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Thread: Gen M3 PMAG not dropping free

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    Quote Originally Posted by FloridaWoodsman View Post
    I got a couple of 20-round Gen3 magazines. When loaded, they needed a bit more firmness than my steel mags to get them to lock into place on insertion. On release, though, they dropped readily from a Spike's lower.

    Trying them in a plastic New Frontier lower, they did not drop of their own weight, but I would attribute it to a more snug fit in the magazine well rather than a latching problem.
    What steel mags are you comparing to?

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    I've had 1 m3 not drop out of my LWRC. Other than that good to go. Still pisses me off tho
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    Whatever the issue it sounds like a file and three minutes solves the drop-free problem. Not a BFD.

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    I just wanted to add that last Thursday I received my new Colt 6920LE MAGPUL Edition that came with a Gen 2, 30 rnd Mag and in addition I also 3 more MAGPUL Gen 3. 30 rnd Mags to go with it. I have now tested all 4 mags with and without rounds in them and I'm happy to say that all 4 so far have worked flawlessly. Each one has dropped without hanging up in any way. Hopefully the trend will continue.

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    Re: Gen M3 PMAG not dropping free

    I bought 4 gen 3's from midway...all of them drop free from my Sig 516.
    Last edited by Ridgerunner665; 08-11-13 at 19:28.

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    I have 17 PMAG 30 Gen M3. They are from 2012. The three I took out of the wrapper will not drop out of my Colt M4, my DDM4V7lw, or my S&W M&P 15. The other 14 are still in the wrapper. I emailed Magpul and asked to exchange. I have not yet received a reply. I expect the recent production PMAG 30 Gen M3 magazines drop free.

    I recently got 3 Gen M3 10 rounders, 5 30 rounders, and two 40 rounders. They all drop free. I also have a bunch of PMAG 30 Gen 2 and they all drip free from all three carbines. I use nothing but PMAGs.
    Last edited by Little Creek; 08-11-13 at 19:35.

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    Will check today and make sure my window M3 Pmags drop free from my KAC and BCM lowers
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    Gen3 30, Gen2 30, and USGI 20 all drop free from my JD Machine lower. The Gen3s were purchased in March IIRC.

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    I've got 2 SR15's made earlier this year that gen 3 pmags don't drop free from. the gen 2 pmags work fine.

    haven't tried them on my bcm lowers yet, or on my sr15 from 2009.

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    Quote Originally Posted by domestique View Post
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    Will check today and make sure my window M3 Pmags drop free from my KAC and BCM lowers
    Please do, I will pick up some windowed m3's if they drop free in my SR15. Looks like the windowed versions drop free so far. What is sad is I bought 12 m3 Pmags for 500.00 during the panic just so I would have them and none of them droped free in my SR15.

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