Voted 30. There is little if anything you are giving up using a 30 rounder. You can shoot from the bench, shoot from prone, shoot from bizarre unconventional positions, mounting and dismounting, climbing, rapelling, etc. etc. etc… If it can be done, it’s been done a million+ times by now using a 30 rounder.
I voted 30 because I think the Gen M2 is a better magazine for an AR than the Gen M3.
I would buy a plastic mag for generational storage.
What, in your opinion, makes the gen 2 / moe a better mag?
I stick with/stockpile 30s, but keep a few 20s for bench shooting and because it’s the biggest mag that will fit in my SBR in its tennis racket case.
I’ve only shot a friend’s 40s (and 60) a few times but don’t see a real advantage to it that offsets the additional length and weight plus the fact it won’t fit in standard closed mag pouches.
I picked up a few 40’s earlier this year but quickly realized I prefer the 30’s so I sold the 40’s.
I voted for the 30 round p mags but I like the 40 rounders and have a few of them. If you run and gun they are great till you need to hit the dirt. Twenty and thirty rounders seem to be a better all around mags for most users.
I’ve got 4 40 rnds magazine, 4 20 rnds magazine, 2 10 ends magazine and 2 Surefire 60 rnds and a crap load of 30s, and the sin a 100 rnds Beta magazine. I think that they all have a potential use situation. If I was in a defense position the Beta magazine Surefire and 40 Pmag would be good. Assault the Surefire and 40 Pmag. or competition. I got the 10 rnds Pmags for hunting and range use. It freaks out the traditionalists less. I have 2 of 20 rnds loaded with tracers. Obvious use… Should have bought a few cases of it. I did carry 3 20 rnds magazine for Duty use. one in rifle and 2 as reloads. Fit in rack without me banging my elbow all the time. Plus could carry in back pocket easy. So it depends on the situation that you are planning for. Many years ago in a unit I was in we carried a few 20 rnds magazine loaded (not in ammo pouch) with live during training and 30s with blanks. In ammo pouch. m16a1 days. So stockpile quality magazines that you find at best cost. I’ve still got 30 rnds AL. magazines from late 70s-80s that work like brand new.
Ya know, I do too.
When you get down to it “have a mix” seems to be the way of most. Maybe mostly 30’s with some 10’s, 20’s, and 40+ for specific need times.
I run 30’s only. As others have said, the 40’s seems like more of a novelty.
It makes no sense to me too have a golf bag of ARs for every occasion and limit yourself to one magazine type. I really like my 40 rounders. I find them easier to insert into the mag well and I can load them anywhere from one to forty rounds. The 40 rounder is what I keep in the HD AR. They are proven to be reliable. The downside is that they are too long for bench work when sighting in or doing accuracy testing.
Mission drives the gear. Buy the magazines that best suit your purposes. I’ve got a few 30 rounders but as the cost of 40 rounders isn’t much more than the 30s, I figure I might as well grab a bunch of them as well
The 30 rounder is the best all around mag. Never tried a 40, but you don’t see many ammo pouches for them anyway, so that ruins it. If you can’t be mobile with them they are useless to me. I even sold my Beta mags because I didn’t need the weight anymore.
30s for general use, 40s to make videos to post to social media to piss off liberal friends and family.
My uses are as follows;
20rd = bench shooting and hunting
30rd = home defense / serious use
40rd = fun shooting
Easier to lock in with 30 rounds on a closed bolt, no incompatibility issues due to the over-insertion stop being designed for non-AR magwells, never had second round crossing up problems with a Gen M2/RevM, the dustcover is stowable on the bottom of the mag (if you use 'em).
The Gen M2 just seems like a more well though out refined magazine despite it being the older variant.
30 rounders as a general rule. I carry a 20 in the truck because, when it is stowed under the seat, the mag doesn’t extend any further than the grip already does. I do have spares stashed that are 30 rounders though.
Unless you have a loading device 40’s are a PITA. I also stick with 20’s and 30’s.
As a side note I scored some Strike Industries EMP-5 5rd extensions and slapped them on my 40’s. Now in 3gun I go to the line with 45+1. I don’t need to reload much now. I still use 30’s for those prone stages though.
I can’t get the 20’s out of my TACOs fast enough- nothing to grab on to. But I have quite a few 10’s and 20’s for hunting and bench work. 30’s work for everything and I have the most of. I bought a few 40’s and will buy at least one D60 when they are released and the hype dies some.
Stack the 30’s deep and buy whatever else you want when money allows…
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