Question for GBBR users... How Many Mags?

[EDcase]

Didn't find any info about this... (someone will add links I'm sure)

For players using GBBR's only, how many magazines do you carry for playing an average 30-40 minute game?  (not sniping)

Of course I know that you can't auto like an AEG with Hi-caps but thinking of 30rd mags in a relatively short game how many do you use minimum and what would be your ideal number considering cost/weight?

Cheers

 

[Uncle Pauly]

I think this question is less about GBBR/AEGs and more about individual play styles.

I could quite feasibly get through a 30-40 minute game with just one or two 30 round mags. I play very 'conservatively' - semi auto; very choosy about my shots; very rarely suppress, etc. That applies whether I'm using a GBBR or AEG.

Ultimately, just ask yourself: how many mags/BBs do you tend to get through playing a 30-40 minute game with an AEG? Because it'll be pretty much the same if you switch to GBBR.

 

[EDcase]

Yeah, I'm not a massive sprayer with an AEG and tend to stick to single shots but I do like to keep enemy heads down as I move from cover to cover.

It is a very personal thing.  I just wanted to get an idea of how many people have on average.

 

[EvilMonkee]

I run 7 in my MWS and 6 in my GHK AKM but want to get 1 more.  I am loath to get any more as you quite quickly get into the realms of your mags being worth more than the gun. 

 

[Uncle Pauly]

I run 7 in my MWS

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Ditto. I carry 7 MWS mags and have yet to find myself needing any more, even during prolonged skirmishes.

 

[EDcase]

Ah, that's excellent info thanks

 

[Comicbook hero]

I run with 7 for both my GHK Mk18 and VFC 416a5. Never really run short in game.

CBH

 

[EDcase]

Cool, so 7 seems to be the number of the beasts

 

[Tommycupra]

Depends on the mag size and the site to be honest, if they'e CQB based games on a small site with the safe zone near by then I'll carry around 4 to 6. If it's a bigger site outdoors then I'll carry less, That's purley down to comfort vs practicality as they tend to be much heavier (and costly if you lose one) over a AEG mag. which I tend to feel much more over longer games as dependent on the mags theu can easily add a couple of kilos to your loadout. I find if you're concervitive with ammo and take decent shots then 5 should last you easily. If you have more then you can leave a few in the safe zone and just dump the empty ones and collect full ones when loading up between games and it saves time. Then do a complete reload at lunch.

 

[Cyberlawyer]

Last Sunday I was running 9 mags for my MWS mk18 build. This easily lasted a 40 min game with mags to spare (so I guess 7 would be the sweet spot, but I like having a cushion), but they ran 2 longer multi-objective games where I ran out (I don’t carry a speed loader as I hate to rattle). Next time I’ll take 13 mags so I have the option for the the long games.

 

[EDcase]

Wow, 13 mags !!!

That's gona be expensive ?

I'm struggling to justify 4 ?

 

[Cyberlawyer]

If you do the green gas modification to the MWS mags you can easily get 2-3 mags out of a fill of gas so with a speed loader 4 mags would probably be fine as it works out as between 8 - 12 mags worth of ammo, so right on the money in terms of number of shots

I don’t carry a speed loader to reload mags in game as I hate the rattling so once I am out of ammo for my MWS, I’m down to my pistol with three mags. Upside is my pistol actually gets used rather than being a belt ornament.