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Thread: SureFire 60rd and 100rd AR magazines

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    wow that 100 rounder looks ridiculous, the 60 one looks kinda practical depending on how reliable the followers are.

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    I don't use a redi-mag because I don't like the extra weight on my gun so these will probably not be for me (at least for duty use) but I can certainly see the utility.

    I carry more ammo than the average patrol Officer so I'm a fan of extra ammo. I carry 57 rounds for my primary handgun and 130 rounds for my rifle when it's deployed. Most guys on my dapartment carry 37 rounds for their handguns (three 12 round mags and one in the chamber, which is issued equipment) and 30 or 60 rounds for their rifles (yes, some only have one 30 round mag with them when they deploy their rifles). For the lazy 1 mag guys perhaps this is at least an option so they aren't restricted to 30 rounds. I've always said regardless of capacity I want at least 2 mags in case I come across a magazine related malfuction, but some guys won't listen. I hear "I can't imagine every using more than 30 rounds so why carry more mags?" and it drives me nuts. Of course, with that mentality I'm sure the same guys won't spend over $100 on a 60 round mag anyway.

    Back to the topic, whether these mags will prove viable for military, LE, or SD use will depend on durability, reliability, and maintenance requirements. Based on the AK74 quad stack design (see link in earlier post) there are alot more moving parts and tolerances will have to be tighter than with a standard double stack mag but I believe Surefire is a company capable of making such a mag.

    If nothing else I'm intrigued by the design from an engineering standpoint. I'll probably get a couple 60's to play with regardless of whether I decide to use something like this on duty. I don't really see the 100's as viable for anything I would use them for.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Cameron View Post
    Is it just me or when something new comes out do a lot of people just get all negative and cynical?

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    Quote Originally Posted by DaBears_85 View Post
    What's wrong with being cynical about a new product?
    Not directed at SF, the new mags, or anything in particular, but:

    Most new products aren't brought to market because they satisfy a real need, but because they satisfy the market's need for new things and the consumer's compulsion to buy them. Marketing then creates and drives what's usually only a perceived need, function, or purpose.

    Then there are the so-called "improvements", revisions of existing products, which rarely are.

    It's easy to be cynical. I prefer to think of it as being a critical thinker/contemplator though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by kal View Post
    Drum mags have wasted space compared to box mags.

    I can see replacing the belt fed SAW with an open bolt LMG that uses two of those quad stack 100rd mags clipped together with a total of 200rds.

    Plenty of rounds, fast reloads, no feed tray assembly, lighter LMG.
    How do you plan on the weapon operating from the prone?

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    I guess this would be cool as back up for the M249 when your nutsack runs out. But I've never shot an M249. I'm just speculating.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6-zZmtFRBk

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    While I personally don't have a use for a 100rd box magazine, somebody who could use one would likely have a very different opinion if these are reliable.

    I think that for the IAR, a solid reliable 40rd and a 60rd magazine would be fantastic.

    I would absolutely love to see Surefire get some of these 60rd units into the hands of three-gun shooters, so that they have a test-bed for finding out how they run when the magazine itself isn't the focus, and when ran as monopods or at odd angles: I'm quite certain that competitive shooters looking for this edge would be thrilled to add reliable magazines to their toolkit.
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    I like to keep my carbine light, so I wouldn't buy it. (also out of my price range)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Bowser View Post
    I guess this would be cool as back up for the M249 when your nutsack runs out. But I've never shot an M249. I'm just speculating.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6-zZmtFRBk
    If I'm going to carry 60 rounds as my backup, I'll just bring another nutsack.

    As a primary feed source for something like the IAR then I can see the merit. But you really don't want anything resembling an m4 mag in your saw.

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    Quote Originally Posted by knoxtnshooter View Post
    If I'm going to carry 60 rounds as my backup, I'll just bring another nutsack.

    As a primary feed source for something like the IAR then I can see the merit. But you really don't want anything resembling an m4 mag in your saw.
    Huh huh he said nutsack.
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    Just slide the bottom of that 100 in a rollerskate, and you're GTG

    If they perfected the 60's, I'd need a new chest rig.
    Last edited by MookNW; 12-06-10 at 02:50.

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