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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:01:01 AM EDT
I was visiting family and decided to check out their local FFL. They had a deal on 42 round mags from ProMag, so I was going to buy several, but then the MagPul D-60 on the top shelf caught my eye.
For an additional 18 rounds it seemed like the extra $111 might not be worth it, but...   Attached FileBut I also grabbed a couple of the ProMags just to be safe 
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:03:26 AM EDT
[#1]
Friends don't let friends buy promags.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:04:04 AM EDT
[#2]
i think they're impractical but whatever floats your boat
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:05:12 AM EDT
[#3]
Nice rifle!!!
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:05:18 AM EDT
[#4]
They are heavy giant pain in the asses. I'd rather tote around multiple 30's. That is unless you just have money to burn and want a cool toy that will become a banned item eventually.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:05:59 AM EDT
[#5]
Jeeez man. One has a proven track record which in regards to quality usually cost more. One is not.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:06:27 AM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They are heavy giant pain in the asses. I'd rather tote around multiple 30's. That is unless you just have money to burn and want a cool toy that will become a banned item eventually. I call mine the "Big Dogs". 
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:06:39 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: They are heavy giant pain in the asses. I'd rather tote around multiple 30's. That is unless you just have money to burn and want a cool toy that will become a banned item eventually. I mean if they get the axe so will the 30s so thats not a good argument However I do agree the weight and generally size is a good complaint. However those D60s are much more svelte than the Cmag Ive used |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:07:03 AM EDT
[#8]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Friends don't let friends buy promags. A wise shooter will go on with their lives as if that brand does not exist. I'd buy a MagPul just to have, though. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:07:39 AM EDT
[#9]
I bought one once years ago, around 06-07. I loaded it and fired it exactly once, and it has sat in my box of stupid range toys ever since.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:08:48 AM EDT
[#10]
Got a postie or AR MG that you can smoke an upper with? Sure... Otherwise drums are too awkward to live with...
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:09:52 AM EDT
[#11]
Please
Remember Our Magazines Are Garbage |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:09:53 AM EDT
[#12]
Promags are trash.
Everyone should have a drum. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:10:09 AM EDT
[#13]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I mean if they get the axe so will the 30s so thats not a good argument However I do agree the weight and generally size is a good complaint. However those D60s are much more svelte than the Cmag Ive used The only time they become useful is if you have a fun switch. I've had more issues with them than any other mags out there as well. What I was referring too about them being banned, is to get one if you fancy it before it happens. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:10:43 AM EDT
[#14]
The C-mag I had was not practical.
I sold it. Decided multiple 30 rounders made more sense. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:11:46 AM EDT
[#15]
Drum mag should be in everyones SHTF stash.
In before my thumbs crew. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:14:02 AM EDT
[#16]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Promags are trash. Everyone should have a drum. Yes, and yes. D-60 all the things, I love 'em. $99 at Arms Unlimited: https://www.armsunlimited.com/Magpul-PMAG-60-Round-223-556-AR15-M4-Drum-Magazine-p/mag576.htm  Attached File |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:14:27 AM EDT
[#17]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They are heavy giant pain in the asses. I'd rather tote around multiple 30's. That is unless you just have money to burn and want a cool toy that will become a banned item eventually. I prefer to think the heavier more rounds option is great for around the house as I am a bug in type. Also think it’s not a bad option for a break contact scenario where I am trying to get the fuck out with less time for reloads. I’m guessing you are a bug out kind of guy where weight is a greater concern. Or forced marches. I don’t participate in forced marches. Maybe hunting or hiking in the highlands? |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:14:49 AM EDT
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Quoted: I was visiting family and decided to check out their local FFL. They had a deal on 42 round mags from ProMag, so I was going to buy several, but then the MagPul D-60 on the top shelf caught my eye. For an additional 18 rounds it seemed like the extra $111 might not be worth it, but... https://i.gifer.com/5HMb.gif https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/524676/D0626960-1771-4635-9DF6-6824AB5652B0_jpe-2039194.JPG But I also grabbed a couple of the ProMags just to be safe I've used the ProMag Glock 19 drum mag without a single FFT. The cheap Korean steel AK magazines are shit and gank up every few rounds, no matter how carefully you load them I might try a ProMag AK drum if I ever find one. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:15:03 AM EDT
[#19]
They are fun when combined with a RareBreed.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:16:03 AM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The C-mag I had was not practical. I sold it. Decided multiple 30 rounders made more sense. Dollar for dollar, absolutely. For fun factor alone it's worth it to splurge on just one D60 though. Especially if its on sale. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:16:18 AM EDT
[#21]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yes, and yes. D-60 all the things, I love 'em. $99 at Arms Unlimited: https://www.armsunlimited.com/Magpul-PMAG-60-Round-223-556-AR15-M4-Drum-Magazine-p/mag576.htm https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/555/2x9sje_jpg-2039203.JPG You are the member who turned me onto to them. IIRC, you gave me a link with a good sale going on also. 
