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Thread: GI mags obsolete?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gotm4 View Post
    Should you get rid of any USGI mags you have?.................Hell no.
    Maybe when they are no longer serviceable.

    Then replace with P-Mags.
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    GI mags obsolete?

    I have never had any problems with GI mags (20 years of military service). I always keep a few 20 round mags because they are just the ticket when you need to get real close to the ground during those serious social problems happen.

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    I posted this question after responding to the "What mags should I buy thread?". I listed my favorites, from O-Kay to PMag, and after I launched my reply I kind of realized that I had no intention of paying for a non-PMag ever again, unless I found some smoking deal. That being said, the price point of a PMag is below that of a quality coated aluminum with upgraded follower, so what better value exists on the market today?

    I was less than enthused by the H&K Mags, even when they were issued. They didn't do anything my modded O-Kays didn't, at 1/3 the price, and less weight/length, and could mount a Ranger Plate.

    Now that there is an imminent release of the Ranger Plates for the PMags. . . why bother with anything else?

    It's great to see so much support for this product from those with a vested interest in their reliability, but I was curious if anyone could give a rational reason to buy anything else.
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    Drake does indeed have a fully loaded, uncapped PMAG that has been sitting on his desk for as long as I can remember. If I recall correctly, written on both sides are curse words and threats of physical violence to anyone who dares remove it from his desk.
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    I'll keep the GIs I have until they stop working.


    Any replacements I buy will be Pmags.
    NOT in training for combat deployment.

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    Anyone know approximately when Ranger Plates for P-Mags will be available?
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    Quote Originally Posted by Failure2Stop View Post
    That being said, the price point of a PMag is below that of a quality coated aluminum with upgraded follower, so what better value exists on the market today?
    The last time I placed a big order with www.44mag.com, the Pmags were $1.60 more than D&H teflon finish with Magpul followers, both in quantities of 100+.

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    a stainless or chrome moly spring.
    chrome moly the same thing as chrome silicon?

    advantages over the SS(if any)?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jerm View Post
    chrome moly the same thing as chrome silicon?

    advantages over the SS(if any)?
    No, chrome moly is a steel with added chromium and molybdenum. The other had chromium and and silicon. Not the same.

    The chrome silicon springs are alleged to have a longer service life than stainless steel springs.

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    ok thanks.

    44MAG seems to offer SS and chrome silicon springs in the Pmag.

    wasnt aware there was a choice in the Pmags(until i noticed it there) or which way would be the best to go.

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