CARRY SPARE MAGAZINES FOR HOME-DEFENSE

[Graybeard]

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BY PAUL CARLSON       NOVEMBER 13, 2016


When it comes to selecting a home defense gun, there are a lot of choices to be made.  More often today, folks that are dedicated to protecting themselves and their loved ones when they are at home are turning to the AR-15 Platform.

There are a lot of reasons why the AR-15 can make for an outstanding home defense tool.  The AR is relatively easy to operate, it is light enough that many members of your family can operate it easily.  The recoil from the AR-15 is also light which allows for fast follow up shots even for those that are recoil sensitive.  The AR also allows for magazines of varying capacity so that you can carry a reasonable supply of ammo in the gun.



Carry Spare Rifle Mags for Malfunctions

The AR-15 isn’t perfect.  Although quality AR-15 rifles are typically reliable, the AR can fail just like any other mechanical device.  This is one of the reasons it makes sense to have spare magazines available for your home-defense rifle just like it makes sense to carry a spare mag for your concealed carry handgun.  When dealing with a malfunction you may be forced to jettison the original magazine and reload a fresh magazine.  If you find yourself in that situation you will want to have a spare magazine to reload your rifle.

Spare Mags for Reloads

You also may want to have spare magazines for your home-defense rifle so that you can reload if you run out of ammo.  This isn’t a terribly likely situation, however, having spare ammo and not needing it is a better situation that needing that reload and not having it.

You Need Other Gear, Might As Well Carry Mags

I think the most compelling reason to carry additional magazines for your AR-15 rifle is because you have other items that you need to have with you in case you need to defend yourself and your loved ones in your home.  Medical gear, a hand held light, a phone, a set of keys for your home all make sense to have easily on hand should you find yourself in a scenario where you are forced to defend your home.



Over the Shoulder Bags are a Solution for Spare Mags

You need someplace to put all this gear and in your hands just isn’t going to work.  Stuffing gear into your “pockets” in the middle of the night might be even less ideal.  My preferred tool is a simple over the shoulder bag.  They are available from many manufacturers and you should be able to hold whatever gear you decide you need in that critical situation and the single strap is quick and simple to don.

For years I have been using a shoulder bag from 5.11 called the Rush Bail Out Bag.  It has a shoulder strap which lets you don the bag quickly and is comfortable enough that it will serve all day in a training class.

The three velcro closure magazine pockets on the outside of the bag holds my six Magpul PMAGS right where I need them for fast reloads.  The end pockets work well for your medical gear, and anything else you need can fit in the zippered center pouch.

If you depend on a rifle for home defense, it makes sense to carry spare ammo and one of the easiest ways to make sure you have the gear you need is to stage an over the shoulder bag with your spare ammo and other critical gear.

[Argent 88]

Had a suspicious individual wondering around in our back yard two days ago.  I saw her though the window.
She said she was a jehovah witness and was waving a five dollar bill around. Something about her car being out of gas.  Then the wife showed up in her GMC truck , she isn't as nice me. She went nuke on her.
"Then why didn't you just knock on the door or ring the doorbell? "And not be wondering around on our
Property" The lady left on foot, Niska can be a pit bull lol.

[Graybeard]

You should have called a a cab, I think their phone number is 911 most places. Then just tell her to wait for the nice cab driver to arrive.

[The Old Man]

You should have called a a cab, I think their phone number is 911 most places. Then just tell her to wait for the nice cab driver to arrive.

I have to remember that one!

[Lloyd Smale]

my main home defense gun is a 8.5 inch ar15 556 pistol with a brace. I wears a sig redot that turns on the minute you touch it and shuts off in an hour if left alone. It also has a green laser on it for night. two 30 round mags coupled together so I sure aint running out of ammo. Very handy easy to maneuver house gun.  matter of fact all of my ars have loaded mags in the and about half of them have mag couplers and two mags. Only exceptions are the hunting ars. they have one mag in them mostly because my ar safe doesn't have room for all of them with coupled mags. My bedroom defense shotgun is a Mossberg 500 12 guage loaded with duplex OO buck and #4 buck with a 4 shell saddle on it. My bedroom handgun is a glock 22 that holds 15 rounds. never saw the sense in a ccw sized gun in the bedroom. But that said my wife has her lc9 in her bed stand. Mostly because that's all she ever shoots and is used to it.

If you can get into my house and live through 60 rounds of 556, 9 rounds of buckshot and 15 rounds of 40s then I will just have to open the ar safe (which is in the bedroom) But my guess is well before the first ar mag is depleted the fun will be over. I guess my opinion is if you want spare mags youd better practice because to keep the presence of mind in a home invasion to grab them probably is going to be forgotten. My ar is ready to go. sitting on top of the safe with a round in the chamber. All I have to do is pick it up flip the safety and present it and the red dot comes on by it self and the pressure pad on the forend automatically activates the laser. matter of fact every gun in my house except for bolt rifles and single action six guns is loaded and a round is in the chamber so if its black or has a pump its ready no matter if its out, in the safe or in a closet. Aint a gun till the round is in the chamber. ready to fight in 3 seconds but naked. Not fumbling with magazines or magazine pouches or back packs or a key pad safe or a gun lock in the dark. Those will get you killed. I know this is all out the door if you have children you cant trust but in my house it was that way even when the kids were small. Never once did I have a kid pick up one of my guns. I guess to me having kids makes it even more important that im ready to go FAST!