tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post7212778676307984176..comments2024-02-28T20:56:23.768-06:00Comments on Sipsey Street Irregulars: Praxis: M-16/M-4 MagazinesDutchman6http://www.blogger.com/profile/09935420042995679958noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-56985830415939580582010-02-12T16:59:10.612-06:002010-02-12T16:59:10.612-06:00I have never really had significant issues with AR...I have never really had significant issues with AR/M4 mags. Occasionally an older GI mag comes along with either bad feed lips (you can tell when you see it and they don't want to go into the mag well) or a weak spring. If the spring is the issue get a new spring, they are affordable. Mags are at best semi disposable and do wear out. <br /><br />PMAGs are nice. I have a few of them and if you take the time to shop around they don't cost much more than a buck over generic GI type mags anyway. Future AR mags I buy will likely by PMAGs.Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09612373437033635765noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-72800797409934000842010-02-10T23:22:36.134-06:002010-02-10T23:22:36.134-06:00Anarchangel had a pretty good overview of M-16 mag...Anarchangel had a pretty good overview of M-16 mags a year and a half ago. You can find it at http://anarchangel.blogspot.com/search/label/Best%20Of%20AnarchAngel<br /><br />As for 5.56 long range lethality, IIRC the A2 and beyond series over stabilize ball ammo - the 1 in 7 twist is to stabilize the longer tracer rounds. If so perhaps going to a slower twist upper (1 in 9?) or a longer heavier ball round (75 grains?) would help.Michael Gilsonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-76863331374786807462010-02-10T23:17:45.208-06:002010-02-10T23:17:45.208-06:00Pericles, I tried using the standard spoon/strippe...Pericles, I tried using the standard spoon/stripper clips with my 20 round pmags and had no problem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-17565290517214741802010-02-10T19:35:45.732-06:002010-02-10T19:35:45.732-06:00On the subject of 'increasing small arms letha...On the subject of 'increasing small arms lethality" - and I am all in favor of that! - someone might want to try moving rifle calibers up to 7.62 / 308 for a minimum. Then the men can pick a target, engage it from a proper distance and terminate it with no 'spray and pray'.Landau Nundernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-8511276065879984182010-02-10T19:07:45.436-06:002010-02-10T19:07:45.436-06:00I do not care for the Magpul mags. They do not fi...I do not care for the Magpul mags. They do not fit in my pouches because of the large bottom piece. They are otherwise OK.<br />I disassemble my mags usually on a yearly basis clean the dust off if any and use a rag that I keep in a plastic bag with a small amount of preservative oil/lube. I go over the spring and reassemble. The rag is not wet and does not leave a liquid film on the parts. I actually like the 20 rounders better than 30s the weapon is better balanced IMO. I use heavy OD duct tape on the bottom to aid pulling out of pouches and spend extra money on other items I need worse than fancy end caps.Dakotahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02261415021692766579noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-27091015265094895562010-02-10T18:50:26.840-06:002010-02-10T18:50:26.840-06:00this is a pretty convincing whitepaper. it's g...this is a pretty convincing whitepaper. it's got me pricing out the cost of maintaining a dual-purpose lower for 5.56/6.8spc. just the other day i was reading about the glories of .260 remington; this dovetails nicely with what competition shooters try to squeeze out of the two-sixty (but they don't care about how hard it hits the paper). the attention to detail is very good. i feel like i knew all this, but, now i KNOW it.<br /><br />sounds like open season on 7mm rifle designs. i like that. maybe someone will make an M14 knockoff that delivers it. that'd be a beautiful thing.<br /><br />just FYI the section on optics mentions the M68CCO; i don't know if this is common knowledge yet, but this is just the aimpoint compM4. same thing, military designation. you ought not pay more than $650 for one, but i hear tell they're the bees knees.jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02615104086703717817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-39461792074668441432010-02-10T15:40:12.945-06:002010-02-10T15:40:12.945-06:00Magazines are one of the critical and sometimes we...Magazines are one of the critical and sometimes weak link in the serviceability of the AR rifle.<br /><br />An AR chambered in the outstanding 6.5 Grendel was hamstrung with problematic magazines for quite a while.<br /><br />The current C Products magazines for that caliber, the only magazines for it at this point, have cured the problems with anti-tilt followers and stainless steel bodies that resist deformation better than aluminum, though at a weight penalty certainly.