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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    Here's a thread that might help-
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=81074
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    MistWolf, I corrected your post, hope you don't mind.

    Here's a thread that will help-
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=81074


    But maybe it's just me...

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    I know this may not be a popular opinion but I rather like the Tapco mags,I haven't beat the hell out of mine yet but from what I see they seem to be a fair quality item probably not Pmag level but decent enough for regular use.

    I'm going to get some lancers and just store them but get a box of the Tapcos for daily use.

    I think polymer mags are the next step up from aluminum,as I've said before poly flexes or just cracks,aluminum being a metal can bend and make life complicated.

    BTW I'm no parts snob so I only make a point to avoid real junk and in mags that name is ProMag never seen one that doesn't look like
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    Quote Originally Posted by MistWolf View Post
    Here's a thread that might help-
    https://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?t=81074
    This!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Krull View Post
    I know this may not be a popular opinion but I rather like the Tapco mags,I haven't beat the hell out of mine yet but from what I see they seem to be a fair quality item probably not Pmag level but decent enough for regular use.

    I'm going to get some lancers and just store them but get a box of the Tapcos for daily use.

    I think polymer mags are the next step up from aluminum,as I've said before poly flexes or just cracks,aluminum being a metal can bend and make life complicated.

    BTW I'm no parts snob so I only make a point to avoid real junk and in mags that name is ProMag never seen one that doesn't look like
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    Hey bub.

    "Fair quality" and "not real junk" are not descriptions that go well on this Site.

    Like another thread you started recommending an UltraDot? Does an UltraDot rate as "junk" but not "real junk" or is it "kind of junky".
    I'm so confused.

    Sounds like you're content with stuff that is "kind of almost just as good as..." or just "looks like good stuff"?

    Interesting....

    OP, follow post #8.

    But maybe it's just me...

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    Quote Originally Posted by ucrt View Post
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    Hey bub.

    "Fair quality" and "not real junk" are not descriptions that go well on this Site.

    Like another thread you started recommending an UltraDot? Does an UltraDot rate as "junk" but not "real junk" or is it "kind of junky".
    I'm so confused.

    Sounds like you're content with stuff that is "kind of almost just as good as..." or just "looks like good stuff"?

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    "lancer awm's seem to be designed as an answer to pmag deficiencies. they have a good reputation, but are much less common than pmags, probably due to the fact that they are around 50% more expensive."

    The Lancers I've seen on various Internet sites seem to be on average around $1.50-2.00 more expensive than P-Mags.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slater View Post
    "lancer awm's seem to be designed as an answer to pmag deficiencies. they have a good reputation, but are much less common than pmags, probably due to the fact that they are around 50% more expensive."

    The Lancers I've seen on various Internet sites seem to be on average around $1.50-2.00 more expensive than P-Mags.
    I noticed that and wondered. Pmags, awms, and troys have worked for me with no preference one way or another.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lunchbox View Post
    He's allowed to lake a recommendation as long as he attaches a warning to it, like cigarette co's. EXAMPLE: Using ultra-dot will give you cancer!
    LOL! yea,I just think it's good to get the best and have it but if you can find a fair quality item that has a good price then hey-get it and use the hell out of it and if it breaks,meh,toss it.

    Save the real good stuff for if some law/situation makes them hard or impossible to find.

    I'm thinking ten Pmags and ten Lancers to put up and just keeping buying Tapcos for general use and abuse.

    Now if I was buying and saying Pro-Mags and Lepers was "da good stuff! teh spicul orps guys use'em!" then yea,I'd be a retard.

    I think the cheapest,nasties mag I ever had was a ten round Orlite? thing was bigger then it needed to be and seemed to be made from army man plastic.

    BTW you mention Tango Down....that has to be the most awkward looking mag I ever seen but,overall,what's the rep on them? they worth a crap?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Krull View Post
    LOL! yea,I just think it's good to get the best and have it but if you can find a fair quality item that has a good price then hey-get it and use the hell out of it and if it breaks,meh,toss it.
    Agreed, been there and done that. I've been surprised over the years by a couple of items. But I used the piss (I mean dragged thru da'Bama mud)out of them before was willing to really trust them. And even then still threw in the "the cheap" warning before recommending to anyone.
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    I prefer the USGI aluminum mags for four primary reasons.

    1.They universally fit just about every mag pouch made for the platform.
    2.Readily available and replacement parts (springs,floor plates and followers) can be found just about anywhere in a pinch.
    3.I have many of the mags and their related components on hand after 20 plus years,so its something I can work with if parts etc. are needed.
    4.Mag bodies are not affected by heat or chemicals.

    I buy them in 10 packs from BCM,Brownells(I like the 20 round straight body) and DSG Arms.

    For a polymer mag I like the Troy or Lancer simply due to the designs and profile of the mags.
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