Number of Mags per Carbine

[Bubba-7]

I just found that I have a big problem.
I have had carbines piled in one corner and mags in a box put away. I counted 15 rd mags today and I have 1.5 mags per carbine. I know that is not enough. How many 15 rd mags for each carbine should I have? Is three a minimum or is that just a good start?
I don't want to think about the .2 slings and oilers per carbine. Maybe the answer is to sell carbines.

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[LeagleEagle]

well with my ARs I like 10 mags per gun

[Maniac]

Better to have more and not need them than need them and not have them . . .

[CrossedCannons]

I'm sure the armed services faced exactly the same problem. What did they decide?

[Tired Retired]

Bubba, I have a few extra mags laying around... Maybe the solution is for you to ship me a few of those carbines and I will pair them up with the extra magazines. I promise to keep a 3 to one mag ratio.

[emmagee1917]

Due to the fact that 15 rd surplus mags have been comming out of our ears until quite recently , so for about 70 years now , it has been knocked around by many experts that the US produced a box of mags ( 100 count) for every carbine. I have one unsealed complete case ( it was in a sealed bag. I then removed bag layers from the '80s , the 60s , and the 50s , till I came to a "V for victory " box of Union Hardwares. As I stared at it , the glue on the lid just poped and it raised up like in a Sci-fi movie. Ergo , it un-sealed itself. ) and about 2-3 dozen "user" 15 rd and a dozen or so 30 rd. , so that puts me at around 10 per carbine too.
Chris

[doorgunner]

10:1 for me.

[Bubba-7]

Guess I'm in deep doggie do.

[jackthesmib]

17:1 for me plus 1 spare

[imarangemaster]

Saiga AK: 13 mags
AR-15 SP1: 12-30 round, and 3-20 round Mags
VZ58: 10 mags
(2) M1 Carbines: 7-30 rounders, and about 25 or 30 -15 rounders

Seriously, years ago when I was doing gun shows a lot, there were some original "issue" packs of 5 fifteen round GI mags sealed in a package. I have read somewhere that typically they had one to three belt pouches, maybe a stock pouch, and one in the weapon. My dad said on Iwo, he had one in the carbine, a stock pouch and a belt pouch. He said if the Japs got to him and 75 rounds wasn't enough, he was in deep sh@t anyway!