Friday, Sept 27 2024

Single Stack Vs. Double Stack Magazines

By A Mystery Man Writer

Gun magazines are available in both single stack and double stack. The difference between a single stack magazine and a double stack magazine is the size of the magazine itself and the number of bullets the magazine carries. Single stack mags typically have ammo loaded in a single line and double stack mags typically have the ammo tightly packed in a zigzag two-line pattern. Choosing a single stack or a double stack mag is partially based on the preference - is a smaller firearm more important or is a higher ammo count more important? Additionally, taking into account concealability, weight, size, ammo count, etc., deciding between a single stack vs a double stack mag is not exactly straightforward. Magazine vs. Clip One thing to note - “magazines” are frequently confused with “clips”, but there is a difference in the terms mags vs.