9mm shield magazines hard to load

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by FF_T_Warren

Just store them loaded they will loosen up over time

Not for too long or the springs will get too weak. I try to rotate mags monthly.

[kcinnick]

Originally Posted by FF_T_Warren

Just store them loaded they will loosen up over time

Originally Posted by duckman1911

Not for too long or the springs will get too weak. I try to rotate mags monthly.

Springs do not weaken from staying loaded.

They weaken from repeated use.

[FF_T_Warren]

Originally Posted by kcinnick

Springs do not weaken from staying loaded.

They weaken from repeated use.

Well I'm not a gooru by any stretch but I've owned a few pistols and when I got them I could barely get em loaded. After sitting a few months loaded I could load them no problem, and they prolly only had 2-3 boxes of rounds out through em when I first bought em

[duckman1911]

Originally Posted by kcinnick

Springs do not weaken from staying loaded.

They weaken from repeated use.

They will weaken from both. Hence the reason mags are easier to load after being loaded for a while. It is because the spring is not as strong. It may not cause a functioning issue but the spring is weaker than it used to be.