AR15 Magazines - Pinned, Metal Mags?

[Roddy]

I got a bunch of C Products mags from The Ammo Source. They work well.

 

[Casitanha]

Check at Bullseye Sports out of London, they have E-Lander's that are steel and pinned (riveted to 5 rounds) and they work pretty good.

Agreed, they are quality mags, but they are pinned real tight to 5 rounds, so they won't engage on a closed bolt. Also have C Products metal mags, which are just fine, although maybe not quite as robust as E-Landers, except that the more recent pinned ones are like the E-Landers; won't insert on a closed bolt. They used to be crimped - I have a bunch of those - and they were fine; they'd load "5 1/2" rounds, so you could do a tactical reload on a closed bolt.

 

[ShawnC6]

Agreed, they are quality mags, but they are pinned real tight to 5 rounds, so they won't engage on a closed bolt. Also have C Products metal mags, which are just fine, although maybe not quite as robust as E-Landers, except that the more recent pinned ones are like the E-Landers; won't insert on a closed bolt. They used to be crimped - I have a bunch of those - and they were fine; they'd load "5 1/2" rounds, so you could do a tactical reload on a closed bolt.

Just looked. C products ones aren't a rivet. Might try some E landers.