.50 Beowulf magazines, plastic or metal?

[pbr streetgang]

looking to see what everyone here would prefer if one could source .50 Beowulf mags...

thermold plastic (pmag style)

metal (USGI style)

 

[rivetc78]

I would like under $30

 

[arcstarter]

I'd be in for 10 to 20 of poly but metal works too

 

[driller212]

I ordered polymer since they were the only one with the pre-order option

 

[Kevin M.]

Depends, which has more Cool-aid?

Honestly if they were available ~$30.00 each, I would pick up 10-20 as soon as I saw them.

 

[Stephen1546]

I think for most people, the correct answer is "whatever I can get my hands on".

I can't speak for the metal mags, but I have two of the polymer ones, and they are decent. Not great, but decent. The spring base plate was clearly filed by hand to make the final fit, and the follower leaves something to be desired. Still, I'm happy with them. They aren't quite PMAG quality, but that is more then made up by their other "features". Still better quality then some of the LAR-15 mags.

 

[GQBalla]

same got polymer because that was all available for preorder.

 

[Leibermuster]

Metal for a change....hey what ever you can get, not complaining either way...

 

[Claven2]

Metal b/c Magpul doesn;t make a Pmag in this calibre and most other polymer mags are junk.

 

[blaxsun]

PMAG M3 (voted polymer).
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[Trigger_The_Rookie]

I'm not at all wild about the PMags.

 

[barrett50cal]

Like asking a starving man if he wants the roast beef or the steak.
(I voted poly cuz that's what I pre-ordered)

 

[blaxsun]

I'm not at all wild about the PMags.

That's totally ok; they're not necessarily for everyone.
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[BenL]

Metal for a change....hey what ever you can get, not complaining either way...

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Yup. I ordered the polymer version, but would have gladly taken the usgi. 15 rds you say? I'm in

 

[cancer]

I would like under $30

Don't hold your breath over that one... They were close to that price in the States before the CT incident, but to pin them, export them, and ship them to a Canadian retailer you're looking at next to no profit for the Canadian vendor if they want to actually move them (Notice how Armtac hasn't been pulling out all the stops to fill their orders).

This is all of course assuming that one can actually find 50 Beowulf magazines right now that don't already cost an arm and a leg in the US. Things changed in CT. It's going to be a while getting the train back on the tracks.

 

[WestIslandRifle]

whatever i can get i will take beggers cant be choosers

 

[mmattockx]

I voted polymer, but, like everyone else, will take whatever shows up first. I'm in for 10-12 if any dealer is counting.


Mark

 

[Samson23]

I'm genuinely concerned that exploiting these mags is going to result in a change to the "firearm it was built for" magazine law. Then no more LAR-15s.

 

[cancer]

I'm genuinely concerned that exploiting these mags is going to result in a change to the "firearm it was built for" magazine law. Then no more LAR-15s.

Anything is possible, but know that the Government's Firearms Policy Review Commitee has already suggested removing magazine restrictions to the PMO, as per the FOI document released by the antis. Sure the CT incident will undoubtably have squashed that idea, but it's highly unlikely that the commitee will 180 on the topic. Politicians don't 180 unless they absolutely have to. For them, losing face is bad for business.

The 50 Beowulf mags are good to go for now. That said, there's little doubt the RCMP would raise hell if a 50 Beowulf pistol mag would have slipped into the system. Let's all be happy with 15 rounds for the forseeable future.

 

[fred0000]

I voted for metal since I prefer the usgi look. I do think the poly mags would sell better to the majority of people through.
(I do have a poly mag on pre-order, really wish I ordered 3)