Found some Tapco AR mags, how are they?

psycho nut · March 9, 2013, 06:13 AM

I was in a Bass Pro Shop a week ago looking for a .357 and decided to peruse their other gun stuff. I wasn't expecting to find anything, and I was right for the most part. No ammo, no guns, and no mags for anything that holds 10(+) rounds. I walked in on one gem though, about 12 Tapco Gen 2 AR mags.

I grabbed two of them and was standing there debating on wether or not I should buy a few. I had heard that tapco wasn't the greatest and that their mags seemed to have problems. While I was standing there holding one in each hand thinking and talking to my sister a guy walked over grabbed one, looked at it a bit, and than bent down and took all of them that I wasn't holding. After seeing that I decided screw it, it's just the two I have now anyway and bought them.

Are Tapco mags decent? They seem to be well made to me. They have anti-tilt follwers, the springs seem strong, and they seat well and drop free with no issues. The only AR magazine I have experience with is a 20 round one that came with my rifle though.

spacecoast · March 9, 2013, 07:39 AM

I own and use their AK mags and am very happy with them. AKs vary a bit in their dimensions, so the polymer mags needed a bit of filing/sanding to fit correctly, but once you do that they are good to go. I suspect the AR mags need no such fitting.

johnwilliamson062 · March 10, 2013, 12:06 AM

I bought a dozen mags for an AK and some fit while others didn't. That tells me they aren't made very well.

doofus47 · March 10, 2013, 12:08 AM

i have some tapco polymer mags. I had to dremel out the underside of the front end of the feed lips to get it to function with my vietnam-era upper.
I'm probably not the average AR owner.

t45 · March 11, 2013, 12:55 PM

I was wondering the same thing. I picked up 3 mags a few weeks ago. I though I would keep them for stand by just in case I have some issue with my metal G.I. mags.

March 9, 2013, 06:13 AM	#1
psycho nut Senior Member Join Date: June 3, 2005 Location: Nebraska Posts: 468	Found some Tapco AR mags, how are they? I was in a Bass Pro Shop a week ago looking for a .357 and decided to peruse their other gun stuff. I wasn't expecting to find anything, and I was right for the most part. No ammo, no guns, and no mags for anything that holds 10(+) rounds. I walked in on one gem though, about 12 Tapco Gen 2 AR mags. I grabbed two of them and was standing there debating on wether or not I should buy a few. I had heard that tapco wasn't the greatest and that their mags seemed to have problems. While I was standing there holding one in each hand thinking and talking to my sister a guy walked over grabbed one, looked at it a bit, and than bent down and took all of them that I wasn't holding. After seeing that I decided screw it, it's just the two I have now anyway and bought them. Are Tapco mags decent? They seem to be well made to me. They have anti-tilt follwers, the springs seem strong, and they seat well and drop free with no issues. The only AR magazine I have experience with is a 20 round one that came with my rifle though. __________________ I can't spel.

March 9, 2013, 07:39 AM	#2
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 3,392	I own and use their AK mags and am very happy with them. AKs vary a bit in their dimensions, so the polymer mags needed a bit of filing/sanding to fit correctly, but once you do that they are good to go. I suspect the AR mags need no such fitting. __________________ My guns include S&W and Colt revolvers, Colt and Ruger pistols, Remington 870 shotgun, Henry and Marlin .22LR rifles, Hi-Point 9mm carbine and Lancaster Arms AK. I reload handgun rounds with a Lee hand press, over 18K rounds since Nov. 2009 with nary a squib nor kaboom.

March 10, 2013, 12:06 AM	#3
johnwilliamson062 Senior Member Join Date: May 16, 2008 Posts: 6,094	I bought a dozen mags for an AK and some fit while others didn't. That tells me they aren't made very well. __________________ $0 of an NRA membership goes to legislative action or court battles. Not a dime. Only money contributed to the NRA-ILA or NRA-PVF. Of course, you could just donate to the Second Amendment Foundation I was feeling pretty good, then I looked around and realized I am not swimming or on fire.

March 10, 2013, 12:08 AM	#4
doofus47 Senior Member Join Date: June 9, 2010 Location: live in a in a house when i'm not in a tent Posts: 916	i have some tapco polymer mags. I had to dremel out the underside of the front end of the feed lips to get it to function with my vietnam-era upper. I'm probably not the average AR owner. __________________ I'm right about the metric system 3/4 of the time.

March 11, 2013, 12:55 PM	#5
t45 Senior Member Join Date: January 29, 2010 Location: Belews Creek, NC. Posts: 577	I was wondering the same thing. I picked up 3 mags a few weeks ago. I though I would keep them for stand by just in case I have some issue with my metal G.I. mags.