emf 2 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Alright so I have the bullet guide ordered and now I need a mag or two. 20 round capacity and OD green are definite pluses BUT reliability is #1. Which brands/manufacturers are good? What should I avoid? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dubya 198 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Get Bulgarian, Russian, most Chinese, US Palm (my fav). I got rid of my Tapcos because the follower always binded up, and I would stay away from ProMag as well. I got lucky and got a bunch of Bulgarian 40 round poly mags 2 months ago for $15/mag and the work awesome. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Any surplus steel mags will do just fine. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
emf 2 Posted March 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Best I can find online right now is romanian military issue, steel mags, in very good condtion. $20 each. I'll probably grab a couple of these unless they are no good. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Best I can find online right now is romanian military issue, steel mags, in very good condtion. $20 each. I'll probably grab a couple of these unless they are no good. Any surplus steel mags will do just fine. $20 is not bad in today's market. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brian M1 50 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 I guess people didn't notice you said "20 round". If you want REAL 20 round mags, get some Hungarian "Tanker" mags (20 round steel combloc). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
richUK 90 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 (edited) +1 on the tanker mags, they are very handy.If you have wood furniture i'd get a couple of Izzy Bakelites as well Avoid the nasty Korean mags, other than that pretty much any Combloc and Chicom mags are good. Edited March 23, 2013 by UKAK Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Lemon 157 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Everyone who says that ANY steel mag is good.... Are forgetting about the shitty korean mags! I bought a korean 40 round magazine from css a year ago, and the front tab of the mag broke while shooting, causing a jam. I could fix it by re-attaching the piece, but this time, with GLORIOUS AMERICAN SPOT WELDS (using a piece of shit chinese spot welder), because them koreans obviously dont know whats up. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mostholycerebus 415 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Your only real option for 20 rounders are Hungarian tankers, or black Tapco 'galil' style. You will have to paint either if you want OD. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Lone Eagle 839 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Everyone who says that ANY steel mag is good.... Are forgetting about the shitty korean mags! I bought a korean 40 round magazine from css a year ago, and the front tab of the mag broke while shooting, causing a jam. I could fix it by re-attaching the piece, but this time, with GLORIOUS AMERICAN SPOT WELDS (using a piece of shit chinese spot welder), because them koreans obviously dont know whats up. I have 2 of those crappy Korean mags myself. The metal is super thin, and they bend easy. I use them for the range and save the good ones for later. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Lemon 157 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Everyone who says that ANY steel mag is good.... Are forgetting about the shitty korean mags! I bought a korean 40 round magazine from css a year ago, and the front tab of the mag broke while shooting, causing a jam. I could fix it by re-attaching the piece, but this time, with GLORIOUS AMERICAN SPOT WELDS (using a piece of shit chinese spot welder), because them koreans obviously dont know whats up. I have 2 of those crappy Korean mags myself. The metal is super thin, and they bend easy. I use them for the range and save the good ones for later. Yup. Unfortunately, I think that some vendors sold some batches of these and labeled them as "eastern european" during the peak of the gun/ammo/mags shortages. I only think that this might be happening because I bought some new mags off Midway (I think), and they felt kind of weird. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted March 23, 2013 Report Share Posted March 23, 2013 Everyone who says that ANY steel mag is good.... Are forgetting about the shitty korean mags! I bought a korean 40 round magazine from css a year ago, and the front tab of the mag broke while shooting, causing a jam. I could fix it by re-attaching the piece, but this time, with GLORIOUS AMERICAN SPOT WELDS (using a piece of shit chinese spot welder), because them koreans obviously dont know whats up. Whick is exactly the reason I said "any surplus steel mags": Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Agent Lemon 157 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Everyone who says that ANY steel mag is good.... Are forgetting about the shitty korean mags! I bought a korean 40 round magazine from css a year ago, and the front tab of the mag broke while shooting, causing a jam. I could fix it by re-attaching the piece, but this time, with GLORIOUS AMERICAN SPOT WELDS (using a piece of shit chinese spot welder), because them koreans obviously dont know whats up. Whick is exactly the reason I said "any surplus steel mags": Are the korean ones commercial? I honestly have no idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
haugpatr 972 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Everyone who says that ANY steel mag is good.... Are forgetting about the shitty korean mags! I bought a korean 40 round magazine from css a year ago, and the front tab of the mag broke while shooting, causing a jam. I could fix it by re-attaching the piece, but this time, with GLORIOUS AMERICAN SPOT WELDS (using a piece of shit chinese spot welder), because them koreans obviously dont know whats up. Whick is exactly the reason I said "any surplus steel mags": Are the korean ones commercial? I honestly have no idea. Yup, they sure are. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sohei 10 Posted March 24, 2013 Report Share Posted March 24, 2013 Some Korean mags for some firearms are okay but they will likely not have been tested very well if at all by the manufacturers. The severe difficulty of obtaining a firearm even for testing purposes by most companies in Korea means they have to go off of design specifications and some guesswork. A few large companies will have access to some models they make themselves plus a few others but most people in small companies may have only seen a firearm during their required national service - some as police never even issued a firearm. They are out to make some quick money. Since they can't control quality even if they tried, some don't bother trying very hard and cut corners on materials and design. Still, purely by chance or a reasonable amount of care in design some magazines actually will function and hold up pretty well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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