05dodgedaytona
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Curious as to what everyone recommends for AR-15 drum mags that are reliable? Thanks in advance.
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TheOriginalMexicanBob
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MagPul. They work. Any other brand is iffy...some are better than others but MagPul is choice.
I have cheapo 50rd plastic one that works great. Ill take a look when I remember and find the brand. I have 100rd c drum thats all jammed up. Friend has the same issue.
BETA C mag 100 round drums are the gold standard of reliability, and as expected they are the most expensive and the hardest to find.
The 100 round “c” drum that you say is all jammed up: did you buy it at a gun show?
If so, you almost certainly have the cheap Korean KCI knock-off and not a legit Beta C mag, which is very reliable, and almost impossible to find at a gun show.
Here’s how you check what you have: on the KCI Korean knock-off, the two front facing plates have a “ratchet edge”, (see picture below) while the leading edge of the Beta C has two perfectly smooth circles forming the front-facing plates.
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Ammo Jon
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HeatSeeker
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I only recommend 10 round mags.
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rob-cubed
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Most of mine are Pmags or GI style aluminum mags. You can't go wrong with either. Pmags are more reliable/take abuse a little better than the older aluminum ones.
I like Hexmags a lot too—they aren't as well known as Magpul products, but I haven't had an issue with them. Most of the newer poly mags are fine, honestly, Magpul was simply the first decent poly mag to market and the the gold standard every one of them is competing with.
I like Hexmags a lot too—they aren't as well known as Magpul products, but I haven't had an issue with them. Most of the newer poly mags are fine, honestly, Magpul was simply the first decent poly mag to market and the the gold standard every one of them is competing with.
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I was wondering about the Hex Mags, I was looking to get some of those for my 300 black out due to the different feel the mag has. I may look at those more in depth. I ended up buying a couple of Magpul 300 blk mags but blindfolded they feel too similar to the 556 mags.
clandestine
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The Magpul drums are good.
The others not so much. Beta mags come with graphite lube that is really bad for an AR.
The others not so much. Beta mags come with graphite lube that is really bad for an AR.
Ammo Jon
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Anyone have experience with the Surefire 100rd mags? Wish they weren't so expensive! https://www.surefire.com/mag5-100.html
jollymon
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I have a couple of their 60 rd mags , Only used one of them and it was flawless
I too wish they weren't so expensive , Guess that's why I only have 2 .
Ammo Jon
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My drums run flawless and are beautifully made but a PITA to load, thinking a 60 and 100 rd mag would be much easier.
The problem with the Surefire mags isn't that they don't work well, it is that going prone tends to be a problem.
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