promag AR 9mm mag question

but are they any good?

other posts have touched on metal mags vs. plastic I would like to know more. Im starting a AR 9mm build and want to get on track with the right mags. I also dont want to go the route of 5 shot mags.
 
The only RRA 10rd mags you will find are used as no more will be imported. The RRAs are made by Pro-Mag and many threads come to the conclusion they are reliable for range use ie. not 100% reliable.

So if you only want 10rd mags buy used RRAs if you can find them or buy the short C Product mags from Questar.
 
The original polymer 10 round 9mm magazines were made for Questar (specifically) in co-operation with RRA and specifically for use in the RRA 9mm AR Pistols... as such they were classified as 10 round pistol magazines and were the first design reviewed and approved by the RCMP.

We do not make them anymore... but we do have a few of them still available... they are listed on the Gun Auction website.

Only those magazines that were manufactured specifically as pistol magazines (and engraved accordingly) were classified as 10 round pistol magazines. The standard Promag magazines are classified as rifle magazines and are limited to 5 rounds.

Mark
 
Questar said:
The original polymer 10 round 9mm magazines were made for Questar (specifically) in co-operation with RRA and specifically for use in the RRA 9mm AR Pistols... as such they were classified as 10 round pistol magazines and were the first design reviewed and approved by the RCMP.

We do not make them anymore... but we do have a few of them still available... they are listed on the Gun Auction website.

Only those magazines that were manufactured specifically as pistol magazines (and engraved accordingly) were classified as 10 round pistol magazines. The standard Promag magazines are classified as rifle magazines and are limited to 5 rounds.

Mark
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Do these plastic mags still have issues with cracking, or is that just a myth?
 
ThePunisher said:
Do these plastic mags still have issues with cracking, or is that just a myth?
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I don't ever remember seeing one "crack" except from outright misues (run over by car, etc.). They are very resiliant and cold weather was never an issue.

The only "issue" we found was that they tend to "swell" when loaded up. This makes them feel sticky as they become tight in the magwell... but that's mostly just when they are new... as they get used they get smoothed out and though they still swell a bit they don't seem to stick (after they've been broken in). This was my experience.

The other issue we did hear about was that the plastic lips don't stand up as well as metal over long heavy usage. Especially in the US with select fire guns and lots of rounds, the lips start to deform a bit and that can cause feeding issues. We did not see this problem here given that we're just semi-auto and the mags are 10 rounds not 32... would take quite a while to see that kind of issue here.

Personally, I prefer the CProducts 10 round magazines. They are short, compact, easier to carry. They are sturdy and will last a long time. Now that CProducts seems to have resolved their production issues I really don't need a useless length of magazine sticking down and in the way. If it was full of ammunition then I'd be all for it... but a long useless section of unused magazine (to me) is just "posing". It may look good, if that's what's important to you, but I'd rather have more room to carry more ammo and with less hassles. Try stuffing 10 full length magazines into your vest/carrier and then try it with 10 CProducts magazines... way easier with the CProducts mags and you get the same amount of ammo (here in Canada).

I'm sure there are those that will call this blasphemy but that's my opinion :)

Mark
 
Questar said:
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Personally, I prefer the CProducts 10 round magazines. They are short, compact, easier to carry. They are sturdy and will last a long time. Now that CProducts seems to have resolved their production issues ...
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Did they resolve their drop free issue?

I have a few and none of them drop free, full or empty, bolt open or bolt closed. Magazines being short and stout really aggravate me when I have to pull them out. I just went back to using my Colts. I can change 5 round mags faster than fiddling with pulling out the 10 round CProds. Used in an RRA mag block and in a Colt mag block also.

I've said it before all too often that anything else other than factory 9mm Colt mags is futile.

... how do you get the short mags out of your mag pouches BTW?

There are quite a few pros to these 10 round mags, but all you need is one important con to call them useless.
 
easy said:
Did they resolve their drop free issue?

I have a few and none of them drop free, full or empty, bolt open or bolt closed. Magazines being short and stout really aggravate me when I have to pull them out. I just went back to using my Colts. I can change 5 round mags faster than fiddling with pulling out the 10 round CProds. Used in an RRA mag block and in a Colt mag block also.

I've said it before all too often that anything else other than factory 9mm Colt mags is futile.

... how do you get the short mags out of your mag pouches BTW?

There are quite a few pros to these 10 round mags, but all you need is one important con to call them useless.
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From our own testing and what we've been hearing as well, the drop free issue is resolved. Personally tested them in RRA block, RRA forget and CProduct magwell... on several different guns... no issue with insertion, lock-up, or drop-free.

Colt themselves are now using the CProducts magazines by the way.

Mark
 
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