I figured I would post this simply as a data point as well as a reminder to keep plenty of spare mags around.
Last night I was moving some stuff in my gun closet and I dropped a two week old Gen 2 PMag 30 loaded with 30 rounds from about 4 feet high. It landed on my hardwood floor and a handful of rounds shot out. When I picked it up I saw that the spine had cracked and the remaining rounds were working their way out. The mag was trashed.
I called Magpul today and they are sending me out a new one - no questions asked. They didn't even want the broken one sent to them.
I've never had a PMag fail and I was pretty surprised at how easily it happened. I'm curious exactly how it landed, and I wonder how a GI mag would fare in the same situation. Regardless - it's a good reminder to keep spares ready to go.
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