M-16 Magazines

25 Jan 08

M-16 magazines, a perennial issue... This from a friend in the rifle manufacturing business:

"Here at the factory test-range, we shoot hundreds of thousands of rounds every year. Even well-made aluminum magazines eventually flair-out at the top. At that point, they become scrap metal!

Our preference is stainless-steel magazines! Our favorite manufacturer is C-Products (_www.cproductsllc.com_ (http://www.cproductsllc.com) ). A steel magazine will last many times longer than those made of aluminum or plastic. Indeed, most plastic magazines split at the back (near the notch for the bolt hold-open) within five-thousand rounds.

Magpul claims their new plastic magazine adequately addresses all these issues. I sincerely hope they're right!

6.8SPC magazines from C-Products are also stainless-steel, and will outlast most rifles they're used in."

Comment: Based on my friend's sage advice, and in view of the fact that it is an election year, I've laid in a good supply!

/John