Wow, I would have never thought about numbering the magazines to keep track of them. That sounds like a great idea for the purposes of weeding out the lemons. For my own stockpile, I have thought of having just 5 magazines to use at the range or for hunting and leaving the rest in their original packaging until the five begin to wear out or until they are needed. Asthetics are low on my list of priorities, but I have to adimit that it is a consideration for me personally. I have, though, been getting lucky lately finding them on sale for under $12 each online.

Another reason for my choice of Magpul is what I perceive to be lower reflectivity than metal magazines and they seem to be less noisy than metal too. I have not done any scientific study on the reflectivity or noise profiles of various magazines, those are just my perceptions of the product. If true, that should equate to a tactical advantage. Like anything else, that is my preference though it may or may not be everyone's. I have not even thought about stocking extra springs and followers either. I am wondering now where to get those and what to get. Have you men got any idea of the life cycle of the springs? 50 loadings? 100 loadings?

One huge problem I am having is getting more of the Barrett 6.8 SPC magazines. They have been off the website for at least the last 4 months and I have only been able to stock five of them.