Posted: 10/9/2013 5:19:55 AM EDT
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I found several of these for cheap last weekend and for shits and giggles I coupled two old GI mags together and to be honest I was right impressed.
Usually I don't mess with AR widgets but this one seems to have been well thought out. Made of spring steel. Worked just as well on my Daewoo. All are dated '96. I think they were replaced with something else and surplused off. 
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well.
The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." A friend's rifle: 
ETA: After my service, I "liberated" a few of them. They're quite tits here 
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." A friend's rifle: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3634/3364863641_f942e5121e.jpg ETA: After my service, I "liberated" a few of them. They're quite tits here Long time no see...hows it going? 
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." A friend's rifle: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3634/3364863641_f942e5121e.jpg ETA: After my service, I "liberated" a few of them. They're quite tits here Long time no see...hows it going? Good bro, how are you? Civilian life beats the pants off of IDF life that's for sure. 
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." A friend's rifle: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3634/3364863641_f942e5121e.jpg ETA: After my service, I "liberated" a few of them. They're quite tits here Sounds like they're not that robust under field use. I'd still buy a couple, though. |
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Good bro, how are you? Civilian life beats the pants off of IDF life that's for sure.
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." A friend's rifle: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3634/3364863641_f942e5121e.jpg ETA: After my service, I "liberated" a few of them. They're quite tits here Long time no see...hows it going? Good bro, how are you? Civilian life beats the pants off of IDF life that's for sure.
I'm good! 
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Sounds like they're not that robust under field use. I'd still buy a couple, though. Quoted:
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." A friend's rifle: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3634/3364863641_f942e5121e.jpg ETA: After my service, I "liberated" a few of them. They're quite tits here Sounds like they're not that robust under field use. I'd still buy a couple, though. They're OK, you just have to secure the mags into them...they're not a "finished product". Once you've taped them, they're way more secure than any screw-together contraption. They're also very low profile...if you've got larger mag pouches you can put them in your vest. They probably won't fit in a pouch made for 2 30s, but a pouch made for Pmags maybe? |
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I found several of these for cheap last weekend and for shits and giggles I coupled two old GI mags together and to be honest I was right impressed. Usually I don't mess with AR widgets but this one seems to have been well thought out. Made of spring steel. Worked just as well on my Daewoo. All are dated '96. I think they were replaced with something else and surplused off. http://oi42.tinypic.com/2n1uxyr.jpg http://oi39.tinypic.com/2n00bh0.jpg http://i97.photobucket.com/albums/l216/gordog_2006/IDchic2_zps3e697fa0.jpg Pretty cool. I hadn't seen the couplers before. In that last pic though, I'm pretty sure she just has the magazine banded to the outside of the magwell, and not coupled with a second mag supposedly hidden from view. I could be wrong though. It's happened once before 
Mag holder Plus this maybe? |
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." Looks to me the "spread" is already built into them. That said I guess if for some reason the spare mag was being pushed against the weapon it would compress enough to bind it up. BTW I saw a pic of another one in use with the IDF that looked to have a purpose made brownish "sock" over the spare mag. Did they make covers?. I looked them up and there were a couple places that had them for as little as $10.00 each before shipping. I bought five of them for $15.00 at my LGS. They had found them in a box of "junk".
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Looks to me the "spread" is already built into them. That said I guess if for some reason the spare mag was being pushed against the weapon it would compress enough to bind it up. BTW I saw a pic of another one in use with the IDF that looked to have a purpose made brownish "sock" over the spare mag. Did they make covers?. I looked them up and there were a couple places that had them for as little as $10.00 each before shipping. I bought five of them for $15.00 at my LGS. They had found them in a box of "junk". Quoted:
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." Looks to me the "spread" is already built into them. That said I guess if for some reason the spare mag was being pushed against the weapon it would compress enough to bind it up. BTW I saw a pic of another one in use with the IDF that looked to have a purpose made brownish "sock" over the spare mag. Did they make covers?. I looked them up and there were a couple places that had them for as little as $10.00 each before shipping. I bought five of them for $15.00 at my LGS. They had found them in a box of "junk". lol yeah the sock...they're morale items. Here's his weapon again with the sock on a single mag. 
BTW I'm pulling images off of his Flickr because it's easier than uploading to tinypic
lol they have a video...Hebrew skills not needed. http://www.mako.co.il/pzm-recruits/shiftzurim/Article-ae3bf3fa468e631006.htm&Partner=flash_embedplayer |
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They're OK, you just have to secure the mags into them...they're not a "finished product". Once you've taped them, they're way more secure than any screw-together contraption. They're also very low profile...if you've got larger mag pouches you can put them in your vest. They probably won't fit in a pouch made for 2 30s, but a pouch made for Pmags maybe? Quoted:
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They're called a Sulevet. They work very well. The metal mag coupler is only the beginning stage though. To "shiftsur" them (fix them up) you have to wrap them in duct tape, put a 5.56 round between the two mags to keep them spread, and add a paracord "mag pull." A friend's rifle: http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3634/3364863641_f942e5121e.jpg ETA: After my service, I "liberated" a few of them. They're quite tits here Sounds like they're not that robust under field use. I'd still buy a couple, though. They're OK, you just have to secure the mags into them...they're not a "finished product". Once you've taped them, they're way more secure than any screw-together contraption. They're also very low profile...if you've got larger mag pouches you can put them in your vest. They probably won't fit in a pouch made for 2 30s, but a pouch made for Pmags maybe? I appreciate you taking the time to share your perspective. I always envisioned them being used only when they can be carried in the magazine well of the weapon, as opposed to being carried in a pouch for replenishment. Once they were dry, drop it in the dump pouch and move on to the single 30 rd mags. Interesting accessory when you think about it. There's no official equivalent in our supply system that I'm aware of, yet the IDF seems to find them useful. Still, I intend to acquire a couple just for S&G at some point. |
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BrandonP's AR pics always make me drool. I gotta get a Meprolight M21. Much appreciated.
In case anybody still had questions, I took some pics so you guys can see how they line up. There's enough room for spent rounds to eject over the previous mag: 
Bear in mind that, when the mags are in this way, it's tough to get to the bolt catch lever. Our rule was to carry the mags this way so when you spent it, and switched to the other, the bolt catch would be free. Also, if you bang the stock hard enough against your shoulder, it'll drop the bolt catch. I used to do this instead of hitting the bolt catch since I have to get the stock to my shoulder anyway. 
Space between rifle and other mag...also note the paracord jammed in there. The tape keeps it from sliding out, makes a nice little magpull. 
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