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Originally Posted by Rob Instigator

if you are supposed to do ONE-shot ONE-kill, then why need a magazine with 30 rounds?

the magazine is not the rifle though.

you can change magazines in your rifle to whatever size you want.

the one i’ve used that’s used for deer hunting has 5-mag rounds. my .22 plinkster came with a 10-round mag (but it’s a bolt action). you can ditch the mag and load one by one too.

the magazine is just how you load the bullets. it’s not the caliber or the power. it’s just a convenience.

the 30 round mags are used presumably for “home defense”, not for hunting.

in a high adrenaline situation you really don’t wanna be fucking around with sweaty hands. let’s say 4 big men break into your house to rape you in the ass. you have a 5 bullet mag, can you guarantee that you’ll hit your target with 1 bullet each and one spare? and if you miss, then you have to start to fiddle? maybe with the invaders shooting at you?

i’ve dealt with loading a gun under high adrenaline and it’s fucking confusing. i was trying to shoot a rattler that was trying to eat some kittens. that’s right— a snake vs cats and my wife could not open the ammo box and i couldn’t clear the slugs from the shotguns fast enough (i needed birdshot for the snake). a machete would have been more useful.

trust me in a “home defense” you want something that works reliably and with no fiddling. i can’t imagine the stress of a home invasion.

for this reason me personally for home defense i prefer a fucking revolver. it’s as simple as it gets. pull the trigger and it shoots. it beats racking a shotgun or cocking a pistol or dealing with jams. it’s fucking primitive and that’s what is great about it. primitive weapon for primitive response.

it’s only a six-shooter , but i have quick loaders ready. the quick loaders can be a pain though— you twist them wrong pulling out of the pouch and they spill all over the floor and you’re fucked.

so anyway if you favor the .223 caliber for home defense i understand why a 30-round mag would let you sleep easy knowing it’s ready the moment your alarm sounds.

i’m not saying everyone should have them though.