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:17:33 AM EDT
[#22]
I don't think so, no
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:17:55 AM EDT
[#23]
I was genuinely unaware of ProMag’s reputation till now. I got this rifle during the Plandemic and mags were in very short supply at the time. The bulk of mine are Duramag.
Is ProMag at least typically better quality than Duramag or did I really scrape the bottom of the barrel here? I figured the Made in the US and lifetime warranty at least gave them some credibility... |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:19:34 AM EDT
[#24]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Drum mag should be in everyones SHTF stash. In before my thumbs crew. #IWantSuperThumbs  #IWANTSUPERTHUMBS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-N_Hl0ga_P8 I have no idea why that won't embed. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:20:25 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Friends don't let friends buy promags. Came here to post this |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:20:33 AM EDT
[#26]
Glad you got the D60, now sell or give away your pro mags.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:21:25 AM EDT
[#27]
No dawg!
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:22:44 AM EDT
[#28]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was genuinely unaware of ProMag’s reputation till now. I got this rifle during the Plandemic and mags were in very short supply at the time. The bulk of mine are Duramag. Is ProMag at least typically better quality than Duramag or did I really scrape the bottom of the barrel here? I figured the Made in the US and lifetime warranty at least gave them some credibility... Pro mags are really that bad. I would never trust my life to one, period. Buy magpul, okay, lancer or D&H. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:23:19 AM EDT
[#29]
The exorbitant cost, versus capacity, made shitloads of 30 round mags more practical.
Magazines are basically disposable items. It is easier on my soul to discard a $10 mag of 30 than a $100 mag of 60. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:26:16 AM EDT
[#30]
Quoted: I was visiting family and decided to check out their local FFL. They had a deal on 42 round mags from ProMag, so I was going to buy several, but then the MagPul D-60 on the top shelf caught my eye. For an additional 18 rounds it seemed like the extra $111 might not be worth it, but... https://i.gifer.com/5HMb.gif https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/524676/D0626960-1771-4635-9DF6-6824AB5652B0_jpe-2039194.JPG But I also grabbed a couple of the ProMags just to be safe Thanks for the reminder, I need to order one this week. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:28:32 AM EDT
[#31]
Disregard Promag. Obtain at least one Magpul D60 to satisfy the curiosity.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:30:35 AM EDT
[#32]
Avoid Pro-Mag products. They are crap.
The PMAG D-60 is good to go. Is it “worth it”? Well, from a economic consideration, probably not. You can buy about ten 30 round PMAGs for the cost of one 60 round drum. Or, you could buy five 40 round PMAGs for about the same price. The D-60 is kinda a pain in the ass to load. However, if you are judging the D-60 purely from Dollars & Cents, you are missing the point; 1) It actually WORKS (unlike many drum mags) 2) It’s kinda badass, especially when pared with a ridiculously small AR. 3) For shooting prone “slung-in” it keeps you from have in to break your NPOA for a mag swap so soon. 4) For full-auto guns, binary triggers and such it extends that happy moment. 5) The chicks dig-it Would I buy a bunch of them and run them exclusively? No, but I have three if them for the reasons above. Did I mention THEY WORK 
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:30:42 AM EDT
[#33]
$111 more than the promag? Hope the promags were $1 piece. D60s are usually $100.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:35:33 AM EDT
[#34]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Jeeez man. One has a proven track record which in regards to quality usually cost more. One is not. Technically they both have a proven track record, one is just proven to be shit.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:36:40 AM EDT
[#35]
Quoted: But I also grabbed a couple of the ProMags just to be safe The word "safe" was never associated with any ProMag product. Not safe to buy, use, store, look at, nothing. The only safe thing to do is throw that shit away. Friends don't let friends buy ProMag anything. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:39:55 AM EDT
[#36]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Friends don't let friends buy promags. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:42:05 AM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Technically they both have a proven track record, one is just proven to be shit. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Jeeez man. One has a proven track record which in regards to quality usually cost more. One is not. Technically they both have a proven track record, one is just proven to be shit. Touche’ |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:44:10 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: The exorbitant cost, versus capacity, made shitloads of 30 round mags more practical. Magazines are basically disposable items. It is easier on my soul to discard a $10 mag of 30 than a $100 mag of 60. I love this argument. “Just get a bunch of 30 rounders instead”. No shit, if you have no mags you’d be better off with 10 30s instead of 1 D60. Also, the sky is blue. I already had a metric fuck ton of 30s. And 40s. And 20s. The D60s have been more reliable than any other drum I’ve ever shot (though I still keep a few 75 round drums because the RPK deserves drum magic too). If you’re like most of us and already have a bunch of (non Promag) 30s, a D60 adds something another stack of 30s doesn’t. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:48:25 AM EDT
[#39]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Friends don't let friends buy promags. This, RIP. 
