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Posted: 4/22/2006 3:20:31 PM EDT
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I wonder what happened to all the tooling to make them? I like the 30-rounders I have. They are the US made, not the Canadians. They are made from Zytel which is strong and can take the heat just fine. But what I really like are the 6 20-rounders I bought 4 or 5 years back. They are very reliable and stand up to use very well. The recent 30 round THERMOLD-TYPE that are out there are garbage by comparison. They don't feed well and they won't engage the bolt hold-open after the last round. The 4 I bought a couple of months ago from CMMG might as well be used as door stops. |
Thanks for the info I like the OLD COLT 20`S w/ metal Followers best I think Thermolds are just as good as USGI 30`s I have both! PLUS I moved from IND to HOT SW FLA so cold aint a issue! I also think the canadian types are good as well |
Well I don't know if the Thermold-type I bought are Promag or not. I asked but got no reply from vendor. I will say that the issue appears to be a crappy follower. It's a very soft plastic so it bends under stess causing feed issues and it isn't formed properly to engage the bolt hold-open. USGI followers don't fit, I tried a bunch of leftover green ones from my USGI mags with no luck. They may work with some light sanding or dremmel work in a couple of areas of the follower. Not sure they are worth the effort. Material and finish quality on the mag body seem to be about the same as a real Thermold, though. |
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Well then mine are Promag! I was able to Dremmel a green folower to fit and probably function in the Thermold-Type but it is way more work than it's worth and the bolt hold-open still doesn't work. The postion of the rear of the mag is just not correct and comes up short and misses the hold-open latch. Like I said in an earlier post, DOOR STOPS! I'm glad I have a lot of doors.  |
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