Should you fully load your magazines?

A common thing you may have heard is to leave out a round or 2 from your mags for better reliability...but should you?

[@itsKNR]

Absolutely. If Its a 30rnd mag Just load 30 and See If It works. And If IT works you already Got your answer :)

[@leblurg4997]

The thing I hear most with underloading magazines is leaving them in loaded in storage. Something about the springs losing tension and not be able to load correctly

[@Hati321]

I'm glad that video blew up. This channel is very underrated.

[@hanyam9684]

not to contradict you (since i also always load fully), BUT e remember watching a documentary about the training of the Danish Jaeger corps and i distinctively remember a guy getting chewed on because he loaded his AR mags with 30 instead of 29 rounds. the drill sergeant was screaming at him that loading fully can make the gun jam and that it would kill him.

[@PhysicalEngineering]

29 in mag 1 in chamber is perfect most of the time but for competition i say 30+1 is important