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Old December 22, 2017, 08:27 AM   #1
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30 round mags for ARs

New some new mags, looking for recomendations
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Old December 22, 2017, 08:41 AM   #2
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I have had good results with Magpul magazines. 30rd and 20 rd.
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Old December 22, 2017, 11:06 AM   #3
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USGI mags, magpul.....
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Old December 22, 2017, 11:55 AM   #4
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I know, most people will stand by their Magpul mags, and rightly so. But, I bought 10 Troy mags (Battleready Series) on sale for 4.99 ea, about 3-4 months ago. Should have bought more. They are really great mags. I've ran over 100 each of brass and steel cased ammo shooting single shot x 100rds and fast shooting x 100rds. I used them in my gas and piston rifles and they've worked flawlessly. I have 2 mags fully loaded since I got them to test the reliability of their springs. If anyone is interested, and I remember, I'll post up here if they retained their spring tension as designed. I'll Probably test them in March.
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Old December 22, 2017, 05:10 PM   #5
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Lancer L5 AWM mags.
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Old December 23, 2017, 07:23 AM   #6
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Magpul.
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Old December 23, 2017, 07:45 AM   #7
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Best "bang for the buck" to me is the D&H teflon-coated GI mags that PSA sells for $6.99 to $7.99. Magpul is good, too.
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Old December 24, 2017, 04:28 AM   #8
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I love the black teflon coated USGI mags with the magpul followers. Those are my go-to mags. Pmags don't drop free from my Spikes tactical lower and most of my mag pouches are military surplus, so fitting two Pmags into a pouch is a lot tighter than USGI mags.
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Old December 24, 2017, 08:09 AM   #9
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Where do you buy the USGI mags? Thanks
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Old December 24, 2017, 08:20 AM   #10
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Where do you buy the USGI mags? Thanks
PSA has them for $7.99 a mag with the magpul follower as squid8286 previously said
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Old January 5, 2018, 02:44 AM   #11
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I also have the USGI 30's with the followers changed out to anti tilt ones.
I still have a bunch of Vietnam era 20 rounders that have always worked 100% with nothing changed out in them.

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Old January 5, 2018, 03:00 AM   #12
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D&H have treated me well.
Other brands of metal (steel, aluminum, and stainless) have treated me well, too.

Magpul... Mixed bag, leaning heavily on the side of failure.
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Old January 7, 2018, 01:11 PM   #13
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Pmags are great but there are issues when using mag pouches designed for USGI mags.

I also have had great success with the D&H mags from PSA. Anti-tilt follower, never had a failure. They may not withstand being run over by a truck... But who cares? They're like 7 bucks a piece. Plus the coating laser etches really well.
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Old January 7, 2018, 04:45 PM   #14
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I had a lot of feed issues with Gen 2 and Gen 3 PMags, and they don't allow maximum cartridge overall length. The 30s were notably worse, at least for me, than 20s.

Of the ten or so PMags that I've owned, I think I only have three left - two 20s and a 30 - and I only run them in two ARs (a 5.56 pistol and the dedicated golf ball launcher). The rest have been given away.
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