I was impressed by the durability of the magazine as seen in the video but again, that doesnt really prove all THAT much in the grand scheme of things.
Here’s a question for a guy that shoots at the range and the closest he will ever come to combat is when watching a movie.
What does that magazine do that the pmag at half the price doesnt?
Is unloading magazines by stripping individual rounds really that much of a hassle?
Not if you buy the $3 universal mag tool. On the rare occasions that I need to offload a mag, I just use that little gun show gadget.
No thanks.
I am fully happy with my Mk 1 Mod 0 thumb or stripper clips and a spoon. No reason to further complicate the system.
Well I placed and order for one from AIMsurplus to give it a go. What I like about it and the new Lancer System L5 Mags is they have metal feed lips and the feed lips are very important in a Mag. your going take into a fight.
I have a bunch of Magpul P-Mags and they work very well but they don’t have metal feed lips.
From what I read the military still requires metal feed lip in the AR Mags they buy.
They had a group buy option at AR15.com in conjunction with Rainier Arms for these. It was limited to 300 units and they were asking $24.95 instead of the usual $42.00. May or may not still be on but worth a shot.
http://ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=7&f=121&t=540682
I’ll be sticking with PMags…
I think a Lula is a lot more practical than this thing to the average civilian shooter. To guys who get their M855 in bandoleers and on stripper clips (read professional types) it’s a no-brainer.
I saw a drop test for a lancer magazine from five feet onto concrete, no damage to the feed lips.
Anyone done anything like this with a pmag? Given how notoriously tough the pmags are i cant imagine the feed lips would be damaged in a fall.
Good point about the metal feed lips by the way, i hadnt thought about that.
Metal feed-lip requirement? Uncle Sugar buys whatever the guy behind the computer types in. I have never seen a specific requirement for metal feed-lips, so if you have a reference I would greatly appreciate it.
There are lots of PMags in theatre right now, with no complaints that I am aware of. Feedlip damage kills aluminium an steel mags pretty easy.
I have personally beaten a PMag to destruction. You can see what I did to it here- Abusing a PMag
Stickman did too. His pictures are waaay better. PMAGs Tested Beyond Destruction
Magpul P-Mags are super good Mags. But our US military are not supplying them in any combat theatre or war zone. They are being used by non US military there and are given good reviews.
I’m “in theater” and using P-Mags. I have shot them through over and over again with ZERO problems.
What is issued versus what is allowed are very different entities. I would still like to know your source that states that mil mags must have metal feedlips.
There are lots of PMAGs being used by mil personnel.
I am one of them 
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I definately do not see the Cammenga ever becoming an issued item (to bring this thread back on line), nor would I allow it’s use in anything other than training if one of my guys showed up with them.
Not implying the Cammenga Mag. will be and issue military item, but the DOD has asked Lancer System to develop their L5 Mags. to meet their requirments and they are being field tested and they the DOD did ask that the L5 Mag. have metal feed lips.
As for “your” guys showing up with the Cammenga Mag. I have no idea what that part of your post means.
They should stick to making compass’s…
I think i’ll pass. :rolleyes: it looks like it will take you just as long to load that thing than an actual mag by hand! I use the 5 round mag loader and its GTG.
+1 here, i dont get all the attempts to fix something that isnt broke, stripper clips and spoons are imo the best way to load mags, and its fast. better than any loaders i’ve seen, more parts to break on this mag but whatever you want i recon i’ve quit trying to teach people things i’ve learned. everyone knows a guy who knows more than me.
I was given 3 of them to run they now have tape on them marked dummy rounds only
they are sharp edges on mine at least…
the floorplate area on the slide point would override and need to be slammed on hard surface to get it back in place i have been able to launch 1-3rounds out of the unit when its not filled to capacity
No thanks… i have about 20 L mags i have been testing so far good to go .
they need to remove the ridge that is on there mag it interfers with release of the mag from pouches on my rav and my wilderness and eagle.
I have addressed this issue to them as well.
as for easymags there 2 expensive and heavy
[QUOTE=Steve;186395]I was given 3 of them to run they now have tape on them marked dummy rounds only
they are sharp edges on mine at least…
the floorplate area on the slide point would override and need to be slammed on hard surface to get it back in place i have been able to launch 1-3rounds out of the unit when its not filled to capacity
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Please explain what Mags you are posting about above?
No thanks.. i have about 20 L mags i have been testing so far good to go .
I take it you “so far” have had not problems with the Lancer Systems L5 Mags?
they need to remove the ridge that is on there mag it interfers with release of the mag from pouches on my rav and my wilderness and eagle.
What Mags. are you refering to?
I have addressed this issue to them as well.
With who have you address it with? What did they say?
as for easymags there 2 expensive and heavy.
They are heavy because they are made of a thick tough metal not made from old beer cans or from injection molded scrap empty coke containers. Expensive yep good stuff is costly. Junk Mags you can buy for around $10/14 dollars.
Steve knows his shit (just ask Pat Rogers about him )…and the Cammenga mags are junk. I’ve seen Steve’s “dummy round” mags in action. Pmags are tops and the L5 mags are almost as good as the Pmags.
Ha!! Ha!! Now we get the real scoop from a Mechanical Engineer no less.:rolleyes: