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Guess it depends on if you happy switch or not.
I have a D-60 but no happy switch. Loaded it (sucked), shot it once (starts out heavy as hell), reloaded it (still sucked), and it has now sat in the same spot in the safe for years. I have 10's, 20's, 30's, and a D-60....plus some 5 round extenders. Still trying to figure out what I like best. |
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Quoted: Guess it depends on if you happy switch or not. I have a D-60 but no happy switch. Loaded it (sucked), shot it once (starts out heavy as hell), reloaded it (still sucked), and it has now sat in the same spot in the safe for years. I have 10's, 20's, 30's, and a D-60....plus some 5 round extenders. Still trying to figure out what I like best. View Quote or.... Attached File |
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Promags are garbage.
People who don’t love D60s are probably garbage too. |
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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... View Quote Every promag I’ve seen in 30 years of shooting has been a jamtastic POS. I’m sure someone has one that works but I’ve never seen it. |
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Heavy, cumbersome, seem more prone to malfunctions.
I've had some of the years. Sold. I prefer 20 and 30rd versions. |
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I generally don't like drums. I have a couple AK 90-rounders since I have a Romanian RPK but generally prefer to use 20/30/40/45s in rifles. I should probably get a D60 just to have one though.
The Magpul D60 is probably the best designed drum but paying $100 for 60 rounds seems like a bad ROI. Obviously there's a market for them since folks are buying them. I can envision some military uses as a break contact mag or a slightly deeper Plan B magazine for a SAW that ran out of belted ammo. Most Promags are disposable garbage. There are some exceptions though, their HK93 mags aren't total crap, and supposedly their 7.62x39 and 12ga AK drums are decent. Quoted: Listen to the Admiral. That's why he's an Admiral. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/125898/20210628_224223-1995279.jpg View Quote I'm so confused right now. |
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Quoted: Listen to the Admiral. That's why he's an Admiral. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/125898/20210628_224223-1995279.jpg View Quote This is retarded and I want one. |
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Quoted: Got a postie or AR MG that you can smoke an upper with? Sure... Otherwise drums are too awkward to live with... View Quote Semi Auto VS Rare Breed FRT-15 VS Full Auto M16 Rare Breed Trigger Headshots! |
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Quoted: Guess it depends on if you happy switch or not. I have a D-60 but no happy switch. Loaded it (sucked), shot it once (starts out heavy as hell), reloaded it (still sucked), and it has now sat in the same spot in the safe for years. I have 10's, 20's, 30's, and a D-60....plus some 5 round extenders. Still trying to figure out what I like best. View Quote https://www.rarebreedtriggers.com/product/frt-15/ Keep it in a spare lower or a dedicated build. Super fun to shoot. |
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Quoted: 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. View Quote "Oh no, we better get rid of all this shit, someone might ban it!" C'mon man what kind of weak shit is that? If you have the coin, yes it's worth it to get some. 60 is 20 better than 40; it's just that the returns per $ are diminishing at that point. The only thing a larger number of 30's or 40's do better is "cost less money". There is a time and a place where a drum is the right answer. |
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Quoted: Everyone should have hi cap mags! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20200616_185512_jpeg-2039426.JPG View Quote Where do I get those magazine bags, in 3... 2... 1... |
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I have a C-mag that works very well, but I haven't used it since I reconfigured my Slidefire rifle.
I'm not planning on selling it, but I also don't currently have much use for it on the range. |
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Quoted: Everyone should have hi cap mags! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20200616_185512_jpeg-2039426.JPG View Quote |
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I had a 75rd AK drum that I used once or twice....then it sat in the basement for the next 20 years.
