HK translucent polymer magazines

[WS6]

Thanks, dude. I saw you mention a noveske but didn't see if it was an ffl or not.

Good to know.

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It was, one of the older one's that don't work so well with Gen 3's, to be exact.

[montrala]

I live in the USA. Most of the USA can/does see 20*F yearly.

We do see -20F (-32C) here from time to time. -4F (-20C) and less is winter regular. Not for long periods, like in '80s, but still happen more less every winter for couple of weeks. Equipment made for use in our part of Europe must be up to this conditions. AFAIK new HK magazine was tested for cold climate operations.

[plouffedaddy]

Excellent video review, as usual! Thanks and keep them coming!

Thank you--will do.

[C4IGrant]

We finally got our shipment of these in. I tested them in a:

BCM
KAC
Colt
Noveske
Lancer

The mag dropped free in all of these guns.


For those interested, they are in stock here: http://www.gandrtactical.com/cgi-bin...on&key=235690S

C4

[MountainRaven]

I got some of these in this week.

They are nicely made.

But, they are too wide and I don't plan to order any more. They will be used as a display in my gun room. They won't be replacing my USGI magazines.

Could you please specify what you mean by "too wide"?

[hotrodder636]

We finally got our shipment of these in.

Other than dropping free, what are your initial impressions?

[hotrodder636]

Could you please specify what you mean by "too wide"?

By a visual they don't look that much wider, though they are noticeably wider, than the Gen M3 PMAG but the PMAG feels slimmer and allows a more firm grip when in my hand. Just my experience, YHMV.

[montrala]

Could you please specify what you mean by "too wide"?

Ribbed part is significantly wider than top part. Wider than same area on P-Mag or L5AWM. Can be a problem in some (tight) double pouches. Did not give me problems in my double pouches or in doubled Tacos, but I can imagine it can be a problem for some people with their setups.

As to grip feeling, HK mags while wider give impression of most firm grip to me. Those ribs feel very positive and do not allow mag to slip in hand.

[WS6]

So...how are these doing, and are they just re-packaged g36 mags?

[one]

I've got over 1500 through one mag that I bought as a test subject. About 400 of that was ran continuously through my last Vicker's class.

Not a single bobble. And I shoot prone off the mag quite a bit as well.

Only downside I've come across is that they won't fit kydex pouches for P mags or USGI. But I suppose they weren't really built with that intention in mind.