slide cycle/laser pulse and recoil in dry fire (at least i put all those parts back haha). The last mag i had in it while training was a dry fire mag which gives consecutive trigger pulls without having to rack slide everytime with a stock glock trigger pull weight or youbcan adjust the weight lighter or heavier than stock trigger pull. I took it out and Then got busy doing other things and did not put in a loaded mag

 

[Justin87]

I always carry a spare myself for a few reasons. That is definitely not a senario that I would have dreamed up though. I can't imagine how naked and vulnerable I would felt had I done the same and not had a spare.

 

[charlie hotel lima]

Because you never know..and it's hard to reload without a reload.

 

[sheep dog]

I always carry a spare myself for a few reasons. That is definitely not a senario that I would have dreamed up though. I can't imagine how naked and vulnerable I would felt had I done the same and not had a spare.

Haha right!?
Yeah, would have felt a lot more vulnerable with nothing but a glock paper weight and that be the time ya need to use it.

 

[Justin87]

Haha right!?
Yeah, would have felt a lot more vulnerable with nothing but a glock paper weight and that be the time ya need to use it.

Basically just a $500 pair of brass knuckles at that point.

 

[Ken Ford]

Because i was using different training mags and other things. Even different training recoil spring and barrel was/is used, they give me slide cycle/laser pulse and recoil in dry fire (at least i put all those parts back haha). The last mag i had in it while training was a dry fire mag which gives consecutive trigger pulls without having to rack slide everytime with a stock glock trigger pull weight or youbcan adjust the weight lighter or heavier than stock trigger pull. I took it out and Then got busy doing other things and did not put in a loaded mag

Got ya I was thinking storage.
Should have know since it was you. LOL

 

[sheep dog]

Got ya I was thinking storage.
Should have know since it was you. LOL

Storage? People store guns? Like dont use em, train with em, learn em?