I have a small pile of them and will be ordering some more very soon. Another thing I like about them is their straight body design.
What's the big deal with pmags?
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I have a small pile of them and will be ordering some more very soon. Another thing I like about them is their straight body design.
I have 6 LAR mags and 5 stick in my mag well and have in the last 3 AR's I have owned. one a Norinco, one a Spikes and the third an Aramalite. My P-mags fit and feed perfectly and cost half what I paid for the LAR's.
The LAR's did however drop free in my buddies AR, cannot recall what it was.
Oh yah, what are they called? where can we get them? how much? Do they have a lot of stock?
They're good mags, but people do get totally fixated on pmags as being the only good mag.
I have a bunch of pmags and a bunch of GI mags. Both work well; I think the main issue is that most people don't know the difference between a good metal mag and a bad one, so it's easier to just say "pmag" because they all work pretty well.
So the initial endorsement is a dumbing down of the advanced knowledge of a few, followed by thousands of people repeating it on the internet. This works in concert with the popularity of a couple of guys associated with Magpul for a long time. End result = "everybody cool uses pmags and every other mag sucks".
I have a bunch of pmags and a bunch of GI mags. Both work well; I think the main issue is that most people don't know the difference between a good metal mag and a bad one, so it's easier to just say "pmag" because they all work pretty well.
So the initial endorsement is a dumbing down of the advanced knowledge of a few, followed by thousands of people repeating it on the internet. This works in concert with the popularity of a couple of guys associated with Magpul for a long time. End result = "everybody cool uses pmags and every other mag sucks".
CAA is the manufacturer. Made specifically for ATRS (Alberta Tactical Rifle Supply) for their AT15 pistol system. 20 rounds, permanently blocked to 10 rounds.
$28 each. I'm sure they have some left out of the 1000 they had come in on their 1st order.
http://www.albertatacticalrifle.com/ar15.html
Pmags are nice but I would never pay more than $25 each. The BS happening on the EE is crap with people charging $50+ for a mag that cost $20-$25 new just because they are in short supply right now.
Be patient and wait for a local retailer to get some in and give one a try. They feed the same as a GI mag in all my AR's, reliable and durable.
I just saw the CAA 10/20 and I would definitely buy a few of those for $28/
Be patient and wait for a local retailer to get some in and give one a try. They feed the same as a GI mag in all my AR's, reliable and durable.
I just saw the CAA 10/20 and I would definitely buy a few of those for $28/
Well I found out, there are a pile of Gen 2 mags for sale on the EE still in original packaging, with Gen 3 PMAGs going for $21.50 at Wolverine Supplies I guess that kills the resale price on the Gen 2's somewhat.
http://www.wolverinesupplies.com/details/14434/Magpul-PMAG-30ARM4-Gen-M3-556x45.aspx
pmags are made of dupoint polymer; it's almost/nearly indestructible. they did quite a few test on the mags itself, running over them with a truck for example to test
the durability and it passed. another thing is, is that metal mags some times get dinged in and become a liability where as the pmags dont.
us military swear by them, and at one point, tacom/ government official(or whoever) stated that pmags would be forbidden to use because of some contract
with tacom... however, they stated that the tacom mag was more superior, which wasn't the case. many of the soldiers made a case and tacom got
serious heat for it. they later retracted their initial statement and said that the pmags were not forbidden, but they advised using the tacom ones because
"they" felt they were better.
well anyways; are they worth it? i think so.
Meh, I bought a bunch of the d&H mags. $16 each and they work in my Tavor without any mods or worries about bolt catch lift. When the Pmag Gen3 are finally truly affordable again then I'll look at them. Right now the prices are still a bit high.
redddogg69
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picked up 5 gen 3 pmags two weeks ago for $17 each, i doubt they will ever be cheaper than that.
The big things about PMAGS like most have said are there durability due to the polymer construction, but what has yet to be mentioned is the angle in which the round is fed into the rifles feed ramp, sometimes with rounds that have more rounded projectiles or mags with weak or soft springs the rounds will induce stoppages against the feed ramp, the PMAG has less of an angle and a more direct path into the feed ramp and chamber.
As much as I'm loving the mags that ATRS brought us this is very true. I have quite the supply of d&h mags myself. Pinned to 5 who cares? there great for practicing fast mag changes without over heating the barrel.
redddogg69
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I threw up a post here as soon as I got the email, they sold out all 128 in an hour.
How do you figure?
Clobbersauras
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I use PMags almost exclusively and have had excellent results. I see no reason not to use them, as they are reasonably inexpensive for a consumable item. It's important to note that mags need to be maintained and inspected every now and then. The range I use most has a mixture of fine gravel and dirt that loves to find it's way into all my mags and grind on the followers, especially when they are getting stepped on and kicked all over the range.
