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    Redi-Mag: still viable?

    Looking for a way to carry extra ammo on the rifle while on duty, because sometimes I can only grab the rifle and no gear. My two options look to be a Redi-Mag or just getting a Magpul D60.
    Is the Redi-Mag still tactically viable? Are there any other lighter, more modern options?
    My issue with the Magpul D60 is that it's slightly bulkier and I think heavier than two 30 round magazines. It's also still just one magazine; if something goes wrong, I still only have the one magazine to work with.
    Let me know what you guys think.
    Last edited by masakari; 02-12-16 at 20:49.

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    It is as viable now, as it was when it came out.
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    It's still viable if you are wiling to have a little extra weight.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Cincinnatus View Post
    It's still viable if you are wiling to have a little extra weight.
    Pretty much my thoughts. I am pretty sure that there is now an aluminum version that is pretty much the weight of the old Redi mod, or at least there was last time I had nosed around looking at them some months ago. The only other options for carrying ammo on the rifle are going to be buttstock pouches, which generally leave something to be desired, as well those and the jungle mag type set ups, which, again have their own issues. Only thing I can think of in my caveats would be to train with it so you are comfortable with the change in the manual of arms, since if I remember right things can be a little different, with the bolt release being a bit different, though it has been literally years since I messed with one, and that was on a friend's rifle who was running a BAD lever and I was still running them as well.
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    Blue Force gear used to do a lighter version of the redi-mag called the Redi Mod IIRC. The viability really depends on your requirement, TTPS and training. Magpul also has a PMAG coupler available that might be an option but I don't have any operational experience with it. I've got no experience with the D-60 either. I knew some 10th MTN guys that used the redi mags in Iraq and they seemed to like them. Just watch which version you get, I don't recommend the one that drops both mags when you hit the mag release.

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    I was trying to figure it out last night, but what version drops both of the mags. I did notice that they have come down in price. Or just that I'm making a hell of a lot more money and I can afford things more readily.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bodhisattva05X View Post
    I was trying to figure it out last night, but what version drops both of the mags. I did notice that they have come down in price. Or just that I'm making a hell of a lot more money and I can afford things more readily.
    I think the MK0 was the one that released both, and the MK1 had a release for the second mag. It looks like boone packer now make a polymer model MK1

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    What about the maglink and 2 pmags? I keep that setup in the safe for the times I want extra ammo on the gun.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Quiet-Matt View Post
    What about the maglink and 2 pmags? I keep that setup in the safe for the times I want extra ammo on the gun.
    My original plan was to actually couple a 20 rounder to a 30 rounder. But I use Lancer mags, and the Lancer coupler that I tried didn't work right. I don't want to couple two 30s because of the extra length of the staggered magazine. Additionally, coupled magazines tend to make the exposed rounds walk under recoil.
    The redi-mod with a 20 rounder in it might be the solution. That would still give me full access to manipulate the 30 round magazine in the rifle. 50 rounds is enough for me, so I think that's what I'll do.
    I'm just surprised that no one has made a different/updated redi-mag style carrier yet.
    Last edited by masakari; 02-13-16 at 16:08.

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