bassnbud Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I am thinking about building a new rifle with the Lancer lower. Do Pmags work well with these lowers? Thanks Carlos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCSBarney Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 The 30rd ones work fine but the 40rd ones don't seem to like the wide competition lancer lower I use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 I have the medium mag well, all Pmags work in mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon49erfan Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 No Gen 3 Pmags will seat in my Lancer lower with the "tactical" magwell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassnbud Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 What is differences between Gen2 anf Gen3 thst would cause this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israelifal Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 Pmags and Surefire 60rd mags work fine in my Lancer lower.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon49erfan Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 What is differences between Gen2 anf Gen3 thst would cause this? The overtravel stop on the rear of the mag hits the magwell. It can be filed down though Am I the only one having problems or are you guys using Gen 2 mags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StravIs09 Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 What is differences between Gen2 anf Gen3 thst would cause this?The overtravel stop on the rear of the mag hits the magwell. It can be filed down though Am I the only one having problems or are you guys using Gen 2 mags? All mags work in mine. gen 2 or gen 3. surefire 60 and usgi mags work fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon49erfan Posted November 23, 2013 Share Posted November 23, 2013 what magwell are you using? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bassnbud Posted November 23, 2013 Author Share Posted November 23, 2013 Thanks guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israelifal Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I'm using the competition magwell, and boy it's big.. So everything fit's in the thing. Anyone using the tactical magwell having issue's? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon49erfan Posted November 24, 2013 Share Posted November 24, 2013 I have the tactical magwell and it wont even start to move the mag catch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarkCO Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I have the tactical magwell and it feeds and functions 100% with every PMag I have used. Yes, that includes the Gen 3. Ran RM3G with the new 40s and FNH with the new 30s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon49erfan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 man, that sucks. I've tried pmags and emags with no success. I've had to switch to lancers, not that that's bad. I just wish they made 40s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
israelifal Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I have the tactical magwell and it wont even start to move the mag catch. Have you tried to adjust the mag catch in or out? I had to play with mine when I put it together to stop the mag from hanging up on it so it didn't drag so much going in.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon49erfan Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 just tried messing with it. with the magwell removed, it fits just fine. with the magwell in place, it hits and won't seat. it needs to go up about 1/8" more to hit the mag catch. if I slam it in, it just gets wedged and never engages the mag catch either. maybe I need to call lancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 Asked at SHOT Show and was told they would work with the Magpul Gen 3 mags. Got mine last night and got it put together. It doesn't work with Gen 3 Magpul. Called Lancer and they said it doesn't and they have no plans to make it work. Said I must have been confused because they would never say it worked with gen 3 Magpul. That's the only mag I'm using now so I seriously doubt I was confused. I'm taking a mill to the Lancer to open up the well. I'd rather modify the mag well so that I can use any mag than try to modify every mag I have now and in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunther Posted February 18, 2014 Share Posted February 18, 2014 The comp mag well won't work with gen3 pmags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUBL Posted February 23, 2014 Share Posted February 23, 2014 Can't be anything that a little grinding on the mag won't fix......MAGPUL did a nice job of putting a 'stop' on their new magazines to prevent over insertion on mil-spec lowers; but it's been playing hell on some of the billet and other 'non-spec' lowers. Chances are, any grinding you need to do is not going to be a worry for inserting into other lowers either. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
USCSBarney Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Ground the tab down on two 40's and they worked fine in the competition lower. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jriggs Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 yeah don't mess with the lower receiver....just take a medium rasp to the spine of the mag and flatten out that travel stop that's there. then they should work just fine. I'd screw with a $20 mag anyday before I started machining a $200 lower I run all genII and lancer mags so I didn't notice this until just now while I was test fitting a 40 rounder. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 The first in gunsmithing "Screw up the cheapest part first." Good advice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPatton Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 BY the way if you reload and use Lancer mags don't plan on loading your bullets with an OAL of 2.250" because that is too long and won't feed reliably. Hornady 75gr BTHP Steel Match is loaded at 2.250" so be aware of that combination before you plan on using it. Steel Match shoots good but your semi-auto rifle turns into a single shot using Lancer Mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck Anderson Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 yeah don't mess with the lower receiver....just take a medium rasp to the spine of the mag and flatten out that travel stop that's there. then they should work just fine. I'd screw with a $20 mag anyday before I started machining a $200 lower I run all genII and lancer mags so I didn't notice this until just now while I was test fitting a 40 rounder. That's not quite an accurate statement. The part that needs work is the mag well itself, which on the Lancer lower is removable and replacable. It's not cheap, but it's nowhere near 200 either. My preference was to work on one $40 part rather than close to 100 $15 parts. Plus now I can use any magazine in the gun. For a match gun I travel with I'd rather have this setup. In case the airline loses my equipment bag, but not the gun case, now I can borrow any mags at a match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cajunautoxer Posted March 26, 2014 Share Posted March 26, 2014 (edited) BY the way if you reload and use Lancer mags don't plan on loading your bullets with an OAL of 2.250" because that is too long and won't feed reliably. Hornady 75gr BTHP Steel Match is loaded at 2.250" so be aware of that combination before you plan on using it. Steel Match shoots good but your semi-auto rifle turns into a single shot using Lancer Mags. I shot around 40 rnds of the stuff thru my Lancer 20 rnds mags. Worked fine for me granted it wasn't many rounds Edited March 26, 2014 by cajunautoxer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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