<br /><br />Still, the 6.5 Grendel and the slightly less powerful 6.8 SPC extend the AR-15 rifle well into the 7.62NATO operational zone, offering at least 200 meters greater combat radius than the 5.56NATO, making them worth any teething problems.Pat Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15609474265548424812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-28472739132612841532010-02-10T15:07:07.739-06:002010-02-10T15:07:07.739-06:00Aren't you missing the point? It's not the...Aren't you missing the point? It's not there is now a better magazine for the 5.56, but that the 5.56 is not an appropriate caliber for an MBR. I would suggest that instead of spending (wasting?) money on new mags, followers and springs, you put that money towards an MBR that has a 600+ m range, whether its a 308, the newer 6.5 or 6.8 mm rounds, or whatever floats your boat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-43101076561616592562010-02-10T14:59:16.604-06:002010-02-10T14:59:16.604-06:00In my opinion, Pmags are the best quality and the ...In my opinion, Pmags are the best quality and the cheapest price. <br />Makes the choice pretty easy.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885250350095347547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-32171257496657994212010-02-10T14:05:52.741-06:002010-02-10T14:05:52.741-06:00Pericles, you might take a look at Camega loaders....Pericles, you might take a look at Camega loaders. They have ones that will loose loose ammo, but also one that will load from stripper clips. They should work with Pmags.Lorenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14843550881990596267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-47777177907519377092010-02-10T12:56:00.425-06:002010-02-10T12:56:00.425-06:00Magpul also makes 20 round magazines, for those th...Magpul also makes 20 round magazines, for those that want smaller sized mags. <br /><br /><a href="http://dsgarms.com/index.cfm/category/25/magazines--components.cfm" rel="nofollow">DSG Arms</a> had black 30 round Magpuls with window 10/$100 recently, but it looks like they are done with that price and are $11.21 per mag now. Still a great deal. Elsewhere the mags go for $20 each. <br /><br />I have swapped out most of the green followers in my magazines for magpul bright orange no tilt followers. I really like the bright orange for quick looks check that the chamber is clear. They also make followers in grey (and black, I think) for people who do not want bright followers. <br /><br />C-Products also has a similar anti-tilt follower that is available in multiple colors.gandalf23http://www.gandalf23.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-73526580706586148442010-02-10T12:13:07.927-06:002010-02-10T12:13:07.927-06:0044mag.com has c-product mags with black no-tilt fo...44mag.com has c-product mags with black no-tilt followers for $7.95 ea.<br /><br />You order @200 worth free shipping.<br /><br />also have CMI M14 mags (current GI contract for $20.50 (if memory serves)<br /><br />JeepsterAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-3141983776975230712010-02-10T11:42:21.435-06:002010-02-10T11:42:21.435-06:00Mike,
IMHO, the money quote in the attached artic...Mike,<br /><br />IMHO, the money quote in the attached article is the following:<br /> "The fact is that in its search for the suppressive fire capability of automatic fire, the U.S. infantry weapon has devolved from the World War I rifle capable of conducting lethal fire out to 1,200 yards, to the current weapon that can hit a target out to 300 meters, but probably will not kill it. Not only is the current U.S. infantrymen less equipped to kill his enemy than his World War I predecessor, he is carrying far more weight than him."<br /><br />I find it very interesting that this white paper acknowledges the realities of the "300-meter war" chapter of Absolved. Nice work.<br /><br />|||Newbiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09501998014769060130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-78421265631164509182010-02-10T11:11:59.956-06:002010-02-10T11:11:59.956-06:00The only issue I have with PMAGs is in using the s...The only issue I have with PMAGs is in using the standard spoons and stripper clips to load them - it ends up being one round at a time. Even if you use a PMAG loader, you feed the rounds into the loader one round at a time.Periclesnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-5255050432739098462010-02-10T11:07:54.084-06:002010-02-10T11:07:54.084-06:00DSG Arms
http://dsgarms.com
has standard issue mag...DSG Arms<br />http://dsgarms.com<br />has standard issue mags with green followers for $6.95 and Pmags for $11.21.in defiancenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7575061201749703300.post-60218791368816140282010-02-10T10:37:45.097-06:002010-02-10T10:37:45.097-06:00He's a acquaintance, as we both live in Texas ...He's a acquaintance, as we both live in Texas and are involved in firearms, but I have no fiscal interest in saying that I really like Virgil Tripp's 42 and 52 round Cobra Mags for AR/M purpose. He lives in Alpine, I live near Arsetown in the "Central Highlands", and we aren't brother in laws...BUT, They work, they feed, and they're built like a proverbial brick sh*thouse, with proper springs and followers for the task and the extension is a nice sturdy bit of machining.<br /><br />That said, for general purposes I find 20 round magazines handiest and purchase good ones of various brands and/or swap in good springs and followers to otherwise good housings.Concerned Texanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720541207594958582noreply@blogger.com