Why would you load magazines and then leave them unattended in trunks of vehicles subjected to the changing of weather and elements? Police agencies are now learning this lesson and often time the smart ones are pulling the ammo out.
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shot 200 rounds today, 100 through new gen m2 pmag and 100 through opaque black lancer. shot first 100 through the pmag. smooth as butter. the lancer had a loading issue at first, it seemed like the round would hit the feed lip and i had to rack it again to load. after the first 30, the lancer had no further issues. i guess it needed a break-in :D they are awesome mags imo. going to order some translucent ones soon.
Why even give a guy like this the time of day he is only mad he bought tapcos during the panic and now pmags are half the price he paid for the crapcos.....but serious I see how the older members hate when people defend the shitty purchases and beat a dead horse trying to tell everyone how great they are,dude you cant prove anything in 200 rounds sorry.
I personally wouldn't. I have a few friends that aren't quite switched on yet that I keep trying to convince though.
It's my understanding that the powder in the cases breaks down over time with all the heating and cooling off the vehicle goes through and becomes useless. Is this correct or have I been misinformed?
I doubt that. Ammo is ****ing tough. Don't let it get wet, and stay that way, and it seems to be able to handle just about anything. Temperature swings like you'd get in a person's vehicle shouldn't be a problem even if you leave it in there for years.
Personally I keep a spare G17 magazine in the glovebox of each vehicle (EDC is almost always a G26 or G19 for me and my wife's car gun is also one of those) and have done so for years and years. Every now and then, which has been as long as a few years, I take it out, fire the ammo, inspect, reload and replace...never noticed anything different or had any issues.
So at some point isn't there anything new that maybe members have found that isn't in an archived thread?
If there isn't, then whats the point of allowing any posting - everything's been said so all anyone needs is the orange search button.
At one time you were a FNG at something, how'd you like it when someone went all elitist on you when you asked a question?
BTW for the OP - I prefer USGI mags, primarily because, as someone already posted, they fit everything. For training I use Tango Downs - I bought a boat load of them when Brownell's was essentially giving them away. I don't get too upset if I leave one laying someplace.
So my advice - get some current USGI's for duty/HD and then check websites occasionally to see when mags go on special (probably be a while) and then buy all you want. If you get them cheap enough and they don't work in training/recreational shooting toss them - if you go to a class take your good mags.
When Lancers and Pmags are $10/ea, why bother with tapco?
[QUOTE=SeriousStudent;1723185]I'd hit the orange search button on the upper right hand corner of the page. There's a lot of good threads on choosing mags, along with reviews of specific makers.
And welcome to M4C.[QUOTE]
Thanks.
Not interested in non-reliable ones, I was just wondering about longevity. Part of my motivation in asking was that we may not be able to replace what we have now in the future.