ETS AR Magazines?

[Collin223]

Local gun store has them for around 14$ are they any good? I love that they are see through and cheaper than Lancers.

[Straight Shooter]

Ive got MANY ETS pistol mags..9mm Glock mags...and several snap together ETS AR mags. They are wonderful. Have been 100%. Well made, tough, drop free, Ive kept them loaded for extended times, no problems. Got one in two rifles now.
The pistol mags are superb also. Been using both for a few years now. $14 Bucks is an EXCELLENT price...get as many as you can.

[Collin223]

Thank you I’ll be sure to stock up!!

[Wake27]

I’ve never understood the point. Gen M3 PMAGs can be had for around $13-15 and USGI are known to be much cheaper. I don’t understand the point of spending money on anything else.


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[Collin223]

I’ve never understood the point. Gen M3 PMAGs can be had for around $13-15 and USGI are known to be much cheaper. I don’t understand the point of spending money on anything else.


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I have a bunch of those, why not mix things up

[Caduceus]

As opposed to the above, I've had lots of problems with the pistol mags. Never run their AR mags. I sold the pistol ones.

[Wake27]

I have a bunch of those, why not mix things up

I’ve never seen the point. If I find something that works, I’ll stick with it until proven otherwise or something is proven better. Wastes less money that way.


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[26 Inf]

Unlike Caduceus, I've used over a dozen of the pistol mags as my go to mags for action pistol - I liked them because they were clear, and cheaper than Glock mags.

I have a couple of their AR mags with couplers and they just didn't trip my trigger. No functional issues that I recall.

I also echo the comment regarding cost - especially of USGI mags.

[Zirk208]

Spending more per mag, on an unknown...just to mix things up?

[Defaultmp3]

What I've been told is that the polyethersulfones that ETS uses are too soft, and have durability issues due to how grit can wear them down. I've also been told that the translucent Lancers use a polycarbonate that has impact modifiers and a chemical-resistant coating to deal with solvents and plasticizers, which means less surface hardness compared to standard polycarbonate, and the coating degrades over time.

I've seen a lot of folks have issues with ETS Glock mags in USPSA.

I see no reason to deviate from PMAGs in .223/5.56 for ARs. For .308/7.62 magazines, I have heard of enough issues with the PMAGs that I'll go for the Lancers.