Magpul D60 Drums: Line of Duty or Range Only?

[Diamondback]

Just bought a Magpul D60, mainly as a giant F*** YOU ASSHOLES to the idiots in my State Legislature teeing up to try and push a Damn Ban, and thought I'd see what the crowd thought before loading it up and racking into my Home D rig. So far it seems pretty solid--I'm impressed with the quality of the build, the instructions and the fact that Magpul thought so far ahead as to include a CLP wipe for the first servicing, but I haven't tried throwing it around or any other really stressing tests yet, and it seems heavier than three 40-round sticks at twice the total capacity.

My question to you guys is, is more than one of these to have on-hand worth the weight and price-tag, and are they worth including on a Bump-In-The-Night gun?

[SilverCat]

I can't speak from personal experience, but when I attended this last presidential inauguration I made sure to get a good look at what some of the security was carrying (looked like some sort of FBI CIRG). Every single one of them had a carbine with a DD MK18 RISII, and every carbine had a magpul D60 inserted. So while I can't speak personally about its durability, it looks to be good enough for these professionals.

[Jermedic]

I picked up a couple last year just for kicks. I've only been using them for fun, but I have never had any issues with them. I have run factory rounds and my reloads in them and they seem to run as well as any other Pmag. Don't see why they wouldn't work in a HD gun as long as they work in your gun.

[C4IGrant]

I think it is reliable enough to use for a defensive situation. Always make sure to run a few hundred rounds through it with your gun though to verify.


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[wanderson]

I like drums and have them for a lot of different rifles, and while the D60 is certainly reliable, for SERIOUS use I’d stick with 30 round mags. Mags are just lighter, more portable, proven.

Drums are a lot of fun, and the D60 is great, but any drum is mechanically more complicated than a mag.

[cathellsk]

FWIW, I’ve read the USMC uses it in some capacity with their HK M27s.

[Iraqgunz]

They work, plain and simple.

[1911-A1]

I always felt that for the size and weight, they should hold more than 60rds.

[M4Guru]

1. They work, all the time. These weren't designed with the recreational shooter in mind, although they're certainly more than adequate for plinkers.

2. They're not easy to load, but they're easier to load than any other drum.

3. US SOF units, the USSS (probably who the earlier poster saw with them), the FBI, numerous foreign SOF units, and countless other professional organizations have been using them in tough conditions since they were released with zero negative feedback.

It is absolutely 100% reliable for duty use. Fun fact: I lobbied for the shelving of the project a number of times (I managed the D60 program) due to a perception that a drum would just never be able to work. I got ignored fortunately, and today it is one of the most reliable, problem free products we sell out of a sea of other extremely reliable, problem free products in our portfolio.

[Biggy]

The Magpul D-60 drum is okay, but i sold mine. I would rather just use a magpul two mag connector.