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I should have added scorpio, the GI Mags suck. For the same price, you can get a PMAG from Magpul. Vastly superior.

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Dustiniac wrote:

I should have added scorpio, the GI Mags suck. For the same price, you can get a PMAG from Magpul. Vastly superior.

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I have about 15 PMAGS, they are nice !

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i wish the Pentagon would start phasing out the old mags and replace them with PMags. They could save lives. I've had the GI Mags cause a jam at inopportune times.

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PMags are the shizznit. Altho they tend to stick when emptyand can hinder a mag change, but nothing taking a file to your magwell won't fix tho!:lol:

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Dustiniac wrote:

I should have added scorpio, the GI Mags suck. For the same price, you can get a PMAG from Magpul. Vastly superior.

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well in that case never mind. i have several military issue M16 mags from when my dad and wife were active duty. couple of them are brand new never used. but hey if they suck then i'll keep them for myself.

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scorpio_vette wrote:

Dustiniac wrote:

I should have added scorpio, the GI Mags suck. For the same price, you can get a PMAG from Magpul. Vastly superior.

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well in that case never mind. i have several military issue M16 mags from when my dad and wife were active duty. couple of them are brand new never used. but hey if they suck then i'll keep them for myself.

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I have about 60 usgi 30 Rounders, never an issue.

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They work well for general shooting, in Iraq or actual combat, not so much.

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http://www.biggerhammer.net/ar15/magazines/rawlesfaq.html
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G.I. contract 30 round. ... (Countless millions made.) Circa 1975 to 1994.

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All of the G.I. contract 30s work fine with two exceptions,

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Right Doug, of course you know more than me. Nevermind the fact I have 2 deployments to Iraq, one of which was pure combat, and 7 years in the Army, my opinion of those mags means nothign. I'm sure you had plenty of trigger time with the M16-M4 in the Navy. What did you shoot, once a year?

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Dustiniac wrote:

Right Doug, of course you know more than me. Nevermind the fact I have 2 deployments to Iraq, one of which was pure combat, and 7 years in the Army, my opinion of those mags means nothign. I'm sure you had plenty of trigger time with the M16-M4 in the Navy. What did you shoot, once a year?

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LOL. Right on Dustin !!!!!! Dougy just got OWNED !!:lol::lol::lol::lol:

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You are so easy.

First, that is not my opinion, as I carefully made clear to all but the befuddled.

I asked myself the question, "Self, how many complaints have you heard of M-16 magazines?" So I want off to look and wound-up back at Biggerhammer. 'Back' at Biggerhammer that I learned about as a paying member of FCSA.

While I was on the boats, we had first Thompsons and only later M-16. The Thompsons were useful because they were small enough to run through the boat with one. We had to burn our share of ammunition, favorite targets were the plastic milk 'cows' that we machine gunned as soon as we were out of sight of land. The M-16s weren't fun and are hard to get around in the boat so they stayed in the locker. And the ammo was much scarcer during the VN War when I was Navy.

Probably the favorite firearm was the shotgun.

After I was a civilian (GS-12 ~ O-6) I was working on a boat when a federal agent tried a security intrusion - as he was allowed to do. The young topside watch, E-3 or E-4 was armed with an unloaded shotgun but made all his challenges properly. The NRRO rep tried to get physical and the topside watch butted him to the deck and covered him with the unloaded shotgun. And got atta-boys from everyone.

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We understood that you didn't exactly post your opinion. But however once again you had to copy and paste the direct opposite of what everyone else was saying. You always have to be "that" guy. What your squid experiences had to do with magazines, I digress.

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Because YOU had problems with magazines doesn't make it the machine's fault or an excuse to get a different or better one.

"everyone else was saying" is listening to the conspiracy of ignorance that masquerades as common sense. Two net monkeys bashing away at their keyboards is not common sense.

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for what it's worth, i don't have personal experience with M16's or there magazines.(yet. still saving up to buy the wife one)I grew up in the military and married into the military, so i gathered a few parts here and there over the years. I was just trying to be nice and offering b-day boy something, but 1 it sounds like he has enough, and 2 seems like other types are preferred.

anyways, after reading this, i just asked my wife if she has any issues with the M16 magazines, and she said that yes they do have issues and would cause feeding issues quite a bit.

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when its the general consensus of an infantry regiment yeah, i do think we should listen to the soldiers actually depending on the equipment. Take your elitist attitude and move on

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Dustiniac wrote:

when its the general consensus of an infantry regiment yeah,

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Is there a citation in our future for your problem.

Lots of my friends died in VN, presumably some due to problems with the M-16 that were well documented, but it's still GI. Suck it up and soldier. Hoo rah!

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yeah thats a good attitude, go into combat with inferior equipment when we could easily get better. You sound like a particular SecDef

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This thread has gone down the crapper. I hate to even post in it, but I will give my perspective as I shootalot of rounds in a year with my AR15s. I have no qualms about using GI mags. I could use a few more if there are extras for sale. (after I pay for my ammo) This is assuming they are not dented, worn out or otherwise unserviceable. There is no desert in WI and I clean my mags after a weekend at the range. I personally never had any issues with GI mags other than those which were bent or otherwise damaged or plainworn out.

There is a difference between the expected performance of a brand new magazine and ones which have the finish worn off of the inside and outside and the follower is worn with a weak spring and it is full of sand. Aluminum magazines are not made to take a beating on the feed lips. I know how GI magazines look after alot of use. If you are critical of a magazine, it should not be of a worn out and beat up one.

I never had to use my M16 to break down doors, but I put plenty of rounds down range with it while I was on active duty.

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Doug, this is my thread. Regarding a Birthday Party that you KNOW you won't be attending. So stop dumping your spew on my thread :exclaim:

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Glock34 wrote:

Doug, this is my thread.

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Oh, damn, I thought it was about M-16 magazines.