mike.45 Posted April 6, 2007 Share Posted April 6, 2007 At SMM, Ty used the new tripp 52 rounder to good effect and it seemed to work great - why people dont ALWAYS use 40/50/100 rnd Hicap mags confuses me, I saw a guy go to reload his AR with another 30 rounder on the rollercoster stage at SMM and by the time he had finised the botched reload, the coaster was at the end of the run and he passed by 6 targets and had zeroed the stage - he came off the stage shaking his head and I bet he was wishing he had bought a Beta. DPMS 45 rounders (....not Kellys ), Sterling 40s, Beta, and if you insist on 30's get some H&Ks - they are great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcb Posted April 8, 2007 Share Posted April 8, 2007 I can think of a few situation where long magazines are a liability. Try to get into the prone or sitting position with a straight 52 rounder hanging under you AR. I would think for the best 3-gun magazine would be a mini beta that hold 45-50rds. long mags are to cumbersome and beta's are just to heavy for many stages. YMMV mcb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick Posted April 9, 2007 Share Posted April 9, 2007 So y'all are saying Tripp's new 52s are worth the money??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardschennberg Posted April 14, 2007 Share Posted April 14, 2007 I can think of a few situation where long magazines are a liability. Try to get into the prone or sitting position with a straight 52 rounder hanging under you AR. I would think for the best 3-gun magazine would be a mini beta that hold 45-50rds. long mags are to cumbersome and beta's are just to heavy for many stages. If you get the Beta-C with a clear cover you can load it with less than 100 rounds and still see how much ammo is left. You still have the weight of the magazine, but if you load it with 50 the ammo itself will be twice as light. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Norman Posted April 15, 2007 Share Posted April 15, 2007 If there is a stage that a botched reload cause you to zero, ie, a stage where you are moving past targets so that you cannot stop or slow down to recover, my opinion is that that is a poor stage design. It may well be the most fun you can have with a gun, but if there is no way to shoot it short of a 50 round mag or a Beta I still contend it doen't belong in a match. Mag capacity should not be the deciding factor on a stage. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytech Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 I use Okay, or C-products. When I buy mags from a "store" as in not from classifieds I use 44mag.com very quick service and usually about the best price, and you can get the mags with the magpul follower already installed. I believe the brownells mags are C-products, they look identical. The new mag-pul polymer mags look promising, I'm waiting for the FDE ones to hit the shelves to try some out. As far as not using a beta or a larger mag ie 45+ some people (like myself) use the three gun as a supplement to training, and beta's and huge mags aren't generally practical outside of a hoser stage. Polytech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougCarden Posted May 3, 2007 Share Posted May 3, 2007 Poly, Brownells makes their own magazines in a separate facility. It is their own proprietary magazine, FWIW. DougC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUBL Posted May 4, 2007 Share Posted May 4, 2007 Anyone seen these???? http://www.riflestocks.com/images06/AR/mage-mag.jpg How do they work......good??/bad??? It is a 5 round extension for the milspec 30 round mag......at $5.00 each, made by the folks that make your ace butt stocks. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nb forrest Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 HK, best mags i've found. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cactustactical Posted May 5, 2007 Share Posted May 5, 2007 (edited) The teflon coated mags made by DS Industries with the Magpul folllower are darn good and are being used for several military contracts. They are going for $17. Edited May 5, 2007 by Cactustactical Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastshooter03 Posted May 7, 2007 Share Posted May 7, 2007 Anyone seen these????http://www.riflestocks.com/images06/AR/mage-mag.jpg How do they work......good??/bad??? It is a 5 round extension for the milspec 30 round mag......at $5.00 each, made by the folks that make your ace butt stocks. Tim I bought a couple to see how they compare to the 4-rd aluminum extensions I make. Can't go wrong for only $5 right?? Wrong! I like Ace stocks but I can't reccommend the 5 rd extension. The "Wire" that holds the plastic extension on is very small in diameter if you can actually line it up how they want you to. You'd have to be very lucky for them to be installed right and then hope that they'd actually stay on. Sorry Ace. Fastshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TRUBL Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I got 5 of the ACE +5's and installed 3 of them....a little tricky, but worked. What i did find is that they were actually +4's not really a +5.....but they do work and they seem to be secure. I used them at the CMMG match with out failure (now if I'd only oil my Bolt Carrier every now and then). I did happen to get a few of the new CMMG followers and springs.......uhmmmm......they are GREAT. I now have 3 mags that seem to function like the HK mags......very, very smooth. I would highley recommend that follower, and the spring too!