[ohen cepel]

I had Check Mate mags while I was in Korea. Not much sand there.

They simply didn't work reliably, only use I found for them was to teach a new shooter clearing drills. They were so bad that I trashed all of them and ordered new ones. I would usually try to give unwanted gear to another command but they were so crappy that I made sure they were destroyed.

I understand your defense that you were doing what you were asked to do with the coating. However, the mags seemed out of spec in many ways and were just cheap.

I can't imagine a situation where I would ever be willing to go into harms way with anything marked Check Mate now. I'll buy mags with my own money rather than carry yours or allow my soldiers to carry them.

Sorry if I'm harsh, but you asked.