I used to believe the same, right up to when I started using Wilson 10rd mags for a 1911. Their instructions are to leave the mag sit, loaded, for a specific time.AlanM wrote:ABSOLUTELY FALSE. Springs DO NOT "take a set".JimE wrote:Ditto here. No problems with either mag.
If it is new, load it with 7 and leave it for a few days. The spring will take a set.
If one is stretched (or compressed) far enough to pass the metal's yield point then the spring's shape will be permanently changed.
It's impossible to compress a magazine spring to it's yield point.
As a matter of fact it would have to be a VERY unusual spring that could ever be deformed in compression mode.
The only springy object, that I know of, that "takes a set" is older bias ply tires that are on a car, on the ground, without being moved for a period of time. More often in the winter cold. Flat spots develop and it takes several miles of driving to warm up the tires and get them back to round.
I had issues, then followed the instructions, and the problems went away. Also worked on my G19 mags. Once they stayed loaded for a while, they were not such a bear
to load the last 2 rounds.
There is something to it. Don't know what the scientific reasons are, but I not going to refuse something that has worked