So, after seeing a mention of them in another thread, I decided it's worth taking a look at these mags offered by Alberta Tactical Rifle Supply. http://www.albertatacticalrifle.com/ar15.html Scroll down about halfway to find them. $28 each.
I ordered 4, because that will probably minimize the chances of getting the one bad one out of the batch, and to give me a few extra if everyone goes crazy and backorders these for the next two years. It was only when they arrived that I realized I'm without a functional AR at the moment, and my LTATT may or may not still be listing some other dude's house as the origin and destination point so it's not like I can take it anywhere anyways... so I can't give these a range test. If someone with an AR wants to meet me at Phoenix range after work some time I can let you try these mags.
My initial appeal is that I abhor pinned magazines. The magazines were not intended to be used with a rivet in them, and the guns were not intended to have riveted mags inserted into them. My Daniel Defense lower is all scratched up from rivets and I hate it. However, LAR mags feel a bit short for me, and using a coupler to join two together is not quite what I am looking for.
Seeing as how I can't give these a real test, all I can do is sit here slowly baking to death in this heat wave, and hope that both the polymer mags and myself survive to shoot another day.
The quality of the finish on the magazine is smoother than on the pmag M3, with less rough grippy texture. There's no obnoxious flashing or other mold/tool marks. The baseplate is thicker and wider than normal, and gives a good grip.
All in all, I think these were a good buy so far.
For a size and appearance comparison, on the left is a Pmag M3, in the center is the AT-15 pistol magazine produced by CAA - Command Arms, and on the right is an LAR-15 pistol magazine.
Click for higher quality.
I ordered 4, because that will probably minimize the chances of getting the one bad one out of the batch, and to give me a few extra if everyone goes crazy and backorders these for the next two years. It was only when they arrived that I realized I'm without a functional AR at the moment, and my LTATT may or may not still be listing some other dude's house as the origin and destination point so it's not like I can take it anywhere anyways... so I can't give these a range test. If someone with an AR wants to meet me at Phoenix range after work some time I can let you try these mags.
My initial appeal is that I abhor pinned magazines. The magazines were not intended to be used with a rivet in them, and the guns were not intended to have riveted mags inserted into them. My Daniel Defense lower is all scratched up from rivets and I hate it. However, LAR mags feel a bit short for me, and using a coupler to join two together is not quite what I am looking for.
Seeing as how I can't give these a real test, all I can do is sit here slowly baking to death in this heat wave, and hope that both the polymer mags and myself survive to shoot another day.
The quality of the finish on the magazine is smoother than on the pmag M3, with less rough grippy texture. There's no obnoxious flashing or other mold/tool marks. The baseplate is thicker and wider than normal, and gives a good grip.
All in all, I think these were a good buy so far.
For a size and appearance comparison, on the left is a Pmag M3, in the center is the AT-15 pistol magazine produced by CAA - Command Arms, and on the right is an LAR-15 pistol magazine.
Click for higher quality.
