Keltec RFB Mag , Thermold FN/FAL METRIC 7.62mmX51mm 20 rd Mag

[BoomSticKs]

Keltec RFB Mag , Thermold FN/FAL METRIC 7.62mmX51mm 20 rd Mag is it as good as the steel one ??

is it the same dimension??? anybody have a pic of both mag to compare ???

Thanks

 

[RockChucker]

Thermold mags were the source of most issues that I had with my RFB. Changed over to FN FAL Metric mags rarely a jam occurs.
Not so much outside dimension issues but internal follower spring pressure not allowing seating of a full 5 rounds in the magazine and still seat the mag in the well. Cut the load pack to 3 rounds in the thermolds and less feed issues.
If I'm only able to load three rounds in the mag I may as well have a bolt action.
RC

 

[rally guy]

No issues with thermold here , most find them to be much better, lighter and more reliable the the steel ones, so much so that kel-tec started to ship rfb with them.

 

[maple_leaf_eh]

When the first C7 rifles were issued in Canada, they came with plastic Thermold mags. The troops were skeptical, but someone thought they were a switch from heavy metal mags. In 1990 during the Oka business, the CF had loaned the QPP 2 dozen C7 rifles and 4 dozen magazines. The cops lost track of a few rifles during shift changes, and someone needed to go do a 100% stock check by serial number. The cop who was acting QM showed us a milk crate with a half dozen mags with broken feed lips and cracked floor plates. The staff officer with me shugged. That's normal he said. That was enough to convince me to get my dad to mail me some metal mags when I was in the Gulf. I traded one for a French Army combat shirt. A few years later in Bosnia everyone had USGI 30-rd mags and the plastic ones were withdrawn.

So, Thermold magazines are fragile. More fragile than any metal mag. Don't drop them, especially when loaded onto hard surfaces like roads or floors. Just my humble opinion.

 

[albayo]

The Crappy Canadian mags look great when displaying military items because the lips are broken.
The Canadian mags I have observed are marked H 101, 102, & 103. I don't know if anymore.
In the past I have owned synthetic mags I think by Orlite or something like that. They were very durable and worked in any kind of weather.
I let them go with a few of my ARs and haven't seen any since then.

 

[BattleRife]

When the first C7 rifles were issued in Canada, they came with plastic Thermold mags. The troops were skeptical, but someone thought they were a switch from heavy metal mags. In 1990 during the Oka business, the CF had loaned the QPP 2 dozen C7 rifles and 4 dozen magazines. The cops lost track of a few rifles during shift changes, and someone needed to go do a 100% stock check by serial number. The cop who was acting QM showed us a milk crate with a half dozen mags with broken feed lips and cracked floor plates. The staff officer with me shugged. That's normal he said. That was enough to convince me to get my dad to mail me some metal mags when I was in the Gulf. I traded one for a French Army combat shirt. A few years later in Bosnia everyone had USGI 30-rd mags and the plastic ones were withdrawn.

So, Thermold magazines are fragile. More fragile than any metal mag. Don't drop them, especially when loaded onto hard surfaces like roads or floors. Just my humble opinion.

The debacle with the Canadian Thermold C7 mags is well documented. The mags were made in Canada, under license from Thermold, and somewhere along the line the decision was made to avoid the proper blend of glass filled nylon Thermold used and go with another polymer that was cheaper or easier to work or some such reason. The resulting mags were infamously bad, but that doesn't mean that polymer mags or Thermold mags in general are crap. Lots of people used US made Thermold AR-15 mags and were happy with them.