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ERIC Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 (edited) 20 Rounders - D & H Teflon w/ Magpul Follower 30 Rounders - Labelle Teflon w/ Magpul Follower, D & H Teflon w/ Magpul Follower, HK Gen 2 40 Rounders - PMI w/ Magpul Follower 45 Rounder - DPMS 100 Rounder - Beta I take all of the above with me to the matches and have used all of them at one time or another without any problems. I tried the cheap 40 round steel mags which worked well for 1 year but the lips bent apart and it was double feeding. The PMI has been going strong for 4 years. I'm hoping C Products will come up with a good 40 rounder. Edited May 22, 2007 by ERIC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polytech Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I got 5 of the ACE +5's and installed 3 of them....a little tricky, but worked. What i did find is that they were actually +4's not really a +5.....but they do work and they seem to be secure. I used them at the CMMG match with out failure (now if I'd only oil my Bolt Carrier every now and then).I did happen to get a few of the new CMMG followers and springs.......uhmmmm......they are GREAT. I now have 3 mags that seem to function like the HK mags......very, very smooth. I would highley recommend that follower, and the spring too!! Try high temp wheel bearing grease from the auto parts store, works great and sticks around for a long time unlike the thin oils. Its also freaking cheap Polytech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halvey Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 I use the ones DPMS sells at the gunshows. Never a problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap3 Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Bushmaster has a 40 round mag they are selling for around $25. I bought one about two weeks ago and have been shooting it a lot, and as to date it has functioned perfectly having had about 200 rounds run through it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill T Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Bushmaster has a 40 round mag they are selling for around $25. I bought one about two weeks ago and have been shooting it a lot, and as to date it has functioned perfectly having had about 200 rounds run through it. I bought 2 of the 40 round Bushmaster mags as well. Both function well, and are steel, not Aluminum. Bill T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Posted May 23, 2007 Share Posted May 23, 2007 Are the Tripp's available now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Payne Posted May 24, 2007 Share Posted May 24, 2007 Keith, I got mine from Benny a couple of weeks ago. Works great. Didn't need it at CMMG. Tyler ran my Beta the whole match, that worked great also. Payne Are the Tripp's available now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 I just tried out a PMAG yesterday. The rounds would nose dive into the front of the mag. I also noticed they came up very slowly which is probably causing the nose dive issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patrick Sweeney Posted June 6, 2007 Share Posted June 6, 2007 Magpul just sent me a cubic foot of the PMags, including the windowed ones. I'm going to hand them out at the next patrol rifle class. If a bunch of SWAT cops can't break them or make them croak, then they're bomb-proof. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I just tried out a PMAG yesterday. The rounds would nose dive into the front of the mag. I also noticed they came up very slowly which is probably causing the nose dive issue. You may have gotten some of the early manufactured ones that need to be corrected by dremeling the front lip portion as shown on the PMAG website video. There was a recall on these early mags from magpul ( sorry, it looks like it ended JUne 1). How many others have mag that look like this or have had probelms with them before the fix or with the new updated ones? I am hopeful that these are going to replace my thermolds. Anyone really put these through the testing ringer yet????? Guy Hawkins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benny hill Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 You should alway's put a 45 degree bevel on the front lip of all ar-15 mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gl Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 You should alway's put a 45 degree bevel on the front lip of all ar-15 mags. You have a pic you can post to show us what you mean Benny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REDHORSE Posted June 9, 2007 Share Posted June 9, 2007 I just tried out a PMAG yesterday. The rounds would nose dive into the front of the mag. I also noticed they came up very slowly which is probably causing the nose dive issue. Problem is for PMAG March 2007 early production mags. Date code is below the mag catch = "03/07". Changes to the mold were done for April and later productions. "04/07 date coded and later should be fine... PMAG exchange - Deadline June 1st 2007 PMAG DIY fix video PMAG picture #1 PMAG picture #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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