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    Surefire 60 rd magazines with rebate!!

    For those of you who happen t be fortunate enough to have a Gander Mountain Sports near you, they have the 60 round Surefire magazines for $129.00 with a $30 mail in rebate, not too bad of a price if you ask me based on what I have seen them for everywhere...
    It is for today and tomorrow....would've posted sooner but just got back from Atlanta.
    Last edited by hotrodder636; 02-11-12 at 19:27. Reason: forgot to put time-frame
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    I would also like them to be cheaper, but if you think about the fact that they are longer, wider and have a larger spring, bigger base-plate and the follower has to work on the double stack and the quad stack portion, really you are paying for not only the capacity but the engineering for it as well.
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    What's the advantage of having 60 rds (loaded) in one mag for 129 bucks
    versus 300 rds (loaded) in ten mags for 109 bucks?

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    BFD. Bravo Co's listed price is $90.30.

    If you don't/can't see the need for it, then just don't buy freakin' thing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gun View Post
    What's the advantage of having 60 rds (loaded) in one mag for 129 bucks
    versus 300 rds (loaded) in ten mags for 109 bucks?
    Why can someone go buy a Ferrari for $250k+ when you can go buy a Kia for $12k? They both have 4 wheels and an engine and get you from point A to point B. It's what you are willing to spend your bucks on, plus I am sure the guys defending our country would feel that having 60 continuous rounds without a reload might be a benefit vs 30 then a reload (I don't know about this, you would have to ask them). Point is if you don't want it, don't buy the damned thing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gun View Post
    What's the advantage of having 60 rds (loaded) in one mag for 129 bucks
    versus 300 rds (loaded) in ten mags for 109 bucks?

    +1 to Zero advantage

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    Quote Originally Posted by hotrodder636 View Post
    Why can someone go buy a Ferrari for $250k+ when you can go buy a Kia for $12k? They both have 4 wheels and an engine and get you from point A to point B. It's what you are willing to spend your bucks on, plus I am sure the guys defending our country would feel that having 60 continuous rounds without a reload might be a benefit vs 30 then a reload (I don't know about this, you would have to ask them). Point is if you don't want it, don't buy the damned thing.

    So in a convoluted way, you are saying that there is no advantage.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gun View Post
    So in a convoluted way, you are saying that there is no advantage.
    I am saying that personally with the exception of reloading magazines half as often, for me they really don't have a significant benefit. However I can see the higher continous fire in a fire-fight as a benefit. Otherwise it is a luxury-type item and if you can afford it, then go for it dude. I was just informing people that there was a rebate not trying to get into a pros vs cons thread.
    Last edited by hotrodder636; 02-11-12 at 20:07.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dannySBR View Post
    Nice. I would buy one if they were cheaper. I mean the maximum amount they should cost is double the standard 30 rd mag or even cheaper IMHO.
    There is a lot more to these magazines than a 20 or 30 round mag. Two springs, two followers, a divider plate, a base plate, metal forming is a lot more complex. I don't think the price is out of line. Especially as they have engineering and tooling costs to amortize.

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    The 60-rd mag would be fine if you were holed up somewhere and not running around. The rifle weighs too much at that point and off hand shots are more difficult. 30 Is fine for a mobil platform such as the AR. The Surefire mags are made for the USMC IAR...maybe not directly, but sure have a ready made home in there.

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