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Posted: 6/10/2005 6:44:29 AM EDT
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I did a search on this and couldnt find anything so i thought i would ask. Has anyone tried any of these mags. My local dealer has some and i checked them out they look good. They are identical to all my usgi mags as far as I could tell. http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=21225&title=AR-15%2fM16+HIGH+CAPACITY+MAGAZINES |
There's nothing wrong with supporting your dealer for sure and you have no risk. Any type of .mil issue mags just have the advantage of millions of units in service and enforced quality control which IMO makes them, on avg., more likely to be failure free. If these mags operate for you in your rifle though what's the difference  Like nationwide said; let us know how they do for you.
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Brownells makes the claim that they studied the USGI mag and improved it. Then they submitted their design to a proven manufacturer and thus their mags are great. Anyone else, I wouldn't buy it for a second. But brownells is a stand up biz and I have only heard positive reports of these mags. I did hear that "Creative" is the actual manufacturer though. Creative had some real problems with their name brand mags awhile back. Bottom line: can't go wrong with USGI and if in a couple years the brownells mags prove true, then i might try them. |
| Remember that USGI doesn't necessarily mean quality. It usually means the “lowest bidder" won the contract. There are a lot of USGI mags out there that don't work either, but I for one would give them a try. If you bought the mags directly from Brownells, you could always send it back if you weren't happy with them. |
| Well i got a couple and they seem decent enough. They look and feel exactly like my usgi mags do. I was able to get 30 rounds loaded easily and it hand cycled fine, when empty it would lock the bolt and they came out easity when hitting the release. I will post another report once i get a chance to shoot with them. |
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I bought 2 Brownells 30 rounders. They fit and function flawlessly. Save the floorplate markings, I can't tell them apart from USGI. I have them in my regular rotation and if SHTF I'd just as soon pick up those 2 mags as any of my USGI. However, I don't see any advantage over USGI so for future purchases I'm going to stay with USGI. |
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I bought 3 of the Brownell 30 rd mags. They fit fine and work great in my Rock River and Bushmaster rifles. I will add a couple more to the collection with my next order form them. I can not tell the difference between USGI and Brownell mags except for the floorplate.  Good Luck |
Right here buddy www.ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=7&f=24 |
Thanks, I found this later. Still didn't see any awesome deals. I'll keep looking. |
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