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Posted: 4/18/2014 5:46:10 PM EDT
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Seems like a clever marketing plot to me.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 6:00:36 PM EDT
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Seems like a clever marketing plot to me. Exactly |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 7:07:34 PM EDT
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Are all PMAGs MOE? Looking at their website, not all the PMAGs are listed as MOE.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 7:20:03 PM EDT
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Are all PMAGs MOE? Looking at their website, not all the PMAGs are listed as MOE. Gen 2 PMAGs are now called MOE, but since Gen 3 PMAGs do not come in color and Magpul has stated they have no plans to make them in color this looks like the ended of colored pmags. |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 7:21:06 PM EDT
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What is their reasoning for not using colors anymore?
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Posted: 4/18/2014 7:57:44 PM EDT
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Seems like a clever marketing plot bullshit to me. |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 8:03:44 PM EDT
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My guess would be the elimination in the moe line will correspond with the introduction in the m3 line.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 8:08:46 PM EDT
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Well that sucks, maybe we will see a slight price drop on black pmags since they won't have to spend time on other colors and will be able to produce more of them. Wishful thinking? Yeah probably.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 8:14:07 PM EDT
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Well that sucks, maybe we will see a slight price drop on black pmags since they won't have to spend time on other colors and will be able to produce more of them. Wishful thinking? Yeah probably. Is $9.99 not cheap enough? |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 8:17:48 PM EDT
[#10]
7.99 is more my style.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 8:25:12 PM EDT
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Is $9.99 not cheap enough? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well that sucks, maybe we will see a slight price drop on black pmags since they won't have to spend time on other colors and will be able to produce more of them. Wishful thinking? Yeah probably. Is $9.99 not cheap enough? Shut your dirty whore mouth. Cheaper is always better. Oddly enough, foliage green is the only color Pmag I do not own...wonder if they will eventually be phasing out colors of handguards and stocks, as well. |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 8:33:32 PM EDT
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Haha, agreed. But it's not like they're HK priced mags or anything
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Posted: 4/18/2014 8:44:40 PM EDT
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Received an email from hartatac.com regarding this, guess it's true.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 9:13:13 PM EDT
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Haven't they said in the past that color was the slowest selling color in their line up? If so, it would make sense.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 9:59:20 PM EDT
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Ehh, i buy mags based on their quality not color. There is always cerakote.
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Posted: 4/18/2014 10:16:32 PM EDT
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Shut your dirty whore mouth. Cheaper is always better. Oddly enough, foliage green is the only color Pmag I do not own...wonder if they will eventually be phasing out colors of handguards and stocks, as well. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Well that sucks, maybe we will see a slight price drop on black pmags since they won't have to spend time on other colors and will be able to produce more of them. Wishful thinking? Yeah probably. Is $9.99 not cheap enough? Shut your dirty whore mouth. Cheaper is always better. Oddly enough, foliage green is the only color Pmag I do not own...wonder if they will eventually be phasing out colors of handguards and stocks, as well. Foliage Green is the color I have the most of. I probably have 40 of the pre-MOE Gen2 of them. Maybe I can start trading for black Gen3 mags now. |
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Posted: 4/18/2014 11:49:45 PM EDT
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So what you're saying is, I should go scoop up any colored MOE PMAGs that are still in stock somewhere?
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Posted: 4/19/2014 12:09:12 AM EDT
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Shucks. Foliage is my favorite MagPul color : (
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Posted: 4/19/2014 1:32:43 AM EDT
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My guess would be the elimination in the moe line will correspond with the introduction in the m3 line. That would be my speculation as well, but minus FG. 
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Posted: 4/19/2014 3:15:38 AM EDT
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What is their reasoning for not using colors anymore? I'm guessing it's something to the effect of they've been churning out backlog for over a year now. Standardizing on one color will let them get through the next year or so (and any ensuing panic) with maximum product on shelves and when everything looks safe they'll start running colors. |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 8:13:03 AM EDT
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I'm guessing it's something to the effect of they've been churning out backlog for over a year now. Standardizing on one color will let them get through the next year or so (and any ensuing panic) with maximum product on shelves and when everything looks safe they'll start running colors. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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What is their reasoning for not using colors anymore? I'm guessing it's something to the effect of they've been churning out backlog for over a year now. Standardizing on one color will let them get through the next year or so (and any ensuing panic) with maximum product on shelves and when everything looks safe they'll start running colors. That makes sense. |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 8:34:30 AM EDT
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I could also see MP deciding that grey would sell better than FG, so instead of buying new molders for grey, just reuse the FG machines.
