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Posted: 5/7/2004 9:03:55 AM EDT
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The reason that there are so many of them on the US market is that the IDF has dumped the Orlites for USGI mags.
That should tell you something.  Orlites are "range mags". USGIs are not much more expensive, and WORLDS better. |
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Posted: 5/7/2004 9:31:48 AM EDT
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I have found them to be very reliable. In my experience, they were less likely to drop-free than USGI mags. Sometimes when I put them in the rifle very srongly, they would dump a few rounds in the receiver.
Some of them did not fit properly in Bushmaster receivers, and had to be modified slightly. |
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Posted: 5/7/2004 9:40:59 AM EDT
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If you're going to buy them make sure they fit your rifle first. I bought a few a while back that would not fit my Bushmaster. In my experience I like the Thermolds better than the Orlites. I have six of them strictly for range work and they have been 100% reliable to this very day. I save my preban USGI mags for a rainy day. |
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Posted: 5/7/2004 9:50:38 AM EDT
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Some Oralites do not fit Bushmasters, don't know why, maybe out-of-spec mag well on Bushmasters part??
 Who knows....CheaperThanDirt- sel two different Oralites, ones that don't fit Bushmasters and ones that do. halik |
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Posted: 5/7/2004 12:18:02 PM EDT
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AR15 Mag FAQ
[3-2-1] Orlite ------- Orlite magazines were developed for the Israeli Armed Forces. The bodies are made from high-melt-temp black nylon with a steel reinforement mesh imbedded in the top 1.5 inches to strengthen the feed lips. New Orlites come with a rubber cap to help keep sand out of the mag. Orlites have a rib around the middle of the mag which helps to seal the bottom of the mag well and also prevents the magazine from being over-inserted and the feed lips damaged. The location of the rib was based on the deep mag well beveling on Colt M16s, and in ARs that aren't beveled as deeply, early Orlites won't seat completely. This is easily correctable by trimming a bit of material from the top surface of the over-insertion rib; just enough to allow the mag to seat. This problem only occurs with early Orlites with mold numbers from 0/1 to 0/19. Starting with batch 0/20, the rib was moved about 1/32" further down the mag body, and these later mags work in all ARs with no modification. Used Orlites are often found at gun shows with their over-insertion ribs completely ground off. Avoid these mags, as it's too easy for these mags to be over-inserted, banging the feedlips against the bolt or getting stuck. Orlites are okay, and were general issue in the Israeli Army through the 80s, but it was found that they don't hold up to hard combat use as well as USGI mags, which Israel switched to in the 90s. -Troy |
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Posted: 5/7/2004 3:08:39 PM EDT
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And, IMHO, they are quite fugly.
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Posted: 5/7/2004 7:52:49 PM EDT
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I have used only 1 Orlite, and it cracked in front of the feedlips about 2 inches down the mag body. It still works, but I only use it for the range and I dont load it all the way.
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Posted: 5/7/2004 9:09:06 PM EDT
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I don't like them. In fact, I prefer thermolds to any other mag.
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Posted: 5/7/2004 10:04:01 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2004 1:38:43 AM EDT
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I have several after some use my springs got weak.
They will hold 7.62x39 I was trying to mess with one and see if it would fit in the AK. |
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Posted: 5/8/2004 6:34:35 AM EDT
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I own 7-10 Oralites and have never had a single problem with any of them.
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Posted: 5/8/2004 10:19:05 AM EDT
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What a coincidence. I've got 2 for sale on the EE...
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