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Cedar Park Dad wrote:

AlaskanInTexas wrote:Never full mag +1. And I don't carry an extra magazine on my person. I like to live on the edge.

My wife is the same. Of course she carries a cannon and drives her van like a juggernaut of death...

03Lightningrocks wrote:Some weapons don't like the full mag plus one. Be sure and try it at the range to make sure the weapon feeds properly after firing the first round. This is not a brand specific issue. Things that can affect this are magazine type, age of gun, combination...ect. For example. My PM9 will allow me to get away with this nine times out of ten but that one out of ten will not feed the round properly after firing the first round. I have experienced this with other handguns as well. That one out of ten may be the occasion I am defending my life.

All I am saying is that if you are stuffing that magazine to max capacity along with one in the chamber, test it like that multiple times at the range and don't assume every magazine you put in the same gun will work the same. Even the brand of ammo may have different results. Test the complete package you carry with at the range before putting your life on the line with it. Then repeat the test every time you go to the range.

Since many have posted about having a round chambered, I will say I always carry with a round chambered. Stuffing the magazine to capacity on top of this is what I am talking about.

JALLEN wrote:A P7M8 magazine has only 8 rounds to start with, and 9mm at that, so every round counts. Pop in the magazine, rack the slide, drop the magazine, add a round to it and reinsert.

It's a terrific little pistol, especially for lefties, but it does have some drawbacks.