LAR15 Mags look cheap is this the same for all

[cbabes]

Just picked up some LAR15 mags. I am new to the AR scene and was wondering if all the mags look/feel this cheap? I saw the Norinco 5/30s and they looked just as cheap. Do the Bushmasters or any other AR mags look/feel like they are made of better quality? I have read some good reviews on the LAR15s but they just seem for lack of a better word "fragile".

 

[Danimal247]

sorry to rain on your parade, but they feel like pop can tin metal

 

[mrsmitty]

You could look at HK 416 mags they are considerably tougher but tougher comes at a price. Or you could look at the polymer pmags.

 

[CanAm]

all AL mags feel that way because they are light. They were once meant to be disposable.

But they work very well, and are well made.

 

[cbabes]

all AL mags feel that way because they are light. They were once meant to be disposable.

But they work very well, and are well made.

Thanks. Do the LAR15 mags come in polymer?

 

[cbabes]

You could look at HK 416 mags they are considerably tougher but tougher comes at a price. Or you could look at the polymer pmags.

HK 416 mags work on the M4? What's the ball park price for one? I would presume they are only 5 rounders?

 

[mrsmitty]

HK 416 mags work on the M4? What's the ball park price for one? I would presume they are only 5 rounders?

Yes they work here is a link to see what they cost. Not for the faint of heart and yes they are 5 rounders.


http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484323

 

[cbabes]

Yes they work here is a link to see what they cost.


http://www.canadiangunnutz.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484323

My goodness!

Thanks.

 

[Kevin M.]

Thanks. Do the LAR15 mags come in polymer?

Nope. Aluminum only.

 

[Artiz]

You you want solid magazines, buy Pmags.

 

[drache]

The one LAR mag that came with my Bushmaster looks like it went through hell and back! But you know what... it still feeds perfectly!

 

[Onagoth]

Its funny how many recommendations you are getting to buy PMAGs or something else.

IMO, the only reason anyone buys LAR mags is to have a 10 round capability, so buying a PMAG doesn't really do it.

 

[Artiz]

10 round mags stay 10 round mags, even if you look at it with loving eyes for 10 years.

5/30 mags on the other hand, are not 5 round mags indefinately. I like having the possibility to give it it's life back if the laws ever change.

 

[cbabes]

Thanks guys. I was looking some pmags on Questar's site. What does unfinished/unfitted mean? I hate being a newbie all over again but those da#$ $699 M4s pulled me in to a new game.

 

[Artiz]

Unfinished/unfitted means that the rivet is not filed down, it is left like when it was installed, they will usually rub inside the magwell so you have to sand them down yourself.
It's no big deal really.

 

[cbabes]

Unfinished/unfitted means that the rivet is not filed down, it is left like when it was installed, they will usually rub inside the magwell so you have to sand them down yourself.
It's no big deal really.

Thanks again!

 

[jamiejaf]

The added 5 rounds is worth the money. The fact that they aren't butchered with pop rivets makes them appealling.

 

[cbabes]

The added 5 rounds is worth the money. The fact that they aren't butchered with pop rivets makes them appealling.

Yes I think it was just Danimal247 that gave me a complex. He was with me when I picked up the mags and convinced me they are cheap. They have grown on me since yesterday. But I still am going to pick up a couple of the 5/30 pmags.

 

[drache]

Yes I think it was just Danimal247 that gave me a complex. He was with me when I picked up the mags and convinced me they are cheap. They have grown on me since yesterday. But I still am going to pick up a couple of the 5/30 pmags.

The LAR mags will never have that "AR-15 look" to them but having 10 rounds is pretty nice.

 

[Danimal247]

hey cbabes, when I was at Orono today a guy named John let me shoot his Bushmaster AR15 with holo/dot sight ... that gun felt substantially heavier than the Norinco, it was pretty shocking!

I shot about 15 rounds through it and had a blast, now I can't wait to get one - his mag was a polymer 5/30 but no better quality or anything. I guess as long as it feeds you'll be okay, it's nice to have 10 rounds or 20 with the coupler!!