Ar15 Mags

[jobob]

Order of preference:

1. Pmag 30 rnd

2. Brownells 30 rnd (they are available and in stock now)

3. Pmag with Nordic extension 45 rnd

4. Tripp 52 rnd

5. DPMS 45 rnd (2 30s welded together, looks funky but they work)

6. Beta C 100 rnd

My most used setup is 2 Pmags, or 2 Brownells coupled together. I often use the long mags on long hoser stages. I rarely use the Beta C.

[fastshooter03]

I use D & H Industries AR mags.

Nick

[Jim Rusert]

Only using 5 rounders here in NY.

[Doublehaul]

I like my AUG 42 round mags! In the AR I like the P mag and the HK's are pretty nice but their durability is such an issue that I almost prefer Colt 20's.

[sshog8541]

Magpul- PMAG, DarkEarth..

[jaredr]

had numerous double-feed malfunctions with my cproducts, retired them and went with pmags about 3,500 rounds ago. no problems so far with the magpul mags

-jaredr

[LGLASS]

Cproducts, NHMTG, and D&H have all been working well for me.

[orangeman711]

I use Tripp's and Brownell's for any stage over 30Rds and old Colt originals for 20 or 30Rds. Yes, the

Colts work fine.

[diablodawg]

Aluminum GI mags work great with Magpul followers. Heard good things about PMags, and some military units are issued to them. Seen HK mags fail on many occasions; they seem to lose spring pressure after about 1,000 rounds or so.

[DinosaurMikeGolf]

Living near Fort Hood, TX, mine are all surplus. Just took 10 out of the packaging that were made under gov't contract in 1983.

[MILDOTS]

In California I use GI 30 rounders and 20 rounders and sterling 40 rounders all pre-ban of course. And they work great.

[1911-45]

I am useing 30rd Pmags with the windows and 20rd GI's

[orangeman711]

P-Mags,Brownells,and Tripp.All worked the first time and every time since. No jams or failures to drop,even when empty.(OPPS)

[Kyle O]

I have a fine mix of mags, but I only use the ones that work with my rifle.

[The Happy Gila]

30 round P-Mags (7) and 30 round P-Mags w/ Nordic Extensions (3)..they all work great

[Jesse Tischauser]

I use my c products 43 rounder as my standard mag, my nordically extended 48 round pmag for high round count non prone stages, my coupled 43 round mags for long range/prone stages where allowed, my firebird coupled 30 round Pmags for mandatory mag change stages, I have a 20 rounder or two in the bag for that occasional low port prone stage, and I keep a couple 30 round pmags for my horizontal small if the back oh $hit mag.

Edited December 21, 2010 by jtischauser

[Alaskapopo]

I own all kinds of AR mags. But my favorites are P mags by far. You can upgrade them easily with mag extensions and Firebird couplers.

For GI mags I prefer Brownells mags. I only use them in really cold weather.

The mag collection.

[Charles Bond]

For 30 rounders I use Brownells. They all load and feed without problems. They currently have a government contract on magazines.

+1

Yep...

Not only have these mags never failed me, I am yet to see one fail at a match. I have a host of different mags but these are still my favorites and they are much cheaper than several other varieties.

[D.Hayden]

Are there different Brownell's branded magazines? Did they change manufacturer's recently, new ones are better maybe, or old ones were?

[RGR]

I've used just about all of them and here are a couple of lessons learned / passed on by much more knowledgeable tactical shooter's then I.

1. A dual anti tilt follower system is a plus.

2. Always insure that you check your feed lips for damage (Visual and bump test).

3. Mark your mags and number them.

4. If you have a bad mad write "bad" on it and smash it.

In the Extreme Reliability Test that Army did a couple of years back they found that the number one malfunction with the M4/M16 was a "failure to feed".

Of those "failure to feed" malfunction the majority where magazine related. Hence the Army has come out with the new Tan GI Mag (alum. body w/tan anti tilt sys.) to address some of the issue with are old green follower sys (no anti tilt) alum mags.

From 2004 to 2008 I used H&K (steel body w/ anti tilt sys.) mags with no, I say again no issues for 24 mouths of deployed time in some realy harsh conditions. In 2008 I tested out my first Magpul PMAG (polymer body w/ anti tilt sys.) and have now switched over to them due to the added weight savings. I also like them because the the feed lips do not bend like the steel and alum. body mags, they just crack and break. It is very easy to see a crack or a chuck missing compared to a slightly bent feed lip. Some times the only way to discover this is through a "bump test".

[DyNo!]

C-Products magazines - I might be a bit biased but they hold up to more abuse than we see in our game:

Thrown, run over by a car, smashed by a rock, shot with an AK & M1S90 - worked fine. (Was restricted to about 10-15 rounds with the bullet hole though)

I'll see if I can release the video that we filmed for them.

Edited December 27, 2010 by DyNo!

[Rub'n]

Magpul P-mag......watch the youtube video.....you'll be sold on them.....I was

[R-Bros_JLR]

I run an assortment of random steel mags I've picked up for cheap and Magpul 30rd and 20rd. I prefer the Magpuls though and leave the steelies in the bag if I can.

[RBros]

Like JLR, I run a combo of Pmags and C Products mags

[gohuskers]

C-products, both their regular mags and their stainless steel version, plus a good supply of Pmags - probably 150 mags total and they all function well. Cool post DyNo.