Would you stake your life on a Magpul PMAG
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BDinPutnam
.475 A&M Magnum
I'm a Lancer guy, personally.
Blimey
.450/400 Nitro Ex
Don't some branches of the US military use these? If so, yes.
Standard load out for us army is 7 30rd metal mags.
Bananabandit
.338 Win Mag
Well, you see if my life is on the line, I want the utmost quality and less prone to malfunction.
Thats why I use promag.
Thats why I use promag.
Yes. Magpuls are the best there is. And they cost half of what Lancers do.
Good to know but I will be reaching for my Lancers first.
Curmudgeon
.308 Win
Are you suggesting there are quality issues? I'm not aware of any.
Possibly. Only had a magazine problem once and it was with a PMAG. May have been the combination of gun and mag but never quite figured it out.
Celt
.450/400 Nitro Ex
They are gtg last i knew. At least i hope so. 
I own a bunch of different mags, Magpul included. I have never had any issue with any of the Magpul mags, but I always make sure to buy the ones that have the snap-on cap. It depresses the follower just enough to take all the pressure off the feed lips. I have had other poly mags ( not Magpul ) crack and the feed lips spread apart. I have no problem with Magpul products. That being said, I prefer stainless steel body mags from C-Products. There is, however, a product from Magpul that you should take a hard look at : ( see picture ) these followers replace standard followers in USGI aluminum mags and it makes those mags ultra reliable. I have installed them in all my mags. They fit in most steel mags as well, but may require a tiny bit of modification.
gun_slinger_boy
.338 Win Mag
All my mags are metal. I had pmags once and they were great. I just like that the metal mags will fit ANY AR.
Uninformed and Compliant
.450/400 Nitro Ex
The pmag question is tough, because there's a gen2 and gen3. The difference is in how they fail.
Gen2 is brittle but hard to break. Once a feed lip or whatever cracks or bends, it's done. No different than metal. it's difficult to screw it up, but it's game over when you do.
Gen3 is not better, and does not replace Gen2. It is simply a different strategy.
Gen3 is "easier" to break, but it returns to shape and still works.
That's the difference, for those wondering. Both strategies are decent; metal guys will probably prefer gen2. Guys who drop their mags on concrete every week will probably prefer gen3.
As always, YMMV.
Gen2 is brittle but hard to break. Once a feed lip or whatever cracks or bends, it's done. No different than metal. it's difficult to screw it up, but it's game over when you do.
Gen3 is not better, and does not replace Gen2. It is simply a different strategy.
Gen3 is "easier" to break, but it returns to shape and still works.
That's the difference, for those wondering. Both strategies are decent; metal guys will probably prefer gen2. Guys who drop their mags on concrete every week will probably prefer gen3.
As always, YMMV.
I am more than fine using them. I have a boat ton of 30 round mags made by them.
I prefer all metal, I only have about 15 metal mags.
I prefer all metal, I only have about 15 metal mags.
meketrefe
.450/400 Nitro Ex
you have to ask yourself do you trust your ammo choice and batch, your extractor quality, your own training and practice, your sling, etc...?
In other words, whatever you are going to use to bet your life into it you need to train with it over and over again to make
sure it functions properly, it is reliable and you are getting some training and practice and you are good at it and this
includes those magazines that, btw, I don't see anything wrong with them like many others.
I am saying all this because we need to worry about professional training and practice as much (or more) as we worry about equipment.
like an old wise samurai once said: We fight at the Dojo and then we play at the battlefield.
That's why I ask about the mags. The rest is covered or I believe it to be. Time will tell and unfortunately the way things are going it will be sooner than later.
The only problems Ive ever had are with Pmags. The last 2 times Ive been out hunting with the 223 Ive had a 5rnd pmag pinned in. Couldnt get more than 4 rnds in it. Changed it to a metal C products mag and issue disappeared. I understand having problems with them when it comes to 204, even know problem was solved with metal C products mags. The amount of problems besides mine that can be googled is huge. To me,,,,,they are junk.
Vapor
.308 Win
I trust pmags more than metal most of the time.
Despite the cost, I actually generally like the ruger steel mini-14 mags better than both.
Despite the cost, I actually generally like the ruger steel mini-14 mags better than both.
Try not to hold back and give me your honest opinion.
Honestly I think they're junk. While I do like other Magpul products, I still prefer the old steel GI Mags. The Gen 2 Hex mags are great as well.
PMAGS, were cool when they first came out, but I feel like it's all hype, in retrospect. Same with their AK mags. Prefer the old steel "NYET! NOTHING IS WRONGS WITH MAGS" versions.