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What is the best deal going on quality AR mags right now?
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I have a better way of letting them know.
They are worthless...as in they have no worth.
I understand....that was me being sarcastic
All of the blow down from the gas system from an impingement gun will render the windows useless if you use the mags. You'll be scrubbing the mag bodies often to keep them clean.
You can get the same thing on a suppressed piston gun too.
I don't see how it's going to be that bad. I've seen mags that are decades old that see pretty regular use that haven't been cracked open to clean.
Don't buy too much into the "dirtyness" of the AR platform. Most of the gas gets vented out the side of the bolt. They're just not really that dirty.
Don't buy too much into the "dirtyness" of the AR platform. Most of the gas gets vented out the side of the bolt. They're just not really that dirty.
They don't work great for everyone.
They probably have more problems than any mag ever made. They are definitely the most ECM'ed mag. I can count at least 5 revisions. They have cracking problems, don't drop free from many lowers, etc. Of course, recreational shooters do not see most of these problems.
The GI mag on the other hand, has a 40 year history. I still use VietNam era Mags I bought in the 70s. You cannot go wrong with a quality GI contract mag. it might not be the latest Gucci accessory, but you know it will work today and in 2050.
I guess "everyone" is one of those terms that should be avoided.
My experience has been that out of the hundreds of LE agencies that use them I have never heard of any issues. I have owned plenty and have seen hundreds used in SWAT and other tactical applications and competitions and have yet to see one fail. Several personal friends who work as private security contractors in Iraq and Afghanistan swear by them and wont use anything else. My agency uses them and nothing else and they get tossed around trunks and abused pretty good, yet I have yet to see one crack or fail to feed.
So I am sure that someone, somewhere, may have had an issue witha PMAG, I just cant find anyone that was around to see it.
More problems than any mag ever made??? What is your basis for such an absurd claim?
(I meant AR mag, not all mags of any kind)
Ask MagPul how many times they have had to ECM the mag. Compare that to any other AR MFG.
Hopefully you are not betting your life on a mag Magpul stopped making due to reliability issues.
ETA:
And yes, I have PMAGS, not saying they are bad, just they have had some issues. Do not have the latest ECM to see if all is fixed though.
I dont think so. My current stock of mags is about a year old. When we bought new mags we talked to several agencies and miltary folk and looked at what many tac teams used. Also talked to some PJs who were training at Lackland. The reps from S&W, Bushmaster and the firearms guys at GT's all recomend them for any AR platform in LE use. You are literally the first person I have ever heard say something bad about them.
Sage pretty much summed it up... I've seen used GI mags as low as $5. Worth a shot at that price I suppose, but I'm still going to stick with my PMags. I like turnkey, works right out of the gate kind of stuff. There's not really anything wrong with GI mags so long as you don't bend the feed lips and the follower is a no-tilt design... and you don't get a shitty vendor.
With a PMag, I know that none of those are worries.