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:49:28 AM EDT
[#40]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Pro mags are really that bad. I would never trust my life to one, period. Buy magpul, okay, lancer or D&H. They're good for practicing malfunction clearing drills on the range
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:50:44 AM EDT
[#41]
I have 1 promag. It's for my Glock 17. Don't listen to the haters, it's great for what it is. When I go to the range I want to have a chance to practice clearing stoppages, and that's where the promag just out performs all other mags (in a failure to perform sort of way). I can count on at least 1, usually 3 or more failures of some type when I load that thing in. Now, don't keep it loaded, because the lips are soft and flexible. I learned that lesson when the temperatures got up over 100 here. It sort of let a round jump out, and another almost escaped. Silly magazine!
Anyway, if you want to become a master of quickly clearing a double feed, a promag in your range bag is the way to go! It's a training tool like no other, and belongs in your RANGE BAG. If you do decide to use one for defensive or offensive work, make sure your will is up to date. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:51:43 AM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryQuoted: I was genuinely unaware of ProMag’s reputation till now. I got this rifle during the Plandemic and mags were in very short supply at the time. The bulk of mine are Duramag. Is ProMag at least typically better quality than Duramag or did I really scrape the bottom of the barrel here? I figured the Made in the US and lifetime warranty at least gave them some credibility... Uh, mags were literally the only thing that never sold out this past year. 
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:56:12 AM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Uh, mags were literally the only thing that never sold out this past year. https://media.giphy.com/media/hEc4k5pN17GZq/giphy.gif Yeah I even panic bought some just cause they were still the same price. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:57:22 AM EDT
[#44]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They are fun when combined with a RareBreed.  |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 9:57:42 AM EDT
[#45]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Uh, mags were literally the only thing that never sold out this past year. https://media.giphy.com/media/hEc4k5pN17GZq/giphy.gif Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I was genuinely unaware of ProMag’s reputation till now. I got this rifle during the Plandemic and mags were in very short supply at the time. The bulk of mine are Duramag. Is ProMag at least typically better quality than Duramag or did I really scrape the bottom of the barrel here? I figured the Made in the US and lifetime warranty at least gave them some credibility... Uh, mags were literally the only thing that never sold out this past year. https://media.giphy.com/media/hEc4k5pN17GZq/giphy.gif My LGS still says there is a Glock shortage, but they will sell me their G19 that was just impossible to get for $659. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 10:03:39 AM EDT
[#46]
Quote HistoryQuoted: My LGS still says there is a Glock shortage, but they will sell me their G19 that was just impossible to get for $659. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was genuinely unaware of ProMag’s reputation till now. I got this rifle during the Plandemic and mags were in very short supply at the time. The bulk of mine are Duramag. Is ProMag at least typically better quality than Duramag or did I really scrape the bottom of the barrel here? I figured the Made in the US and lifetime warranty at least gave them some credibility... Uh, mags were literally the only thing that never sold out this past year. https://media.giphy.com/media/hEc4k5pN17GZq/giphy.gif My LGS still says there is a Glock shortage, but they will sell me their G19 that was just impossible to get for $659. Seems legit, gun store sellers would never lie.
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Posted: 8/4/2021 10:04:33 AM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Yeah I even panic bought some just cause they were still the same price. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Uh, mags were literally the only thing that never sold out this past year. https://media.giphy.com/media/hEc4k5pN17GZq/giphy.gif Yeah I even panic bought some just cause they were still the same price. Guilty, LOL I panic bought some AK top loading drums too just in case. I hate that I paid double what they were 4 years ago though. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 10:08:14 AM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryQuoted: They are heavy giant pain in the asses. I'd rather tote around multiple 30's. That is unless you just have money to burn and want a cool toy that will become a banned item eventually. It is nice to have options. If reliable, I could see the need for someone that had to worry about an ambush. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 10:11:33 AM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Drum mag should be in everyones SHTF stash. In before my thumbs crew. I want to build a poor mans ARPK-15 (RPKish AR-15) to make use of my drums. |
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Posted: 8/4/2021 10:12:04 AM EDT
[#50]
I have had a Chinese one for my AK for almost 20 years and have never loaded a round in it. I have a Magpul for my AR for a year now and never loaded a round in it. I use the shit out of the cheap Korean one for my Ruger carbine.
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