Priced dropped on D&H, buy them or pay more for nhmtg?

[Kain]

Over the past decade I picked up various magazines at gun shows. Turned out a lot of them are c products and are junk. I ended up putting all of my c products magazines into a box, wrote "retired" on the box and put it on a top shelf in a closet.

Now that prices are back down I want to increase my buying rate. I was buying ammo one month, then some magazines, then ammo, then magazines, then ammo,,,, kinda rotating it out.

Those D&H hitting $7 - $8 are too good to pass up.

I know nhmtg are supposed to better, but I know I will kick myself during the next panic buying spree if I do not get some D&H.

Most of the C-product mags I've got are about 8-10 years old which I was buying at about $6 a piece at the time, got a few dozen.
Anyway, most ran decent, the issue came up for me earlier this year when I moved and was resorting/stacking mags and noticed that just about every one of the C-product mags were showing not insubstantial rust on the mag springs. Pulled them apart and all of the C-product mags had rusty springs, but the magpul pmags, D&H, Colt/nhmtg mags, even my ****ing couple bushmaster mags which were stored in the same or worse conditions did not show any rust or tarnish on the springs. The C-product mags have since been relegated to training/trade fodder pile.

Back on the D&H mags, just got back from the range a little while ago, ran a couple hundred rounds through a few of them, from 55gr .223, 55gr 5.56, and 75gr Steel Match. Everything fed fine. Only bitch would be that they are a little harder to seat than my pmags, though this could honestly be due more to the fact I was choking up on the mag during insertion on my BCM and not seating it properly. Grabbing the mag closer to the bottom seemed to solve this issue so likely a training issue since I am use to the finger groves on the pmags.

[JBecker 72]

Huh, didn't realize DH had a bad rep. I have 10 BCM battleship grey mags with Magpul followers that are brand new. I have them stashed away for a rainy day and they are the only USGI mags I own.

[~kev~]

Where are you finding NHMTGs for $11-12?

http://www.44mag.com/product/nhmtg_m...ar15_magazines

That is who I was going to buy from.

44mag has had nhmtg at that price for several months. I was expecting the price to drop some more before to much longer.

[Doc Safari]

That is who I was going to buy from.

44mag has had nhmtg at that price for several months. I was expecting the price to drop some more before to much longer.

I've watched them off and on for several years. MAYBE on an occasion or two the price dropped to $10.99 each, but I don't recall their price ever going below that, and $11.99 is the price I remember paying for most of my NHMTG mags over the years. So don't feel bad about not waiting; you may be wasting your time.

[ace4059]

I purchased 10 d&h mags at the beginning of the year for $8 each. I have not had any issues or problems with them. I bought them and was planning on using them as cheap beater mags for hunting that I could abuse and throw them away if needed. Quiality seems okay and they function fine. Only complaint is the metal mag rattles in the lower ( maybe a loose fit) while walking around hog hunting so I switched back to pmags to eliminate the clunking and clatter. Now I just use them for range use.

[PA PATRIOT]

I think for training use the D&H magazines are a great buy if you catch a sale with free shipping, they seem to run especially well with steel cased ammo as the slick coating keeps them from binding inside the mag body. Also many folks here trash the C-Products line and that may have been justified on many occasions but the recent batch (Last six to twelve months) of Stainless steel 30rd magazines seem to be strong performers and tough as nails. Back when PSA had a clearance on the stainless versions for $5.00 each with free shipping I picked fifty up hoping they would be in spec dimensionally and so far they have not disappointed with some rough use.

Also I would not hesitate in grabbing some of the "Enhanced" Tan follower USGI magazines which are selling in the E&E sections of AR related boards as the prices are very good and they work well.

[Joe Mamma]

In my experience, D&H mags have been good quality since at least 2008.

Joe Mamma

[Ready.Fire.Aim]

http://www.44mag.com/product/nhmtg_m...ar15_magazines

Thank you sir. I just ordered 25.

[markm]

Do you remember the time frame when they put out the dog shit?

just bought 20 of the D&H at $7, along with 10 gen3 pmags. couldn't pass it up.

If your mags are anywhere near current production, you're fine. It was back maybe 7-10 years now???

[markm]

Huh, didn't realize DH had a bad rep. I have 10 BCM battleship grey mags with Magpul followers that are brand new. I have them stashed away for a rainy day and they are the only USGI mags I own.

There was a sketchy run several years back. The BCM grays are the reason I've given D&H a second look.