LAR-15 couplers
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The couplers you ordered were polymer and clearly described as such...
Magazine Coupler allows two LAR-15 10-Round 'Pistol' Magazines to be joined together and give same curve and length as a standard 30 round AR magazine (fit's standard AR mag pouches). Made of high strength polymer.
~ Does not include magazines ~
~ Does not include magazines ~
True.
Magazine Coupler allows two LAR-15 10-Round 'Pistol' Magazines to be joined together and give same curve and length as a standard 30 round AR magazine (fit's standard AR mag pouches). Made of high strength polymer.
Just a bit sad they broke so easily pushing them in. Oh well anyway.... minor issue I guess. I like the mags.
Im not here to start a war.... just stating they are a bit brittle.
Not to dredge up old ####, but I recently purchased a few polymer couplers and me no likey. They seem sufficiently strong enough to hold the two mags together but they have no screw like the metal ones to prevent the mags from sliding off . . . . unless I am missing a critical step in the assembly . . .
Yes they are terrible. One of them snapped during a competition for me, spraying rounds all over the place.
The metal ones SFRC sells now -- I forget who their maker was -- are much hardier. A few bucks more but it certainly shows why.
The metal ones SFRC sells now -- I forget who their maker was -- are much hardier. A few bucks more but it certainly shows why.
I think one of the problems with couplers, is that you can't really use the mag as a monopod when you go prone.
Also it seems a little weird to use them for action shooting, since when reloading you'd have to take it out, flip it over and insert... it seems to me, that it'd be easier (and faster) to just drop the mag and insert a new one, unless some one can post a video doing it quickly and efficiently
Also it seems a little weird to use them for action shooting, since when reloading you'd have to take it out, flip it over and insert... it seems to me, that it'd be easier (and faster) to just drop the mag and insert a new one, unless some one can post a video doing it quickly and efficiently
Longer mags are easier to grab from pouch and easier to handle.
If there were a way to lengthen the LAR10s or have 10/30s instead of their shorter present version I would not couple them. I would do it as you suggested. The 5/30 Pmags are a pleasure to handle, but they are only 5.
In my next try at a competition I'm going to try going to 5/30s coupled side by side. Switching side by side mags is much faster and easier than flipping.
Again, if LAR-15s came in longer mags like 10/30s then it would be ace to have them in side-by-side couplers. You can certainly use them in existing side-by-side couplers but then you are wasting half of their capacity since the down side isn't available.
If there were a way to lengthen the LAR10s or have 10/30s instead of their shorter present version I would not couple them. I would do it as you suggested. The 5/30 Pmags are a pleasure to handle, but they are only 5.
In my next try at a competition I'm going to try going to 5/30s coupled side by side. Switching side by side mags is much faster and easier than flipping.
Again, if LAR-15s came in longer mags like 10/30s then it would be ace to have them in side-by-side couplers. You can certainly use them in existing side-by-side couplers but then you are wasting half of their capacity since the down side isn't available.
I don't see why that wouldn't work functionally. I think we had a discussion in another thread about the different couplers for regular. They all have the same principle but differ in terms of elegance.
A different solution is some kind of extender that can use the existing LAR couplers that is the size of a half mag like a 5/rounder. That's just enough extra gripping space needed to protrude from the end of the magwell and fit the normal STANAG side-by-side couplers.
A different solution is some kind of extender that can use the existing LAR couplers that is the size of a half mag like a 5/rounder. That's just enough extra gripping space needed to protrude from the end of the magwell and fit the normal STANAG side-by-side couplers.
The polymer ones are very brittle. Had one snap when I gave a small tap to seat the rounds. Called them, and they told me the company that makes them are out of business now.
hahaha.
dj. I figured you would be all over mag couplers.
bravo.
the side by side mag couplers, no, I see no real point as well
the top/bottom lar mags- yes. they make manipulation of the mags easier.
the only thing I dislike is that it seems very easy to damage mag lips with one hanging upside down?
I'd rather just have an extension.
CanadaAmmo has the metal couplers at the great price of $10.00 The equivalent coupler ptoduced by Dlask was $50. I think they sell theirs for $20 now. The plastic Questar couplers are junk and I wouldn't think of using another after my first and last experience with them.
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The polymer ones make great doorstops. 
You can also buy rubber dust covers for your coupled LAR-15 magazines (works great for the bottom magazine if you just want to couple two together for the length but not actually utilize it).
You can also buy rubber dust covers for your coupled LAR-15 magazines (works great for the bottom magazine if you just want to couple two together for the length but not actually utilize it).