Just a financial decision probably based on sale numbers; IE; over the last 4 years, they sold: FG: 1.6 million FDE 4.5 million ODG 3.7 million BLK 6.0 million I'd drop the FG too if predictions said SG would match the sales of the other colors. Please note these are numbers I pulled out of my ass, so do not hold me to them, or complain to MP that I'm releasing sales figures, etc. etc. and so forth. |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 8:47:19 AM EDT
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All foilage is going away for everthing-nfot just mags. Stocks, etc are all going away.
All colors except black are going away in moe mags. No fde, od, or fg. |
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Posted: 4/19/2014 9:02:55 AM EDT
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any chance this is related to the move out of CO? Maybe they will retool when they set up their new shop?
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Posted: 4/19/2014 1:54:08 PM EDT
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Interesting. I personally liked the foliage green Pmags.
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Posted: 4/19/2014 9:37:18 PM EDT
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I have well over 150 PMAGS and the only PMAGS I ever had issues with were the foliage green (with window). I had three crack / break feed lips during range training. I mostly only buy black (sometimes FDE) and for about half of the black ones I hit them with some Aervoe sand color paint. From an operations and financial stand point it makes sense for PMAG to reduce the number of colors to maximize production. Depending on the mid term election results and the outcome of the 2016 elections we could easily have two 'election panics" in the next two years.
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Posted: 4/20/2014 4:03:18 AM EDT
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Heads up magpul, make a white pmag that way we can dye'em any color
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Posted: 4/20/2014 6:12:45 AM EDT
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Heafs up magpul, make a white pmag that way we can dye'em any color |
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Posted: 4/20/2014 6:19:57 AM EDT
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They probably cant source the color or something. The new color will be 'different' under a spectrometer.
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Posted: 4/21/2014 4:48:26 PM EDT
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I like the stealt gray, I would make a whole rifle in that color or get my Ruc duracoated in it.
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Posted: 4/22/2014 6:47:41 AM EDT
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Had trouble with FDE or tan or whatever color Gen 2, current MOE PMAGS in cold weather shattering. Several failed during range sessions while being inserted into the rifle. Magpul reps visited our agency and offered to swap for black PMAGS which did not have the same problem, apparently caused by the dye.
A few months later, I was issued brand new Gen2's in FDE for a deployment to the sandbox. 
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Posted: 4/22/2014 2:07:57 PM EDT
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I do recall at one point that someone from either Magpul or Cav Arms stated that black was the strongest color. Getting colored plastic to equal or at least approximate the strength of black plastic was always diflcult. Also the production had to be a certain size to remain profitable. IIRC, when DSG offered the orange PMAGs, they had to commit to a fixed amount of mags to get them produced. Magpul doesn`t want to sit on higher cost, slower selling inventory. |
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Posted: 4/22/2014 5:45:12 PM EDT
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I do recall at one point that someone from either Magpul or Cav Arms stated that black was the strongest color. Getting colored plastic to equal or at least approximate the strength of black plastic was always diflcult. Also the production had to be a certain size to remain profitable. IIRC, when DSG offered the orange PMAGs, they had to commit to a fixed amount of mags to get them produced. Magpul doesn`t want to sit on higher cost, slower selling inventory. I don't really know anything about polymers and what-not but I did build a lot of scale models as a kid and I know there is a big difference in consistency between clear polystyrene and colored polystyrene. The clear stuff was brittle as heck while the colored stuff was very soft and easy to work with. |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 10:59:56 AM EDT
[#34]
Love my orange window and non-window PMags from DSG.
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Posted: 4/23/2014 4:27:37 PM EDT
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Love my orange window and non-window PMags from DSG. Magpul has announced in the Industry Forum that they killing off the colors at the end of the year. |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 6:20:53 PM EDT
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All this means is an eventual announcement for colored M3 pmags.
There's no way in hell they will go to selling only black mags. They're a company, and they like money. Trust a guy who I likes money too. |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 7:42:41 PM EDT
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Interesting. I personally liked the foliage green Pmags. Yup, I like FG. Besides random Magpul items, I have several other things (bags, clothes) in FG. Although, it's not very standardized, they are all slightly different from each other. Anyway. I'm looking forward to the stealth grey stuff. Might have to snag a few more FG things before they poof. (If indeed they do poof.) |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 8:14:24 PM EDT
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Peak FG Pmags.
