H&K Mags

[Colt6920]

I always had an itch to buy about 7 HK mags... Glad I never did buy them now.

[Haji]

Nice thing about the HK mags is their trade value...at least for a little while yet. I swapped a couple HK mags and an inexpensive chest rig for an Aimpoint M2.

[Armati]

We got issued the HK mags. Then...

The word came out that the HK mags are are not to be used because they are damaging the AR lowers. Steel against Al?

I don't know. I have yet to see any of this in writing. I still use USGI mags and the HK mags because they are free. None have failed yet.

However, I like the PMAG!

[Gunfixr]

Yes, DRich, I discovered them in the book today as I had not seen them there before. And, I do qualify. I will be ordering some posthaste.

[onmilo]

I bought two P-Mags to try from Brownells.
They are about $13.00 here.
I am not growing all warm and fuzzy towards the P-Mags, they rattle when fully loaded and I don't see where the plastic is any great improvement over Orlites.
They will not drop free when installed in a rifle with a Norgon ambidextrious magazine catch either, they pop about three quarters out and stop.
Even worse if you use the left side mag release, they pop about a quarter out and stop.
These are 07-07 date code magazines, not he older "Bad" magazines either.

The magazines fed and locked open just fine but I only fired 90 rounds through each magazine so this first run wasn't exactly an endurance test.

The dust cover is cute but I can see this being easily lost and then the hunt for a replacement is required.

Right now I am still favoring my Brownell aluminum magazines over the P-Mags.

[JLM]

Im not Larry, but yes spring issues are what I have seen. After about 6-800 rounds they no longer lock back the bolt when empty. When talking to H&K they said that they will not be offering replacement springs, as mags are an expendable item and if they go bad you should just order more mags.

At the price, and low round count they consider them expendable?

Germans

I believe it was rgrgordo that told me that "HK makes money in spite of themselves" ....... cough......

[mactastic]

I own a couple dozen of the H&K mags. never had a problem.

And they can be picked up for as little as $31 bucks. Not sure where people are getting this 4-6 times more than pmag crap. Oh and yes I own a few PMAGS too.


Also, I have a norgon ambi mag release on a couple different lowers. Works flawless for me for all types of mags.


It is a shame how poor H&K's customer service is, which is also nothing new.

[Pat_Rogers]

I too used to support the hk mags. Shortly after we received a new batch we started seeing problems which the factory told us was because "we didn't know how to shoot" and a myriad of other slurs. This was rectified with the "gen 2 mag" and the firing of that individual.

They are reliable when new.
The spring will wear, as with all springs.
No replacement springs will be forthcoming (thanks Luke!)
They dent very easily.
Many of the people issued them are moving on (Based on my observations)
They are heavy- not a big issue for the hobby or occasional shooter, but an issue for others.

I have 20+ PMAG's now. The only problem was with a smoke mag, and that was not a surprise as different material was used from the conventional black mags.

They are not perfect- but nothing is (including glocks)

I have over 100 BCM magazines (from D&H) which run as well or better then any other mil type magazine that we have used.

My experiences with CProducts and Brownells mags are spotty.

Short answer- there are better magazines on the market then those made by hk, and for a lot less money.

[John_Wayne777]

Im not Larry, but yes spring issues are what I have seen. After about 6-800 rounds they no longer lock back the bolt when empty. When talking to H&K they said that they will not be offering replacement springs, as mags are an expendable item and if they go bad you should just order more mags.

Good grief....

That's excessive even for somebody who is used to supplying government contracts....

[billybronco]

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