Came across this picture which was causing an intense amount of debate and lowkey oneupsmanship by people on the prowl to show of their expertise in all things military who were also completely out of the loop on the gear they were talking about.
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It also depends on whether the mag is still loaded. That last round could be the one to save your life, so it's usually better to retain mags that have any amount of ammo.
But this is a staged photo, so it doesn't really matter in this case
Generally speaking you're not dropping a partially full mag under fire. You put those bullets down range, then you drop the mag for a fresh one when it's empty.
The only time you swap partials is if the shooting is over, at least temporarily. At that point everyone switches out to a fresh mag, and yes, retains the partial, because you're not doing a combat reload at that point (this is also when you check yourself and each other for injuries).
You're forgetting another scenario: when you're behind cover.
Also, I never specified whether the person is under fire
That would fall under "When you're not in immediate danger." And again, that's not a scenario where you're going to drop the mag. You can freely retain it for later. That's what it comes down to; if you've got time to retain the mag, you retain the mag. If you're in a situation where retaining the mag would cost time you don't have, you are de facto also in a situation where you're not swapping a partial.
No, but you replied to a comment where I did.