Posted: 4/18/2010 12:11:02 PM EDT
melt in Iraq in sustained combat. At least that's what I overheard a vendor tell a customer at the gun show today.
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melt in Iraq in sustained combat. At least that's what I overheard a vendor tell a customer at the gun show today. How much was he selling aluminum mags for? He didn't have any mags for sale. The customer was looking at a MOE handguard with this came up. |
| Distortion at the mag lips from fully loaded rounds pressing maybe...melting, no way. glass filled nylon is injection molded at well over 400 degrees. 125 degrees, even in direct sunlight isn't going to do that. I also can't imagine a mag sitting in a rifle that has been in sustained fire long enough to get hot. If your shooting that much, the mags are cycling in and out. |
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Time to OUTLAW these fucking gunshows. I just built an AR for my neighbor's kid and the first thing he does is run to a GS and buy an EOFake (I TOLD him to call me before he bought anyting). The kid's 30 years old and a Firefighter. The guy told him "oh, it's just as good, look at the reticle and all the stickers!" He bought it, brought it over and bragged how he "saved" $400 bucks (it was $85). I turned it on (outside, daylight) and asked him what he saw. NOTHING. Daylight washed the dim-ass LED right out.
Today, he goes to another gun show. His dad called me and said he bought a "really nice scope" for $180.00. He brings it over and it's an NcStar-something. Guy told him he sells 'em to the "Special Forces" all the time, and he was "lucky" to get one. I give up. |
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What is the big deal over pmags? I just don't understand why people prefer these over a standard aluminum G.I. style mag.
magpuls no tilt followers work well enough, but why bother with a plastic magazine? To me, they seem like a solution to a problem that does'nt exist.(as far as the actual BODY of the mag goes. I will admit the old style G.I. followers were troublesome) Maybe someone can enlighten me? |
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In to await reply from one of the Magpul guys here. 
I stopped paying attention to anything said at gun shows/stores a long time ago. Now when a 300lb "Navy SEAL" runs his mouth all I hear are clicks and whistles. i would like to license that phrase for personal non-performance use. |
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Using a ball peen hammer and equal amounts of force, strike a P mag and then an aluminum mag.
Now tell me which one has a stoppage-inflicting dent in it. Not enough space here to go down the feed lip path without sounding too much more wiseassed than already written above. I don't really care much for plastic parts on guns, but if it works better than steel or alloys, I defer to practicality/reliability. And no, I don't own any polymer handguns. Takes one helluva ball peen hammer to dent a magazine inside a 1911. 
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What is the big deal over pmags? I just don't understand why people prefer these over a standard aluminum G.I. style mag. magpuls no tilt followers work well enough, but why bother with a plastic magazine? To me, they seem like a solution to a problem that does'nt exist.(as far as the actual BODY of the mag goes. I will admit the old style G.I. followers were troublesome) Maybe someone can enlighten me? Two big improvements are: pmags are fully curved to better feed the 5.56.Put one on top of an alum.30 rd mag and you'll see the diference.The alum mag is curved about half it's length, with the top of the mag basically straight much like the 20 rd mag.Pmags are also a bit longer, so loading a full 30 rds. won't result in feeding problems that can happen when alum. mags are loaded to capacity. There are also countless Youtube videos showing pmags being dropped, run over, etc and being fully functional vs alum. mags getting destroyed.IMHO, I prefer pmags, but there is nothing wrong with good, quality aluminum mags.As for pmags melting,I call BS.Majority of heat build up will be in the chamber and barrel, not the mag well. |
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Using a ball peen hammer and equal amounts of force, strike a P mag and then an aluminum mag. Now tell me which one has a stoppage-inflicting dent in it. Not enough space here to go down the feed lip path without sounding too much more wiseassed than already written above. I don't really care much for plastic parts on guns, but if it works better than steel or alloys, I defer to practicality/reliability. And no, I don't own any polymer handguns. Takes one helluva ball peen hammer to dent a magazine inside a 1911. Hmmm....yeah, I can see the point about dent resistance and feed lips getting tweaked on an aluminum mag, but a good smack to the magwell itself could cause a problem with mag insertion. Beware of people armed with ball peen hammers! 
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What is the big deal over pmags? I just don't understand why people prefer these over a standard aluminum G.I. style mag. magpuls no tilt followers work well enough, but why bother with a plastic magazine? To me, they seem like a solution to a problem that does'nt exist.(as far as the actual BODY of the mag goes. I will admit the old style G.I. followers were troublesome) Maybe someone can enlighten me? Two big improvements are: pmags are fully curved to better feed the 5.56.Put one on top of an alum.30 rd mag and you'll see the diference.The alum mag is curved about half it's length, with the top of the mag basically straight much like the 20 rd mag.Pmags are also a bit longer, so loading a full 30 rds. won't result in feeding problems that can happen when alum. mags are loaded to capacity. There are also countless Youtube videos showing pmags being dropped, run over, etc and being fully functional vs alum. mags getting destroyed.IMHO, I prefer pmags, but there is nothing wrong with good, quality aluminum mags.As for pmags melting,I call BS.Majority of heat build up will be in the chamber and barrel, not the mag well. Thanks for the info.
I looked, at the 30 rd. mag, it does have more curve to it. Oddly enough, the 20 rd. pmag is straight. I do use their followers, and put a MIAD grip on my carbine,(love it, will put one on my rifle, too.) with an MOE stock to follow eventually. I like their products that i have purchased so far |