Hello guys,
Since our last thread was closed, I though I would start a new thread for everyone to give "reviews" or just leave their feedback. We really do like to hear your feedback and value your opinions.

That said, Kinetic Concepts Tactical just posted a review of our mags on their blog. It can be found here... Kinetic Concepts Review

It's a good review of the mags and brings up some very valid points regarding the use of coupled mags in general.

So with that, I thought I would start a discussion on some of the ideal uses for coupled mags. We all love having more rounds available, but like everything in this world, there is usually a trade off. With more ammo comes more weight. So how much is enough? There are no hard rules when it comes to these questions, it always depends on the situation. But one rule that never changes is to always make sure you spend time training with whatever setup you choose to run. There is no substitute for muscle memory in a stressful situation.

When we first introduced our mags with the built in coupler we were approached by some guys that were tasked with defending a diplomatic facility overseas. They said that they keep their rifles locked up in a locker room and if the need arises, they run to that room and get their rifles out of the locker. They said there is not always time to "kit" up. And they told us they loved the idea of having 2-3 mags already on the rifles in the locker so if they didn't have time to get all their kit, they at least knew they have plenty of rounds on the guns.

Well, I think the same applies to us at home. In the middle of the night if you grab your AR to address a possible threat you most likely won't have time to kit up. Which is why I keep my ARs with at least 2 fully loaded coupled mags ready to go. Then when you barely have time to grab your AR, you at least know you are going to have plenty of rounds to address whatever comes your way.

There are a lot of other good uses for coupled mags, but I think this scenario really hits home for most of us.
It doesn't matter if it's ARs in a locker room, in the trunk of your car, or in your safe, any AR that serves as a go gun can benefit from having a coupled mag on it.

Thanks for the reply Blake. I can definitely see the advantage in having 2 or 3 coupled mags hanging on your gun in your vehicle. Much less to transport or grab when needed. We have also had several LE people tell us they love being able to see the rounds for doing round counts for work.

Thanks for the kind words, and thanks for your business.

No. One of the reasons we like our material so much is it's long term properties. The plastic's resistance to UV, creep (feedlip spread), and thermal stability mean that your mag won't have problems down the road. Unlike most clear polymers such as polycarbonate, our material will not become brittle and crack over time. The testing was extensive and lasted over a year in harsh environments. Also, due to the ultra low creep, our feedlips won't spread over time when stored fully loaded.

One other really nice property of our material is that it absolutely will not take on water. That means it won't swell in really humid environments or dry out and crack in super dry environments. It is an extremely stable polymer.

I know that was probably more info that you asked for, but hopefully that answered your question.

It's a good idea. We will take a look at that for a future gen.

Blake if you will make sure that your top round is on the right side, aka either 29 or 31, this won't happen. Next gen will address this issue.

I understand. In our next gen we will make it so the 30th round sits on the right side, not the left.

Hey Guys colored parts are back in stock. However, there has been a change. The colored packs now only come with 2 sets of colored parts. The reason for this is because these colored parts ended up literally costing us double what we thought they would. We assumed that once we made a large run in higher quantities the materials cost would come way down. unfortunately we were wrong. We decided to keep the price at $6.99 and only include 2 sets instead of keeping it at 4 sets and having to charge more. With all that said, we will be offering a pack with all colors in the near future.

Thanks everyone, and have a great Thanksgiving!

Correct, the follower determines which side the top round sits on. But the mag will hold 31, so we will wait until we make new molds for a next gen before making that change.

Yes they will run in the SCAR Un coupled. Thanks for the positive feedback and thanks for your business.

Yes. we are. Use discount code blackfriday to get 25% off. Discount is good now through the end of Monday.

Thanks to everyone for their business. Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Hey guys, sorry for any confusion, but the discounts, even the 20% never applied to the colored parts. Once again, sorry for any confusion. The discounts are only for the mags.

Thanks for posting that cool picture. And thanks to everyone for all of the orders! We appreciate your business. We will do our best to get all of these out the door today!

yeah, I just checked and the code worked for me. It's still valid. no spaces, blackfriday

If for some reason you can't get it to work, give us a call tomorrow and we will give you the discount over the phone.

Thanks!

Ok good. I'm glad you got it to work. Sorry for the trouble. I told our tech guys that you had to end up using firefox instead of safari.

Now that we have gotten all caught up from the black Friday/cyber Monday special, I just wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for all of the orders and support. We are very excited at all of the positive feedback that has been pouring in. It really makes all of the hard work worth it.

Thanks again everyone! And here is a cool pic or the mags...

We may have something coming up in the next week or so...

It makes no difference as far as performance is concerned. The back leg was simply there to act as a spring guide, but the guide on the bottom piece works so well, the leg on the follower is not needed.

Going forward all followers will not have the back leg. I will speak more about this later.

Nice, thanks for taking the time to post.  Also, I have seen the follower break a couple of times from some extreme drop testing, on both cases it still fed the weapon with the cracked follower.

On a side note, if you just file down that bulge with a regular file or a dremel, it will drop free again for you. The material is pretty easy to manipulate with a file. The few times I have seen a bulge like that, a few strokes of a file allowed it to drop free again.

The assumptions you make on plastic are based on past technologies, which is understandable. Let's talk specifically about what has been the Achilles heel of clear plastics in the past as it relates to AR mags. Most of the limitations on clear polymers are in 2 main areas. First is high temps. Most clear plastics have a fairly low melting point, plus since you aren't able to add glass (if you want it to remain clear), there really isn't a good way to up that melting point. We tested our plastic in heat cycles up to 300F and back down to 73F 10,000 times and the material retained over 90% of it's mechanical properties.

Bottom line,  our plastic won't melt until over 700F, which is easily hotter than most grades of nylon (most commonly used for poly mags). If our mag fails due to heat, you have other problems to worry about because you can't store ammo at those temps.

The second issue is creep. Since most clear polymers are amorphous they don't do very well when it comes to creep. As far as creep is concerned, this is one of the areas that makes our material is really special, it breaks all the normal rules of clear plastics and does very well in creep testing. We have a batch of mags that have been sitting fully loaded for over a year now and they have not spread even .001".

The preconceived perception you have is for the most part right, but people need to realize that as time goes on, technology grows at an amazing pace. In 10 years from now we will have materials that blow our minds compared to what is available now. Our family of polymer is very new technology. I know there will be people out there thinking that our claims are exaggerated, or are even lies. But I assure, they are not. We have spent a ton of time and money testing and developing these magazines. We actually spent over a year and a half before our first mag was sold. We did not just make another mag and rush it to the market. We set out with very specific goals we wanted to achieve as far as durability and reliability. We have met or even exceeded all of those goals.

I remember when plastic mags first came to market, even when Pmags hit the market and so many people kept saying that metal will always beat a plastic mag. Magpul proved that their mag is tougher than a GI mag in almost every way. I know it will take time, but there will come a day when people have even higher expectations as to what an AR mag is capable of surviving because our mags are the next level as far as toughness and durability is concerned.

I encourage everyone out there who is on the fence about our mags to just give them a try. If you aren't satisfied, or you they don't last for you, we will take them back. All we ask is that you guys keep an open mind as far as what is possible with these mags. Because you never know when you will find your newest favorite piece of equipment.