I'm not repeating that mistake. Get a 40 rd PMAG and call it good. Makes a nice monopod as well. and can be reloaded Hella fast with strippers. Try that with a 1 at a time PMAG drum. |
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Quoted: I had a 75rd AK drum that I used once or twice....then it sat in the basement for the next 20 years. I'm not repeating that mistake. Get a 40 rd PMAG and call it good. Makes a nice monopod as well. and can be reloaded Hella fast with strippers. Try that with a 1 at a time PMAG drum. View Quote Easy to do. I only load my D60 with stripper clips and I can do it less than 2 minutes, I've timed myself |
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Quoted: Does anyone make a decent drum mag for a MP-5? View Quote My Beta C-Mag runs great at the range, but it's clumsy as hell to shoot from an MP5K. ETA: You can find just about anything on YouTube! Failed To Load Title |
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View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Easy to do. I only load my D60 with stripper clips and I can do it less than 2 minutes, I've timed myself https://media4.giphy.com/media/14g6PIAY8f6FeU/200.gif |
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View Quote This works best kneeling on the ground with it wedged against your boot. With the D60 on the ground, you push the flapper up with your left hand while using a maglula in your right hand. Push the rounds down as far as they'll go and hold slight pressure. Rework the flapper and repeat. Once you get into a rhythm down it goes very quickly. The longest part is removing the empty stripper clip and loading a new one. First time I tried it with this method it took me three or four minutes, now I've got it down to less than 2. Use one of these: Attached File |
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Quoted: Everyone should have hi cap mags! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20200616_185512_jpeg-2039426.JPG View Quote Not discovering those bags in time to buy is a regret I’ll have for the remainder of my days. |
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Quoted: Not discovering those bags in time to buy is a regret I’ll have for the remainder of my days. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: Everyone should have hi cap mags! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20200616_185512_jpeg-2039426.JPG Not discovering those bags in time to buy is a regret I’ll have for the remainder of my days. These bags are pretty sweet for range trips. https://esstac.com/the-mag-bag-300-10-mags/ I have the Black Hawk bags as well and happy to of snagged them cheap. But if going to the range, the Esstac is a better size |
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Quoted: This works best kneeling on the ground with it wedged against your boot. With the D60 on the ground, you push the flapper up with your left hand while using a maglula in your right hand. Push the rounds down as far as they'll go and hold slight pressure. Rework the flapper and repeat. Once you get into a rhythm down it goes very quickly. The longest part is removing the empty stripper clip and loading a new one. First time I tried it with this method it took me three or four minutes, now I've got it down to less than 2. Use one of these: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/359052/maglula-ltd-striplula-stripper-clip-maga-2039729.JPG View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: This works best kneeling on the ground with it wedged against your boot. With the D60 on the ground, you push the flapper up with your left hand while using a maglula in your right hand. Push the rounds down as far as they'll go and hold slight pressure. Rework the flapper and repeat. Once you get into a rhythm down it goes very quickly. The longest part is removing the empty stripper clip and loading a new one. First time I tried it with this method it took me three or four minutes, now I've got it down to less than 2. Use one of these: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/359052/maglula-ltd-striplula-stripper-clip-maga-2039729.JPG So you don’t have to work the ratchet on the front? I’ve got one of the maglulas so I’m good there. |
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I view a bayonet as pretty pointless.
But I have one. I view the D60 as nearly as pointless. But I have 4 of them. If I should need either of those things, not necessarily attached to the same rifle, then things have gotten really bad. |
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Quoted: Everyone should have hi cap mags! https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20200616_185512_jpeg-2039426.JPG View Quote |
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Quoted: I need to make a video with this guy https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20210329_184224_jpeg-2039432.JPG View Quote That call for two emotes!!! |
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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 View Quote Safe from what? Having a functioning firearm? |
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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 View Quote ProMags = garbage I would not take them even if they were free. |
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Quoted: I need to make a video with this guy https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20210329_184224_jpeg-2039432.JPG View Quote Yes! |
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Quoted: I need to make a video with this guy https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/57761/Resized_20210329_184224_jpeg-2039432.JPG View Quote Why would you buy that, that is like 50 pmags. |
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