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Posted: 2/2/2024 12:07:32 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TDM556: Well that's disappointing. I have a few but haven't gotten around to using them. I figured they would be good to go so I wanted a few more. Yours has the blue followers? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TDM556: Originally Posted By Alien: Yeah those are the ones I bought that I'm having trouble with.  They are sold out all over the Internet. I'm thinking of putting the ones I have on the EE at some point with a disclaimer that I didn't have good reliability with the ones I opened. Well that's disappointing. I have a few but haven't gotten around to using them. I figured they would be good to go so I wanted a few more. Yours has the blue followers? |
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Posted: 2/2/2024 1:40:44 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Alien: No. They ran out of those before production ceased and swapped them with Magpul followers. The E2 mags you have used Magpul followers? E2's normally come with blue followers, unique to the E2 mag. |
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Posted: 2/2/2024 6:23:06 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLAudio: The E2 mags you have used Magpul followers? E2's normally come with blue followers, unique to the E2 mag. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JLAudio: Originally Posted By Alien: No. They ran out of those before production ceased and swapped them with Magpul followers. The E2 mags you have used Magpul followers? E2's normally come with blue followers, unique to the E2 mag. For a good while the E2s came with Magpul Enhanced followers due to sourcing issues with the blue follower stock. |
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Posted: 2/2/2024 10:19:10 AM EDT
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Are the ones with blue followers considered the best ones of the SureFeed mags?
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Posted: 2/2/2024 10:23:30 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jtb33: Are the ones with blue followers considered the best ones of the SureFeed mags? Honestly, in my usage, I've noticed no difference in function. I do like the exterior texture. |
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Posted: 2/2/2024 7:37:31 PM EDT
[Last Edit: HenryGirard]
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Blue followers, wasn’t a sourcing issue, rather cost. Magpul followers were significantly cheaper.
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Posted: 2/2/2024 9:53:28 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HenryGirard: Blue followers, wasn’t a sourcing issue, rather cost. Magpul followers were significantly cheaper. Direct response from Okay: Supplier for the blue followers is having issues sourcing the polymer. Rather than revalidate/change specs on the followers it was decided to fall back on the tried and true Magpul Enhanced followers w/milspec spring as used in the Surefeed legacy mags. Response was the same for several here that inquired. Surely we didn't all make contact with the same idiot with the wrong info. |
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Posted: 2/3/2024 6:43:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: HenryGirard]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TGWLDR: Direct response from Okay: Supplier for the blue followers is having issues sourcing the polymer. Rather than revalidate/change specs on the followers it was decided to fall back on the tried and true Magpul Enhanced followers w/milspec spring as used in the Surefeed legacy mags. Response was the same for several here that inquired. Surely we didn't all make contact with the same idiot with the wrong info. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TGWLDR: Originally Posted By HenryGirard: Blue followers, wasn’t a sourcing issue, rather cost. Magpul followers were significantly cheaper. Direct response from Okay: Supplier for the blue followers is having issues sourcing the polymer. Rather than revalidate/change specs on the followers it was decided to fall back on the tried and true Magpul Enhanced followers w/milspec spring as used in the Surefeed legacy mags. Response was the same for several here that inquired. Surely we didn't all make contact with the same idiot with the wrong info. Sliver of truth and not the wrong info, rather the story that was generated. Fact is, cost was a deciding factor. Magpul followers were a fraction of the cost, not to mention the cost of the spring which was different then the others. From a supply chain perspective, it allowed them to use common parts amongst magazines (Brownells, Okay Classic, Colt(same spring used w the Magpul follower). |
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Posted: 2/3/2024 12:18:36 PM EDT
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Original surefeed have a good reputation, the E2 can be problematic.
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Posted: 2/3/2024 12:48:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Blacktoothgrin: Original surefeed have a good reputation, the E2 can be problematic. Feed lips and followers were a clone of the EPM - coincidence that Okay started making the E2 after they developed the EPM for production. Personally, they shouod’ve just added the dimples to their classic mags. The EPM was developed for the M855A1, not that it won’t work with other rounds. |
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Posted: 2/4/2024 6:48:50 PM EDT
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Can you still get these?
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Posted: 2/4/2024 8:55:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tobysi: Can you still get these? 
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Posted: 2/5/2024 5:55:16 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By jtb33: Only on the second-hand market, I believe.  I really wanted one. 
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Posted: 2/5/2024 9:43:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: recon]
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Some Blue Follower ones here.
https://mpdepot.net/product/ar15-m16-30-round-magazine-okay-industries-surefeed-30-e2-black/ |
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Posted: 2/6/2024 5:04:20 PM EDT
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Thoroughbred Armament has blue follower EPM available as of yesterday.
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Posted: 2/6/2024 6:36:13 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By recon: Some Blue Follower ones here. https://mpdepot.net/product/ar15-m16-30-round-magazine-okay-industries-surefeed-30-e2-black/ Are those gtg? |
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Posted: 2/10/2024 2:42:42 PM EDT
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I have a couple, they have been gtg with 4 different rifles.
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Posted: 2/12/2024 7:13:09 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tobysi: Are those gtg? Always GTG. |
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Posted: 2/12/2024 6:12:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Sacrosanct-Potato: Always GTG. Of course they’re out of stock.
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Posted: 2/14/2024 12:35:54 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tobysi: Are those gtg? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tobysi: Originally Posted By recon: Some Blue Follower ones here. https://mpdepot.net/product/ar15-m16-30-round-magazine-okay-industries-surefeed-30-e2-black/ Are those gtg? A couple weeks ago I looked at those, added a couple of 1 kind to the cart, checked on S&H before I went to add more & it was going to be almost $40 just for the S&H up to that point. I decided they could keep them. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 11:25:47 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By mo4040: The HK mags are yesterday's news. Most folks round here don't like them. Yes, they are robust, but they are very heavy. Lastly, the cost/benefit ratio is not worth the additional cost (4 Aluminum USGI or Pmags for the cost of one HK mag). HK steel mags are also well known to have early spring failure. |
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