Magpul Pmag (30 rounds)

[Bidah]

I hope I can do this and not drag it too far off topic....

The reason that I am specifically looking at how the PMAG's work in cold weather is that I do have some experience with the Orlites.  Now I really do like the Orlites, and several others that I know. We are just limited to spring, summer and fall, which is about 6 months of the year.  The rest of the time we use metal mags.  The Orlites will crack badly on the feed lips in cold weather.

I suspect that the PMAG would probably do the same..  I have no idea how you would make a polymer magazine take that abuse at 30 below zero..

-Bidah

[bjet]

I bought 4 and took them to ThunderRanch.  They worked great.  Only glitch was I found on one of the mags, which I had loaded to capacity, I could not lock the mag in with the bolt closed.  Locked the bolt back, put the mag in, released the bolt and it was fine.  Don't think that is unique to Magpul.  I will order more.  Particularly the new ones with the window.
Can't help with cold testing though.


--bjet

[USSA-1]

Bidah,

Could you try putting one in your freezer for a couple of days?  Don't know if it will reach 30 below, but it might give you an indication of what they will handle.

Erik

[Bidah]

EriK,

The freezer is not cold enough.  Even the Orlites will handle that.. I know..   20 below and down is a different kind of cold.  Hmm. that does give me an idea though.  Dry Ice is 20 below, so if I could land some of that and put the mag there and get it cold enough it might work.  Otherwise I have to wait about a month and then I can do it..  Finding Dry Ice would be the biggest problem.

-Bidah

[Iraq Ninja]

Just before these hit the market, Magpul was nice enough to send me some mags for testing in Iraq. I had no issues at all with them. I even tested it by doing the "drive over" test using one of our an up armored suburbans. The mag survived fine. Mags held up well in the heat.

Only downside to the mags is remembering to load 30 instead of 28 rounds. Old habits die hard I guess.

[Sponsor]

[AppleSeed]

I`ve got a couple and will be buying a couple more soon. The durability and quality of the guts are(in my opinion)unsurpassed at this point. For the price they can`t be beat. I would pay twice the average price for one. I think all of Magpul`s products are great and affordable. I`m about to order a CTR rear stock.

[twyacht]

Waiting on the big brown truck with a package of PMags, shot them in a friends rifle and mine, they shoot the same, and they went without an issue at all.

For the price, before Nov., I may get more.

[TexGun]

i just bought some at the Ft Worth gun show last weekend.  I'm glad to hear most have had good luck wih them. 

[RLTW375]

I just ordered 2 FDE Pmags from these guys:  AIM Surplus
Can't beat it with .01 shipping!
Oh and this is my first post, I couldn't find rules for this forum but I hope I didn't violate any by putting a link in there.  If I did sorry.

[twyacht]

I just ordered 2 FDE Pmags from these guys:  AIM Surplus
Can't beat it with .01 shipping!
Oh and this is my first post, I couldn't find rules for this forum but I hope I didn't violate any by putting a link in there.  If I did sorry.

Hello, RLTW375, links are welcome as a resource that one can look for themselves and shop and compare. Many on this forum like Midway, which I have ordered more stuff than my wife would like, but have had no problems with at all, shipping, customer service, etc,..

Waiting on a Bushnell boresight and more PMAGS for my Sig 556, Kimber magazines for the 1911, etc,. always good to have more resources to check out. AND usually cheaper than my local gun store.

Thanks.






Thank you