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I've not bought any new magazines for my AR's since 1994. We all remember how that went ... at least those of us with graying hair. But I've always wanted to check out the Magpul stuff that didn't really exist back then. A lot of my stuff is the original aluminum military style ... usually Colt marked in 20 and 30 round. There's a really interesting array of these PMAGs in various capacities for 5.56mm and 7.62mm (SR-25 fit) and even 300 Blackout apparently. They seem to have also wandered into the drum mag arena for some of the most common cartridges. Back in the day, only the then-new Beta C-Mag in 5.56 was available and it was too new to have any volume in the market. Back then, you'd have been lucky to get one for $500.

I just read about a new bill introduced in Congress that pushed me over the edge. Sellers seem to not have noticed the 10 round language in the bill yet and so the prices are still quite reasonable. I suspect this will have changed by the end of this weekend. Maybe I'm being too pessimistic.

I expect to have a lifetime supply on my doorstep by mid-week. Of course, most of you are probably already flush with what you need. I just don't have any of the polymer stuff and wanted to get some before ... I can't anymore. I hope their quality is on par with their market position ... I would assume so anyway.

While I was shopping, I also noticed that ammo is crazy hard to find. I may have also over-bought ammo back then so I don't really need any but I was kind of shocked by the limited availability and prices. I guess I need to get out and shoot more.

Is there a primer crunch again as well?

I'm probably really going to date myself here but ... whatever happened to the 200 grain flying ashcans? Is there a 45ACP replacement for those? I'm not out, yet, but I'm a bit low.
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You haven't been paying attention, apparently. :D There's been a shortage ever since folks bought up ammo and components to use in guarding their toilet paper hoards last year. I've not looked for standard capacity magazines in years as there's enough in the cache for all intents and purposes. If we need more (speaking personally) then we're in need of a crew served weapon and a couple pallets of belted ammo. Primers are selling or absurd prices on the 'broker auction site. Brass is mostly gone except for weird calibers. Projectiles are also a hit or miss proposition. This year a new caliber comes to the cache - and I'm having "fun" laying in supplies for it. Have a backorder in at Starline for the brass and an offer from one of the members here to send a few should that not pan out in time. You'd better get your mag order in before the hordes rush to hoard them.
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My only non Magpul magazine is the one poly mag that came with my AR15 when I bought it new. I went out and bought a small supply of Magpul mags and at that time 20 or 30 rd. mags were $15 ea. and they had tons of them at Sportsman's warehouse near me. Haven't watched prices, or availability since as I felt I have enough.
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I have gone to poly mags for my 5.56 rounds. My steel magazines are reserved for my .458 Socom. That one only likes metal magazines and .325 grain gummy tipped bullets for my setup. Since it is sort of picky, it is left to being a special purpose gun. I have tried some factory loads in it. I have tried the poly magazines. Nope!

My American Rifle type 15 in 5.56 loves the MagPul magazines.
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a year ago i finally gave in and bought a ar 15, it came with magpul mags, they have worked with no problems
as has the lancer & some thing else i picked up. all USA made, all my reload ammo was set up for a H&R
handi rifle & of course seated to long for the ar mags, so that was nothing more than a really boring job
to seat them deeper :lol:




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I've got a Colt 6700 that is still in the box from back in '94. I had taken it out of the plastic bag when I got it, pulled out that strange cardboard straw that Colt put in there, oiled the bore, and put it back in the bag and box. I've not really seen it since. Might be a good gun to try those Magpuls in when they arrive. I've still got an "excess" of Hirtenberger SS109 in battle packs that I might dip into. I guess that stuff would be called M855 these days. If I recall, the 6700 was the first AR flat-top with the removable handle/A2 sight.

Now I'm wondering if I should pull the bolt and carrier and spritz with some teflon dry lube before I run it too hard.
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Rimfire McNutjob wrote: Fri Mar 12, 2021 11:34 pm I've not bought any new magazines for my AR's since 1994. We all remember how that went ... at least those of us with graying hair. But I've always wanted to check out the Magpul stuff that didn't really exist back then. A lot of my stuff is the original aluminum military style ... usually Colt marked in 20 and 30 round. There's a really interesting array of these PMAGs in various capacities for 5.56mm and 7.62mm (SR-25 fit) and even 300 Blackout apparently. They seem to have also wandered into the drum mag arena for some of the most common cartridges. Back in the day, only the then-new Beta C-Mag in 5.56 was available and it was too new to have any volume in the market. Back then, you'd have been lucky to get one for $500.

