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Posted: 4/30/2013 7:13:20 PM EDT
http://store.magpul.com/product/MAG572/PMAG
This will be the first installment of the Magpul AK magazine line. The AK MOE will be an all-polymer design, utilizing the same advanced materials and manufacturing processes as the rest of the PMAG line to achieve surprising durability. It features a removable floorplate, constant curve geometry, and high-reliability/low-friction follower for the performance you expect from a PMAG. Due to the interface of rifle and magazine in the Kalashnikov platforms, and the leverage that critical points must withstand, we knew we couldn’t leave well-enough alone with the AK MOE before we even started designing. Also currently in development, and arriving on the heels of the AK MOE, is the next release in the PMAG AK lineup, which will be a 7.62x39 magazine with a little more “Bulgarian” in it, featuring solid steel reinforcements at lockup points. |
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I'd buy like ten in 5.45, fwiw... You speak the truth. I'll probably get a few of these for the novelty factor, but the real need is for AK-74 mags. |
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Awesome, I knew it would happen. Me too, I say about time! I'll need them in 5.45 along with the 7.62, so I'm hoping for both in the future |
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Odd, they're calling it the AK MOE (MOE = M2 in the AR series), but it's got all the new M3 features...
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So sweet!
Looking forward to seeing pricing, and also looking forward to whatever the deluxe version offers over the MOE. I missed out on the bulgy circle 10 mags 6-8 years ago, and the surplus steel mags work but they're all so beat to hell. |
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Heh. Finally, right?
So is there a piece of metal near the feed lips to protect the polymer from eroding away after constantly rocking the mags in and out? |
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Hells yeah!
Now you just need to come out with an extended length AK handguard! |
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These may even ship by Christmas this year... maybe
wonder how they will do in a Sig 556R |
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Sweet gonna at least buy a few for my 47, already have a pile of them though for the one gun. I have a pile of 5.45 mags too but I also have more of those guns so the more 5.45 mags the happier i will be. It mentioned steel reinforcement on the lock ups, what about feed lips? Dropping a half loaded mag without them has ended in sadness several times for me. Though, Magpuls polymer is top notch. What about an MSRP? Throwing metal in there makes me think at least as much as a windowed AR 30 rounder. What about width? Like the Bulgy mags or the monstrous, pouch destroyer that is the US PALM mags?
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If these will sell for $15 I want 10. 20 with the steel cage.
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So teh MOE doesn't have metal reinforcements, but the next version will? Who would buy teh snap fu MOE when the metal locking tab version is on the way?
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I'd buy like ten in 5.45, fwiw... I'm in for 20. Only AK's I own are 74's (AKM74, AK105 clone and a Tula Krink) |
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Dang, we're going to miss out on these in Colorado... :( My first thought as well |
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are they doing a metal reinforcement mag? Reading is essential. |
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So teh MOE doesn't have metal reinforcements, but the next version will? Who would buy teh snap fu MOE when the metal locking tab version is on the way? Some people just want a good affordable magazine and don't need all the bells and whistles. |
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Awesome, I knew it would happen. I did too, but I had a little more inside information, sort of. Knew one was at least in R&D. |
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Feed lips and locking tabs not reinforced with steel or aluminum = no better than Tapco mags. |
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These may even ship by Christmas this year... maybe wonder how they will do in a Sig 556R Interesting thought. |
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So teh MOE doesn't have metal reinforcements, but the next version will? Who would buy teh snap fu MOE when the metal locking tab version is on the way? Some people just want a good affordable magazine and don't need all the bells and whistles. I don't consider magazine longevity a bell or whistle, but that's just me. |
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Feed lips and locking tabs not reinforced with steel or aluminum = no better than Tapco mags. Reading is fundamental -both re-enforced (Bulgarian type) and MOE versions will be made |
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Feed lips and locking tabs not reinforced with steel or aluminum = no better than Tapco mags. Reading is fundamental -both re-enforced (Bulgarian type) and MOE versions will be made Roger that. I'll be signing up for some bulgy types for sure. |
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Do you plan on integrating the metal reinforcements into the next generation of AR15 magazines?
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Do you plan on integrating the metal reinforcements into the next generation of AR15 magazines? The PMag M3 does not require any secondary reinforcements. Magpul PMag M3 full auto testing In the case of the AK the locking surfaces of the magazine make it unsuitable to be all polymer and still be dropped and rough handled while in the rifle |
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Do you plan on integrating the metal reinforcements into the next generation of AR15 magazines? The PMag M3 does not require any secondary reinforcements. Magpul PMag M3 full auto testing In the case of the AK the locking surfaces of the magazine make it unsuitable to be all polymer and still be dropped and rough handled while in the rifle Lancer AWMs it is. |
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Good, BUT please satisfy demand for current line up, as 308 pmags have been pretty much gone dry on the non third party market since new town.
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Dang, we're going to miss out on these in Colorado... :( If "we're" is you, then maybe. Me? Well I'm going to keep exercising my 2A Right (and you should too). ymmv |
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Do you plan on integrating the metal reinforcements into the next generation of AR15 magazines? The PMag M3 does not require any secondary reinforcements. Magpul PMag M3 full auto testing In the case of the AK the locking surfaces of the magazine make it unsuitable to be all polymer and still be dropped and rough handled while in the rifle Will the Magpul AK mags have feed lip metal reinforcement as well as metal locking tab reinforcement, like the Bulgarian mags do? Also, will these only be in 7.62x39mm (AK47/AKM) or also in 5.45x39mm (AK74)? Thanks in advance! |
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Do you plan on integrating the metal reinforcements into the next generation of AR15 magazines? The PMag M3 does not require any secondary reinforcements. Magpul PMag M3 full auto testing In the case of the AK the locking surfaces of the magazine make it unsuitable to be all polymer and still be dropped and rough handled while in the rifle Lancer AWMs it is. During the 3 year M3 development we analyzed 100s of different materials and even built a test mold to verify data. Part of this was looking at every possiable alternate solution. As such we built prototypes using secondary support material as well as testing other M4 magazines on the market. In our testing the problems caused by adding secondary support material FAR outweighed any benefits. |
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Do you plan on integrating the metal reinforcements into the next generation of AR15 magazines? The PMag M3 does not require any secondary reinforcements. Magpul PMag M3 full auto testing In the case of the AK the locking surfaces of the magazine make it unsuitable to be all polymer and still be dropped and rough handled while in the rifle Serious question... If "all polymer" AK mags are unsuitable for drops and rough handling, how well does the MOE AK mag perform in these instances? |
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I literally want one just to torture test. I have the feeling that these will hold up just as well as PMAGs normally do
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I literally want one just to torture test. I have the feeling that these will hold up just as well as PMAGs normally do This may be an unfair expectation given how differently mags are supported in the AR-15 and the AK. |
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I literally want one just to torture test. I have the feeling that these will hold up just as well as PMAGs normally do I'd wait for the reinforced ones to come out. |
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Do you plan on integrating the metal reinforcements into the next generation of AR15 magazines? The PMag M3 does not require any secondary reinforcements. Magpul PMag M3 full auto testing In the case of the AK the locking surfaces of the magazine make it unsuitable to be all polymer and still be dropped and rough handled while in the rifle Lancer AWMs it is. During the 3 year M3 development we analyzed 100s of different materials and even built a test mold to verify data. Part of this was looking at every possiable alternate solution. As such we built prototypes using secondary support material as well as testing other M4 magazines on the market. In our testing the problems caused by adding secondary support material FAR outweighed any benefits. I see. What exactly were the problems? |
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