any pros/cons? Both seem to be considered fully good to go
I’d say neither.
The HK’s are full polymer and while they’re kinda neat, the texture/ribs on the mag body did not play well with some of my mag pouches. They’re a novelty.
Hk, if you go clear.
I have Lancer mags and have proven to be very reliable. I have no experience with the HK poly mags.
Are these the $20ish HK mags you are talking about? Was thinking of grabbing a few if I can find them.
http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2013/10/20/hk-polymer-magazines/
I have both. HKs have issues seating (locking into place) in some guns, Lancers do not have that problem (in the same guns).
I have a lot of rounds through Lancer translucent smoke mags. I can’t remember ever having a problem with them.
Joe Mamma
I have run both. They both work fine in all of my guns, lock-back, seating, feeding, etc. the HK mags are thicker at the bottom, noticeably, and may not fit many mag pouches.
If you want a clear mag, ETS is the only choice. (Are they still around? I know Magpul was trying to crush them at one point)
Any reason why ETS is “The One?” I live in the city they are from and where they are supposedly made and they are vaporware here.
I’ve been abusing several Lancer AWMs for years now. Between those and gen 3 PMAGs, they’re all I use.
The Hk mags work great. Have 3 dozen
Ive got some several years old Lancers that I really like. Just used them a week ago to do some testing using various buffer/spring/ carrier weights and they were as usual 100%. If all I had were Lancers I wouldn’t fuss too much.
We had a machine gun shoot here in central north Carolina yesterday. Several Lancers were run full auto and I witnessed no malfunctions on those mags.
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I have 20 and 30 round Landers. No extensive scientific testing, but they seem to work great for my purposes, which include military and LE. I sold off every other kind of magazine I once had.
I have about 2 dozen of the Lancer AWM and clear mags (Gen 1) and they have worked fine for me. Also, no issues seating. However, I got them relatively cheaper than current pricing seems to be. Unless they are cheaper than Magpul or USGI, it’s like, eh.
We are still around. Getting ready to release our clear Glock mags in a couple of weeks. Thanks for the vote of confidence.
A lot of the local dealers around the Knoxville area just didn’t order them. They were sitting on too much Pmag inventory. If you want some, we can ship them to you directly from K-town. Use discount code m4carbine to get 20% off our MSRP.
Most mags work well, I have some of the HK mags and they work just fine.
Haven’t seen the HK mags anywhere but I have 4 Gen 1 Lancers and 2 AWMs and 2 AWM 20 rounders that all work well. I have the same confidence in them as my PMAGs and USGI with Magpul followers. My only complaint is the ridge on the Gen 1s (of course the AWM bodies are smoother) and the higher price.
Lancers hands down. Those are great mags! The HK mags work great in HK firearms for all I know but the dozen I had caused nothing but double feeds. I sold them during the last panic and would never use them again in a non-HK firearm. Not only that but they were heavy as all getout and not impervious to rust. I would take USGI tan follower mags over HK maritime.