Magazine Capacity vs Carry

Yeah, you have a pretty shit gun if it's having issues with a full magazine.
What lowers do you use? Anderson? PSA?

This is an inquiry and discussion thread, not a "you should carry less than capacity" thread. Its asking about historical anecdotes and stories, asking if people today have any problems, if they carry less for a reason, trying to gather data for better understanding. No suggestions were made or even implied, only open questions for answering.

I never stated I had any problems or that I'm using this method or suggesting others should, just asking. So calm down, you are having a caniption. Relax, let the autism out. Its OK.

Also yeah, switching magazines with a full chamber is common practice in many instances. Having a weapon that won't take a magazine with a closed bolt is an issue.

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is it a bad idea to leave a fagpul 30rd 5.56 mag loaded to capacity 24/7? it's just chilling in the closet in case I have a burglar or something

No. It'll probably outlast you.

Springs wear out from repeated compression and extension, not from keeping them under load.

You're probably fine. However, if something does give it won't be the spring but the feedlips. There's a reason magpul sends their mags with those dust covers.

What of the issue of "spring set" where a long loaded magazine that has sat for months, perhaps years, maybe a decade or even more, and the theory that eventually the pressure on the rounds into the lips and the long term settling can cause potential hangups?

Myth or reality? Is there a good case to blow through your loaded magazines on a regular basis for maintenance but also to prevent this issue, if it exists?

It's hearsay. The follower is more likely to bind on rust after such a long time than for the spring to "set".

The only thing wrong with this is probably
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Because they're a fucking gimmick, which you'd realize if you thought about how a magazine works. Their claim to fame is that the springs always apply the same amount of force to feed the cartridges into the weapon, which supposedly improves reliability (bullshit). The problem with this is that the overall weight of the ammunition decreases as the gun fires. ie. a full magazine at 30rds requires more force to feed reliably than when the magazine is nearly empty. Regular springs account for this as they apply less force the further the follower is from the floorplate, unlike a constant force spring which provides too much force at a low capacity, too little at a high capacity or both. It is also difficult to attach the springs to the magazine walls compared to a conventional magazine.
I used to think they were really fucking cool, but they are simply a case of the good idea fairy.