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Originally Posted by basswipe
This has nothing to do with the debate here but I'm curious as to why you would state this?
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I may be speaking a bit out of turn, and should have mentioned circumstantial evidence - since living in the socialist commonwealth of Massachusetts, such world-ending destructive devices are not widely available here. The Aurora movie theater shooting is a recent example of a 100-rd drum magazine in .223 malfunctioning.
When I say "high-capacity" I'm talking magazines greater than 30 rounds. Frankly, a 30 round magazine is "standard capacity" for rifles. Politicians have re-defined "high capacity" to mean anything above 10 rounds, just as "assault weapon" is not an actual description of a firearm but a politically created term. Just as you experienced with the USAF, 30 rounds is a standard magazine size.
I apologize for the confusion by not clarifying that ahead of time. When I speak of high capacity, it's more in reference to 50 round magazines and drums. The issue arises due to politicians redefining terminology to fit their agendas. Since my experience is certainly limited to only a few opportunities shooting with 50-rd magazines, I'd definitely welcome experiences to confirm and deny what I've seen and heard.