Lancer L5 AWM Advanced Warfighter Magazine initial review

[P2000]

I bought 3 AWM's a couple of weeks ago from Grant. I loaded them up to 28, and did notice that the springs are very strong...difficult to insert on a closed bolt. It didn't make a difference if they were loaded to 28 or 30, the brand new springs were very stiff. So I left them loaded to 30 for a couple weeks, and I even worked the follower up and down using a wooden dowel 40 times per mag to attempt to break them in.

Went shooting today, the springs now feel great and all 3 mags functioned 100%. I will be getting more.

My last lancer mag (L5) I bought a year and a half ago. It has been fully loaded for a year and a half, only unloading it when shooting at the range. Shot it again today, it functioned 100%.

Lancer mags are my favorite.

[Dave_M]

It's hard to ask for better CS than the manufacturer directly posting

[BufordTJustice]

HOLY SH*T Rainier ships fast. Got the AWM's in today.

I'm in love.

I would like to personally thank Lancer for putting an extra power magazine spring in from the factory. This is a big value add for me.

Feed lips are even bigger, thicker, and even slicker than the L5A. Follower is a true anti-tilt. I'm ordering more today.

Side note: I worked the spring all the way several times for each mag. I was able to seat on a closed bolt w/ 30 rounds of XM193 after doing so. It was definitely stiff....but I had similar issues after upgrading the magazine springs in my brownells aluminum mags w/ MP Gen III followers. After a little use, this issue resolved itself with the brownells mags...I expect the same results here. I'm quite pleased.

[dan1775]

I bought one at Rainier Arms last weekend. I'm impressed.

All I see online are the "translucent smoke" color magazines. Are the other colors yet to be released?

[dan1775]

Disregard. I just found Lancer's Facebook page and apparently production of the colored magazines is a week or so behind the translucent. Soon!

[LancerSystems]

Disregard. I just found Lancer's Facebook page and apparently production of the colored magazines is a week or so behind the translucent. Soon!

The colored opaque magaiznes will be shipping next week

[kwelz]

The colored opaque magaiznes will be shipping next week

This is great news. I have a Dozen or so ordered.

[Cincinnatus]

Thanks OP for the photos and review. I have reached similar "first impressions," except that I think the trouble in inserting mag on closed bolt is, as one person already noted, due to the extra power of the springs. To me this is a plus and will probably work itself out in time. I have tried my mags in multiple rifles and do not find this to be much more difficult than with Pmags, GImags, etc. (In other words, not any more difficult than a little extra power to the springs would cause--and certainly not "difficult" in the sense that I think it would cause problems.)
Others, there is more info on these mags, and more input from the manufacturer, at this thread:
https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=68698

[Skang]

Follower is a true anti-tilt.

So If I press one side, it will go down evenly, right? Unlike like Gen.

[Cincinnatus]

So If I press one side, it will go down evenly, right? Unlike like Gen.

Right. This thing is every bit as anti-tilt as any I have seen.