Gonna have to grab a few just because. |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 8:15:56 PM EDT
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God reading comprehension on this site...
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Posted: 4/23/2014 8:39:20 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: My guess would be the elimination in the moe line will correspond with the introduction in the m3 line. Only colored MOE's will be discontinued by year end (2014) |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 8:42:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Magpul has announced in the Industry Forum that they killing off the colors at the end of the year. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Love my orange window and non-window PMags from DSG. Magpul has announced in the Industry Forum that they killing off the colors at the end of the year. For the MOE line up of magazines only That's there is how rumors get started  |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 8:49:28 PM EDT
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I went over to the Magpul Forum and copied this for you all to read Read it careful and do not speculate Please Read: Quoted: To clarify, sometime before the end of the year we will: - Discontinue Foliage Green in ALL products. - Discontinue all non-Black colors (FDE, FOL, ODG) in the MAG570/571 GEN M2 MOE PMAGs. Basically, all of our magazines models will be available in Black only. However, all those SKUs are still viable and in production at the moment to allow Consumers time to purchase what they need. |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 9:00:30 PM EDT
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I went over to the Magpul Forum and copied this for you all to read Read it careful and do not speculate Please Read: Quoted: To clarify, sometime before the end of the year we will: - Discontinue Foliage Green in ALL products. - Discontinue all non-Black colors (FDE, FOL, ODG) in the MAG570/571 GEN M2 MOE PMAGs. Basically, all of our magazines models will be available in Black only. However, all those SKUs are still viable and in production at the moment to allow Consumers time to purchase what they need. |
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Posted: 4/23/2014 9:06:36 PM EDT
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I went over to the Magpul Forum and copied this for you all to read Read it careful and do not speculate Please Read: Quoted: To clarify, sometime before the end of the year we will: - Discontinue Foliage Green in ALL products. - Discontinue all non-Black colors (FDE, FOL, ODG) in the MAG570/571 GEN M2 MOE PMAGs. Basically, all of our magazines models will be available in Black only. However, all those SKUs are still viable and in production at the moment to allow Consumers time to purchase what they need. That's how I read it. |
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Posted: 4/24/2014 12:22:02 PM EDT
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Shucks. Foliage is my favorite MagPul color : ( Me too. Very practical. |
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Posted: 5/4/2014 7:28:09 PM EDT
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Glad I heard the news. I like to use the different color mag to designate the ammo in them (black 55g and brown 62g). I'll be grabbing some brown here before they go.
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Posted: 5/5/2014 9:50:06 PM EDT
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Seems like a clever marketing plot to me. Exactly I agree...... |
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Posted: 5/6/2014 5:30:08 AM EDT
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I went over to the Magpul Forum and copied this for you all to read Read it careful and do not speculate Please Read: Quoted: To clarify, sometime before the end of the year we will: - Discontinue Foliage Green in ALL products. - Discontinue all non-Black colors (FDE, FOL, ODG) in the MAG570/571 GEN M2 MOE PMAGs. Basically, all of our magazines models will be available in Black only. However, all those SKUs are still viable and in production at the moment to allow Consumers time to purchase what they need. I fail to see where it says that there will be colored Gen 3 pmags. All I see is that all of the magazine models will be available in black only... |
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Posted: 5/7/2014 9:04:00 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: I fail to see where it says that there will be colored Gen 3 pmags. All I see is that all of the magazine models will be available in black only... Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: I went over to the Magpul Forum and copied this for you all to read Read it careful and do not speculate Please Read: Quoted: To clarify, sometime before the end of the year we will: - Discontinue Foliage Green in ALL products. - Discontinue all non-Black colors (FDE, FOL, ODG) in the MAG570/571 GEN M2 MOE PMAGs. Basically, all of our magazines models will be available in Black only. However, all those SKUs are still viable and in production at the moment to allow Consumers time to purchase what they need. I fail to see where it says that there will be colored Gen 3 pmags. All I see is that all of the magazine models will be available in black only... |
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Posted: 5/7/2014 2:32:05 PM EDT
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all i want are some damn FDE 20 rnd pmags
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