Should I have one type of mag for my AR?

[Excalibur]

So back when I bought my first AR, it came with a Gen2 Pmag. I decided to buy a couple Gen3 Pmags, then went and gotten one Pmag40 and a couple steel mag. A buddy of mine keep pestering me to have one kind of magazine for my loadout and to get rid of the rest for the sake of uniformity. I am starting to think he has a point. I might end up with a mix matched collection of mags

 

[1911ly]

Mix and match, what does it matter I the long run. Me thinks he's a lil OCD. I would not get rid of working mags for uniformity. JMHO

 

[chezuki]

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[Excalibur]

Hey like I said in a previous thread...my buddy says a lot of things to me...and sometimes I call BS

 

[jd4320t]

Why not have a variety and know what works for YOU and in YOUR gun. I have USGI with green followers and Pmags. They work for me and in my AR's.

 

[1911ly]

[video=youtube;OdximU6Ao00]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OdximU6Ao00[/video]

Damit man!!! I almost made it a week without someone on this forum making my laugh Pepsi out my nose!! Grrrr...

 

[venenoindy]

Some rifles run with all types of mags and some have trouble with an specific kind, I keep a variety due to if I see a good deal I just get a few as long as they have good reputation.

 

[Bennettjh]

I don't see a problem with a variety of mags. I have PMags and steel. Both types work fine for me.

If your gun only liked one kind of mag I could see why you would want all the same. IMHO, you should be fine with what you have.

 

[churchmouse]

Traded out of steel and all P-Mag now. They fit in the ammo cans uniformly and all of them run.

 

[warriorbob]

I'd buy what works and is price effective. I like pmags but if I see a good deal on gi mags of whatever else I'm not pass a good deal up as long as it works.

 

[Excalibur]

I think the only mag so far that doesn't work is the Israeli steel mag. Correction. It fits and will feed round after round reliable, but only if the bolt is locked back first. If I have the bolt closed regardless if there's a round in the chamber, the Israeli mag will not click in on the first try...or the second and will only click on if I smack it insanely hard. It will lock in when I open the bolt

 

[actaeon277]

There are advantages/disadvantages.
You'll just have to figure out what works for you.

It's like the "fear the man with one gun" opinion.
A lot of those arguments make sense.
But, I like the fact I can pick up a wide variety of weapons and be ok with them.
So, while I liked what people had to say, I went with what works for me.


And, to keep Chez off your back, just ask the question. No need to say where it came from.

 

[BehindBlueI's]

I have both P-mags and GI mags. I don't see any functional difference. I do, however, use one set of mags solely as duty mags and they are not used in training. They have been used enough to be proven to work, then left alone while their training brethren take the abuse of training.

 

[Ruffnek]

I'll leave this here...

https://www.indianagunowners.com/forums/long-guns/335124-do-your-mags-match.html

 

[Robjps]

I think the only mag so far that doesn't work is the Israeli steel mag. Correction. It fits and will feed round after round reliable, but only if the bolt is locked back first. If I have the bolt closed regardless if there's a round in the chamber, the Israeli mag will not click in on the first try...or the second and will only click on if I smack it insanely hard. It will lock in when I open the bolt

Easy fix and something you should be doing already with GI mags is download them to 28rounds. Pmags are built with some extra room for this reason and you should count how many rounds as you can easily fit 31-32 rounds in them. The extra room is so you don't have to download them.

 

[churchmouse]

I think the only mag so far that doesn't work is the Israeli steel mag. Correction. It fits and will feed round after round reliable, but only if the bolt is locked back first. If I have the bolt closed regardless if there's a round in the chamber, the Israeli mag will not click in on the first try...or the second and will only click on if I smack it insanely hard. It will lock in when I open the bolt

Pull 1 round out of the mag and try that. I have had some steel mags that when loaded to 30 did the same thing. Short load at 29 and try them. Worked for me.

 

[churchmouse]

Easy fix and something you should be doing already with GI mags is download them to 28rounds. Pmags are built with some extra room for this reason and you should count how many rounds as you can easily fit 31-32 rounds in them. The extra room is so you don't have to download them.

Ha....beat me too it....

 

[Audie Murphy]

I have a variety. I have Gen 1,Gen 2 and Gen 3 Pmags. along with some Swamp Fox and Brownell USGI tan follower magazines.

 

[Audie Murphy]

Oh forgot to mention I have windowless and window model Pmags

 

[sig1473]

If you have a quality AR, there is no reason why any AR mag(USGI, MagPul, Troy, Lancer, NHTMG, etc.) wouldn't work.