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Posted: 2/11/2017 12:57:59 PM EDT

I know I'm late to the game, but here they are...

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The biggest surprise for me was that I could get a 16qt stainless stock pot at Walmart for $9.

I bought some of these sand mags at Midway since they were closing them out.

Is Mapgul getting rid of Sand color?

Posted: 2/11/2017 5:06:41 PM EDT

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I asked DSG why they were no longer listing Sand PMAGs, and they said that Magpul is discontinuing them. That's the first I had heard of it, but it may be coinciding with the release of their MCT mags. I have a feeling they haven't been selling that well because not many people are interested in the hassle of dying them. I've had a blast attempting to color match during two dying sessions to date, so I may stock up on another dozen or so if they start going for closeout prices. Looks like Midway already sold out of the 30-round Sand M3s.

Posted: 2/20/2017 8:45:34 PM EDT

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Primary Arms still has the Sand 30's for around $10.50 per.

Posted: 2/21/2017 11:23:16 AM EDT

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Good to know. I've thought about buying some sand .308 PMAGs to play with b/c I've kinda wanted a .308 AR for a while now, but idk if I'll actually bite.

Posted: 3/15/2017 9:26:58 PM EDT

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Can I ask why?

Posted: 3/16/2017 8:39:22 AM EDT

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Posted: 3/16/2017 9:22:38 AM EDT

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Why dye the mags?

Posted: 3/16/2017 9:48:27 AM EDT

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Why dye the mags?

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Posted: 3/16/2017 10:53:23 AM EDT

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heres why

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Posted: 3/16/2017 11:49:50 AM EDT

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If anyone gets a sand 20rd Pmag to match Magpuls gray let me know :-)

Posted: 3/16/2017 12:11:13 PM EDT

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That was my next question. How? Are the results that different from painting?

Posted: 3/16/2017 1:07:31 PM EDT

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That was my next question. How? Are the results that different from painting?

Pretty sure the dye actually changes the surface of the plastic and won't scratch or rub off.

Posted: 3/16/2017 1:15:18 PM EDT

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Fuckin awesome. Any special procedure with the window?
@Jdchen0407

Posted: 3/16/2017 1:34:22 PM EDT

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The windows aren't affected in the dying process to get the patterns you want to dye them the lighter color first then wrap with a shopping bag and rubber band the heck out of it and kinda hold it down when it dyes. the black only takes 3-4 mins

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Posted: 3/16/2017 3:42:04 PM EDT

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Yes. I was not a fan of sand and never bought any, but it is highly annoying that they took all the cool colors away...and replaced them all with 'sand'...and now they are taking sand away. So yeah, unless you like black or the wanna-be FDE of the week tone of brown, you're SOL or cerakoting I guess.

Posted: 3/18/2017 12:19:15 AM EDT

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They took all the traditional colors away for the Gen M3 Pmags for a reason; they're not as strong as black. That's why they came out with the sand color, which is the natural undyed color of the polymer and just as strong as black. Dying the FDE mags was already popular, so the sand allowed people to have any color they wanted and is a better base to dye with than FDE. The new medium coyote tan is the first color formula they've found that is a strong as black and the specific color was chosen because the Army requires it for all new small arms programs. I don't understand why people keep complaining about the sand mags; they're better because they allow you to have whatever color or pattern you can think of.

Posted: 3/18/2017 4:07:57 AM EDT

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I think you mean "allowed", cause sand is going away. I've read the posts by Magpul talking about colors v. strength. At the same time, they made the other colors for years and I haven't noticed any more reports of colored mags failing than black ones. Magpul know their plastics, I'm sure they are right about which polymers are stronger, the question is: is the difference really all that significant in practical use?

Posted: 4/13/2017 7:41:06 PM EDT

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If anyone is looking for Magpul sand colored mags, Wideners has them for $11.95

https://www.wideners.com/accessories/magazines-and-loaders/magpul-magazines#magazine-ar-m4-30rnd-gen-3-magpul-pmag-sand-1

Posted: 4/13/2017 7:59:33 PM EDT

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Love that orange one! Would be interested to know your recipe

Posted: 4/15/2017 10:38:24 AM EDT

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Here is another reason why, piss off the hippy libs with some cultural appropriation

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Posted: 4/17/2017 8:28:48 PM EDT

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I like it!
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Posted: 4/18/2017 9:05:33 AM EDT

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Sand color PMAG. Wrap in a plastic shopping bag and put a couple 1/4" thick rubber bands around it, making a few loops with each individual band. I used three with the twists not on top of each other. One at each end and one towards the middle. Soaked in yellow dye, pull it out and remove bag, rinse in cold water. Apply a new bag and rubber bands with the bands in a slightly different location. Put in blue dye with only about a third of the mag in the dye. Pull out, remove bag, rinse. A third bag and rubber bands, then put the opposite end in the orange dye.

I was going to leave it at that, but my daughter wanted to draw the peace sign on with a purple Sharpie.

I am not really a tie dye guy, but figured it stands out and would be easy to tell my mag from others. I have plenty of normal colors, but for range use I have a handful of colorful pmags to play with. I have a 40rd that is bright yellow. I need to find a Chiquita stencil to make it into a true banana-clipazine.

Posted: 4/18/2017 9:51:05 AM EDT

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What kind of dye?

Posted: 4/18/2017 10:40:38 AM EDT

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RIT Liquid

I used Lemon yellow, tangerine and aquamarine.

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Posted: 4/18/2017 5:36:04 PM EDT

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Nicely done! Pray tell how.

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