I bought 3, to see if I liked them, I tried them for a few months, without having any issues, I bought 10, tried them all, dropped them, tossed them down the hall, tossed them onto the lawn, both empty and filled, no issues, I've shot 1,500+ rounds with them without an issue, the only thing I found you should know is their "fins" are thick which means where I could store 2 GI mags in a pocket with these only 1 will fit
But...that was 25 years ago and used on a different rifle. Be prepared to have tight mags with a required file or sanding job to get them to fit the mag well. But..then you can custom size your mags to fit your possibly sloppy AR15 magazine well.
We also had bad experiences with the feed lips spreading over time if the mag was left loaded for a month or soos. Rotate your mags. The good news was that if they are not too large, they run exceptionally well. Anti tilt follower.
Would I try more? Yes. The notion of slightly sanding or filing away a little bit of fairly soft black material is no big deal for me....if in result the mag runs right and drops free. The price seems very good. If they work I would buy more. HB of CJ (old coot)
I tried a Thermold back in the 1990s years ago that I bought from a friend. It didn't fit and wouldn't even seat in place. I gave me my money back, but said that it may have been from a Mini 14 (don't know if that's true or not.)
I got 10 of these after reading many favorable reviews. Had 1 break off a lip Sunday at the range. Caused a nasty double feed. Ordered 10 pmags Monday. Anyone want the other 9?
If the mags are like the Canadian stripper clips, they can be burned as fuel tabs to heat rations. They burn clean and completely. Maybe you should see if that mag is made of the same material?
Probably the Thermold mags, I believe they are of Canadian Origin.
You asked if anyone else wants the other 9, if you are giving them away I will gladly pay shipping for them.
I dont mind practicing with suspect mags as when I do incur a problem, it allows me to perform malfunction drills and practice clearing jams.
I have even taken some older GI aluminum mags that were all beaten up and bent lips and broken springs to cause problems to practice those same drills.
I use both kinds of magazines. So far no major problem. I do have one steel mag and one plastic mag I kind of watch and think may go bad. But not to date.
Those "plastic" mags were the magazines that were initially issued when we adopted the C7 rifle back in the late 80's. I served then in the Canadian Army (infantry) and can attest through personal experience that the mags are POS. We switched to metal magazines in the early-mid 90's. The "plastic mags" suffered from cracked lips exactly like in Camera Bob's photo especially in subzero temperatures and didn't seem to matter whether they were new or used. Buyer beware!
Sorry guys my gf's pop saw my post on here, they are already at his house. I did try burning the broken mag as was suggested above and it smoked terribly. In case anyone wanted to know. Mine were thermold mags.
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