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Posted: 12/20/2016 8:49:02 PM EDT

I've got about a dozen Okay 30 rounders from 10-15 years ago? Never used them, but they have the green followers, what modern replacements should I get?

Posted: 12/20/2016 8:53:33 PM EDT

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Magpul anti tilt.

Posted: 12/20/2016 9:39:52 PM EDT

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THIS!

Posted: 12/20/2016 9:43:09 PM EDT

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Here's one place to look.
https://dsgarms.com/kt-mag111de-10

Posted: 12/20/2016 11:51:41 PM EDT

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Different colors are the same follower?

Posted: 12/21/2016 1:00:08 AM EDT

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Most retailers have either yellow or green, DSGArms had Magpul do run of Gen III followers in FDE

If you run across either orange or grey, they are the older Gen II followers

Posted: 12/25/2016 5:00:33 PM EDT

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Bright yellow Magpul followers are the ticket.

Posted: 12/26/2016 10:50:28 AM EDT

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Here's one place to look.
https://dsgarms.com/kt-mag111de-10

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That's a really good deal an what is probably the best follower available.

Posted: 12/26/2016 11:25:13 AM EDT

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I've got about a dozen Okay 30 rounders from 10-15 years ago? Never used them, but they have the green followers, what modern replacements should I get?

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Honestly, unless you have noticed a problem or they are the only mags you have, none. Just run them the way they are.

Posted: 12/26/2016 12:09:29 PM EDT

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Bright yellow Magpul followers are the ticket.

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Yeah, these are my favorite. Great for checking the chamber.

Posted: 12/26/2016 12:22:14 PM EDT

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Magpul DSG FDE Follower Thread.

Posted: 12/26/2016 8:36:06 PM EDT

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I run both the Magpul anti tilt and the green followers with no issues.

Posted: 12/29/2016 11:52:58 PM EDT

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Magpul gen 3 followers. DSG has these fde colored ones-https://dsgarms.com/kt-mag111de-10 or you can buy the ranger green version in a 3-pk.

Posted: 12/30/2016 12:28:39 PM EDT

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Just got three 10-packs of the FDE Magpul followers from DSG in the mail yesterday. I caught them when they were on sale for $7.20 per 10-pack - awesome deal. I can confirm that they are identical to the foliage green Gen 3 followers. They're also a very close color match to the FDE Ranger plates, if anyone cares about that (I think they look slightly different because of the texture of the slick plastic vs. rubber). I use FDE to distinguish magazines for defensive rounds like Gold Dots from regular training ammo (M193, M855 in OD green mags), so these will come in handy.

Posted: 12/30/2016 1:18:46 PM EDT

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These FDE Magpul-followers from DSG appear to be exactly the same Gen 3 USGI Magpul followers that were previously sold in the yellow and foliage-colors. I purchased a few D&H/DSG-logo'd magazines a few years ago with these exact-same FDE followers and checked and compared them to the Gen 3 yellow and foliage-followers at the time. Exactly the same, down to the mold-number and the script on the bottom of the follower. They fit and work just as flawlessly as the others. Good luck.

Posted: 12/30/2016 2:25:33 PM EDT

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I would just shoot them to see if they are going to cause any problems, I would guess probably not, but I only replace stuff if I have tried it and noticed a problem.

Posted: 12/30/2016 4:16:07 PM EDT

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Honestly, unless you have noticed a problem or they are the only mags you have, none. Just run them the way they are.

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Posted: 1/28/2017 12:34:46 AM EDT

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Run them a few times and see if it jams. If not just call it good and keep going. Too many people get too wrapped up in being a gear whore that it never occurs to them to try running what they actually have.

Posted: 1/29/2017 12:43:11 PM EDT

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I've got about a dozen Okay 30 rounders from 10-15 years ago? Never used them, but they have the green followers, what modern replacements should I get?

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There are 3 different colors of followers on USGI mags. Black, green, and tan. All 3 are different generations of design. The current follower is tan and is anti-tilt. current army policy is:
Black follower- destroy
Green follower- authorized for CONUS training use only (use until malfunction and then destroy)
Tan follower - authorized for all activities

Either get some usgi tan followers, or get the magpul anti-tilt followers (they're the same thing)

Posted: 1/29/2017 2:05:48 PM EDT

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There are 3 different colors of followers on USGI mags. Black, green, and tan. All 3 are different generations of design. The current follower is tan and is anti-tilt. current army policy is:
Black follower- destroy
Green follower- authorized for CONUS training use only (use until malfunction and then destroy)
Tan follower - authorized for all activities

Either get some usgi tan followers, or get the magpul anti-tilt followers (they're the same thing)

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The Tan follower uses a different magazine spring (it attaches to the follower in a different location)

Posted: 1/30/2017 4:23:49 PM EDT

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There are 3 different colors of followers on USGI mags. Black, green, and tan. All 3 are different generations of design. The current follower is tan and is anti-tilt. current army policy is:
Black follower- destroy
Green follower- authorized for CONUS training use only (use until malfunction and then destroy)
Tan follower - authorized for all activities

Either get some usgi tan followers, or get the magpul anti-tilt followers (they're the same thing)

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Do you destroy the whole magazine or just the follower??

We had lots of green follower mags in Afghanistan 2 years ago.

Posted: 1/30/2017 4:24:50 PM EDT

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The Tan follower uses a different magazine spring (it attaches to the follower in a different location)

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The spring "locks" onto the follower making it more "anti-tilt"

Posted: 1/30/2017 4:29:37 PM EDT

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Run them a few times and see if it jams. If not just call it good and keep going. Too many people get too wrapped up in being a gear whore that it never occurs to them to try running what they actually have.

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Back when I was new to this forum in the early 2000s most of the posts were about how great the new green followers were and you just HAD to have them. Then something better came along and in a few short years green followers went from "must have" to "junk that will get you killed". Lots of fads in this forum. But I guess if you only have the old stuff there is nothing to talk about and nothing to sell.....

Posted: 2/1/2017 6:01:17 AM EDT

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Do you destroy the whole magazine or just the follower??

We had lots of green follower mags in Afghanistan 2 years ago.

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whole magazine. Replace with a new one. Magazine maintainece isn't a thing anymore. Not since a few years into GWOT

"Destroy" is taken more literally in some commands more so than others. Endstate is the magazine is nolonger in rotation.

Posted: 2/1/2017 9:41:48 AM EDT

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I wouldn't change them, unless you have a problem.

Posted: 2/3/2017 10:55:53 AM EDT

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whole magazine. Replace with a new one. Magazine maintainece isn't a thing anymore. Not since a few years into GWOT

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Makes sense. Actually according to regulations service members are not authorized to disassemble magazines. Someone here made the argument a few years ago that the new followers would cause all sorts of confusion because the new follower isn't compatible with the new spring but of course that didn't happen.......

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