
Originally Posted by
LancerSystems
There are a number of benefits over other polymer and aluminum magazines.
1 - Steel feed lips - The steel feed lips won't bend or break. This has been the hardest part to master, and I think we have it fixed now. This is also what is causing the issues with the 1st round. As the round enters the feed ramp it's forced up into the chamber and as the round goes up the feed ramp the feed lip will bend slightly. The steel feed lips won't bend (deform or break either) so the round drags along the edge of the feed lip. Our early feed lips had a sharp shear egde from the stamping operation and we used a finish operation to remove the burrs and the shear edge. The round would drag on this edge and cause the 1st round stall. This process was not sufficient to remove the edge everytime so we had to modified the tooling to process out the shear edge. The edge is processed smooth now, so less force is required to load the 1st round.
2 - Steel feed lips allow us to use translucent and low glass content polymer, which are more robust and impact resistant than other polymer magazines.
3 - Translucent body - you know the status of the magazine instantly.
4 - Lightweight - weights slightly more than an aluminum magazine.
Your candor and detailed explanation is refreshing and much appreciated. I do not own any of your mags, but I respect that you are genuinely trying to make a better mousetrap and not just another mousetrap. I will add some of your mags to my wish list. Keep perfecting as it sounds like you are on to something
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