Tons of Pmags on the market

[Jherexx]

I'm trying to maintain a 50:50 ratio of Pmags to USGI

But do you see any advantages? There are a lot of cheaper lightly used USGI mags on the secondary market that work very well, that's why I question why everyone went bat shit crazy over PMAGs.

[ChunkyMonkey]

But do you see any advantages? There are a lot of cheaper lightly used USGI mags on the secondary market that work very well, that's why I question why everyone went bat shit crazy over PMAGs.

Best USGI mag is HK SA80 and those are more expensive than pmags.

You sort of answered you own question on pmag. Pmag is valuable to me because more folks are going bat shit crazy over them rather than usgi mags. As mentioned above... it's a commodity now.

[Jherexx]

Best USGI mag is HK SA80 and those are more expensive than pmags.

Agree on the HK mags being the best, picked up a few and paid the same price as regular GI mags since I bought them in batches

You sort of answered you own question on pmag. Pmag is valuable to me because more folks are going bat shit crazy over them rather than usgi mags. As mentioned above... it's a commodity now.

I guess, once I get mine, I can always use it as trade fodder.

[Great-Kazoo]

I guess, once I get mine, I can always use it as trade fodder.

many gun owners on other boards are already offering date stamped mags to us. They are salivating over pmags in general and the ratio o f usgi - pmags is vary favorable for us.

[Mick-Boy]

Best USGI mag is HK SA80 and those are more expensive than pmags.

You're kidding right? I would never recommend using a product for a life and death role when the manufacturer suggests not to drop it in their literature...

Weak feed lips, the fact that they damage themselves due to the weight and steel quality if they are dropped, weak springs that fail to lock the bolt back after short term usage and lack of available repair/replacement parts all make the HK mag a no-go. Not to mention the 6 oz of extra weight per magazine you're carrying. We got a boat load of them with our 416s years ago. They were rapidly relegated to the "training use only" pile.

Magazines are not a durable item. Don't get attached to them. Run them until the start giving you problems (number your magazines so you can keep track..) and then either repair them or replace them. This is true for all AR magazines. The advantage magazines like the Tango Down or the Magpul magazines have over USGI mags is that you'll rarely see feed lips spread (causing double feeds). They're much more likely to noticeably crack as they fatigue instead. That's the time to toss them.

Magpul makes a good product. I've been using their stuff overseas for about five years now. There isn't anything wrong with aluminum GI mags with anti-tilt followers either. Get what you like and stack them deep....

[ChunkyMonkey]

You're kidding right? I would never recommend using a product for a life and death role when the manufacturer suggests not to drop it in their literature...

Weak feed lips, the fact that they damage themselves due to the weight and steel quality if they are dropped, weak springs that fail to lock the bolt back after short term usage and lack of available repair/replacement parts all make the HK mag a no-go. Not to mention the 6 oz of extra weight per magazine you're carrying. We got a boat load of them with our 416s years ago. They were rapidly relegated to the "training use only" pile.

Magazines are not a durable item. Don't get attached to them. Run them until the start giving you problems (number your magazines so you can keep track..) and then either repair them or replace them. This is true for all AR magazines. The advantage magazines like the Tango Down or the Magpul magazines have over USGI mags is that you'll rarely see feed lips spread (causing double feeds). They're much more likely to noticeably crack as they fatigue instead. That's the time to toss them.

Magpul makes a good product. I've been using their stuff overseas for about five years now. There isn't anything wrong with aluminum GI mags with anti-tilt followers either. Get what you like and stack them deep....

Nope.. sell me yours.