I just read about a new bill introduced in Congress that pushed me over the edge. Sellers seem to not have noticed the 10 round language in the bill yet and so the prices are still quite reasonable. I suspect this will have changed by the end of this weekend. Maybe I'm being too pessimistic.

I expect to have a lifetime supply on my doorstep by mid-week. Of course, most of you are probably already flush with what you need. I just don't have any of the polymer stuff and wanted to get some before ... I can't anymore. I hope their quality is on par with their market position ... I would assume so anyway.

While I was shopping, I also noticed that ammo is crazy hard to find. I may have also over-bought ammo back then so I don't really need any but I was kind of shocked by the limited availability and prices. I guess I need to get out and shoot more.

Is there a primer crunch again as well?

I'm probably really going to date myself here but ... whatever happened to the 200 grain flying ashcans? Is there a 45ACP replacement for those? I'm not out, yet, but I'm a bit low.
i have a few 3o rd magpul polymer mags. good mags! no problems. you can even get em with a clear window well to eye ammo depletion level
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Mag Pul's are the way to go even though I never had any issue with Colt marked steel mags........mag Puls, as you know, are made with some kind of a plastic that makes the rounds glide into the chamber...they dont dent up or rust.....the military went to these mags.....

It's good to take your gun apart to learn it....you can learn the basics an AR in a couple of hours.....if you want to clean it go ahead or you can shoot it and as it heats the gun will smoke a bit.......your not going to hurt it....

So yes, take out the bolt carrier and disassemble it....watch how each part relates to each other...you WONT hurt it and cannot put it back together wrong......nothing magical about it and you will not be taking it to someone who can put it together for you....even the triggers are easy.....once you learn the triggers, (which is relatively easy) you can swap one out in 5 minutes...at most......

You need to be framiliar with your gun...this will enable you to make a "quick fix" when you get a hang up, stove pipe etc....bad man won't wait for you. :D ------006
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No problem with MagPuls. I wouldn't leave any 223 magazine loaded unless required, and ESPECIALLY ones for Mini-14's where they aren't really supported from the sides - 'plastic' ones under those conditions can bulge and distort. The MagPul ones don't seem as vulnerable to that, and I only leave one 223 loaded long-term, and it is a well-supported-from-the-side AR-15 one (MagPul 'drum'), and I've had no problems with it.
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Just got a email sale notice from AR15 Disccounts.com showing Magpul 30 rd. mags with the window in them for under $14 ea. I might order a few more, even though I don't really need them. Funny thing was the same ad showed 10 rd. Magpuls on sale for $16!
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marlinman93 wrote: Wed Mar 17, 2021 11:55 am Just got a email sale notice from AR15 Disccounts.com showing Magpul 30 rd. mags with the window in them for under $14 ea. I might order a few more, even though I don't really need them. Funny thing was the same ad showed 10 rd. Magpuls on sale for $16!
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AJMD429 wrote: Sat Mar 13, 2021 9:13 pm No problem with MagPuls. I wouldn't leave any 223 magazine loaded unless required, and ESPECIALLY ones for Mini-14's where they aren't really supported from the sides - 'plastic' ones under those conditions can bulge and distort. The MagPul ones don't seem as vulnerable to that, and I only leave one 223 loaded long-term, and it is a well-supported-from-the-side AR-15 one (MagPul 'drum'), and I've had no problems with it.
The old Mini14 Thermolds are good, I've had a few loaded for a few years with no problems. They're still being sold, but don't know it they're what I got 30 years ago. YMMV
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I leave that box of Magpul magazines loaded (28 rounds each) with the dust covers on them all the time. I'll pull out a few on the rare occasions that I actually shoot an AR and load them up when I get back to the house. The idea is something like, if I need an AR bad, I will need the magazines to be loaded and ready to go.

Ive done this for years with no ill effects.
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