Hmmm... interesting. Never woulda even thought about that. Might be a little more careful with the other FDE mag now, thanks for that.I have 6 gen3's I keep loaded and never had any issues with. That being said I worked in a factory that produced Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. Great stuff but some of the additives used to change the colors had extreme effects on the brittleness. I'm wondering if that has anything to do with the "only making black"
I had the same thought, but I'm not convinced. That mag had been out in the cold for awhile, as I had loaded it right before the match and stuck it in the mag holder. Shot two full stages before I used it, so maybe two-three hours? It certainly would have made any existing issue worse, but I don't believe it woulda been the cold alone seeing as multiple people ran PMAGs at same match with no issues.The cold temperatures may have made it more brittle also. Certainly this way for metals, but I am not so sure for plastics.
The stuff we made was outstanding in the cold, we made after market performance snow mobile skis and conveyor belt parts used in flash freezing applications. Don't think that would be it but I'm sure it's not the exact same poly so who knows.The cold temperatures may have made it more brittle also. Certainly this way for metals, but I am not so sure for plastics.
Link? I'm struggling to find anything on this other than "my buddy read where someone's neighbor said..."I have heard the colored PMAG versions are not as strong because of the color additive, however I have no scientific explanation as to why but have heard it a couple different places. The mag in question looked to be colored. All I buy is black for this reason.
One of the posts upthread mentioned color additives affecting the brittleness in different products. Magpul also told me they are only producing black, so I guess you could read something into that. I wonder if the polymer mix is originally black? Then for OD, FDE maybe they have to add something.Link? I'm struggling to find anything on this other than "my buddy read where someone's neighbor said..."
Green dye in the polymer or black? What makes the difference in strength when the polymer is the same? I am seriously curios on this because I have several PMags (Black, OD and FDE).
Well that's kinda the point, if you add or subtract anything from the polymer it's not the same polymer. I'm not pretending to know what's going on behind MagPul's doors, just telling what I know from working with poly. We had additives for color, abrasion resistance, heat resistance, impact resistance, additives to make it UV resistant and resistant to radioactivity. ALL of which affected the other properties. In theory black should be one of the easier colors because it took less additives, the lighter colors are harder to get right. Again not saying this is the case at the MagPul plant just what I know to be true of polymer.Link? I'm struggling to find anything on this other than "my buddy read where someone's neighbor said..."
Green dye in the polymer or black? What makes the difference in strength when the polymer is the same? I am seriously curios on this because I have several PMags (Black, OD and FDE).
I have heard the colored PMAG versions are not as strong because of the color additive, however I have no scientific explanation as to why but have heard it a couple different places. The mag in question looked to be colored. All I buy is black for this reason.
I have 6 gen3's I keep loaded and never had any issues with. That being said I worked in a factory that produced Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene. Great stuff but some of the additives used to change the colors had extreme effects on the brittleness. I'm wondering if that has anything to do with the "only making black"
Hmmm... interesting. Never woulda even thought about that. Might be a little more careful with the other FDE mag now, thanks for that.