NSSF Report Reveals Firearm Magazines with Capacity Over 10 Rounds is National Standard

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https://www.nssf.org/articles/nssf-report-10-round-magazine-is-national-standard/

Link to the report: https://www.nssf.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Detachable-Magazine-NSSFReport.pdf

An estimated 963 million magazines were produced and entered the commercial market between 1990 and 2021. Of the estimated 963 million magazines, approximately 74 percent, or 717 million magazines, have a capacity of 11+ rounds. A majority of the 11+ round capacity magazines are rifle magazines. About 46 percent of the magazines estimated in this study are rifle magazines with 30+ round capacity. The percentage of detachable magazines at 11+ capacity is about 55 percent of total pistol magazines. The amount of 10 and below capacity rifle magazines supplied from the manufacturer is over one and a half times the amount of 30+ capacity rifle magazines. The consumer market totals of rifle magazines show 30+ capacity magazines, over 413 million, are over thirty times the amount available than 10 and below capacity rifle magazines, about 13 million.