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Posted: 3/3/2006 8:51:19 AM EDT

I have actually seen some pics of military guys carrying them, they always look fragile to me. But i do like the idea of 90 rounds!

so do they hold up if you are gentle to them?

Would they be good if you were in a defense with limited movement?

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:52:47 AM EDT

[#1]

they're good for separating you from your money

they're good for making your loaded rifle break your back

they're good for burning up your barrel if you empty them as fast as you can

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:54:50 AM EDT

[#2]

If they were $75. I'd get one for kicks. But I am not spending as much money as the suckers are going for when 30 rounders are:
pretty cheap
More durable
Require less maintenance

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:54:52 AM EDT

[#3]

Beta mags hold 100, not 90.

They are alot of fun, it's good enough for me. I like mine but wouldnt use it on a defensive gun due to it's weight and it rattles. It is also pretty reliable but not 100% reliable. I'll stick to USGI 30s for anything serious but as a range toy the beta is the next best thing to belt fed.

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:58:31 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
If they were $75. I'd get one for kicks. But I am not spending as much money as the suckers are going for when 30 rounders are:
pretty cheap
More durable
Require less maintenance

Posted: 3/3/2006 8:59:56 AM EDT

[#5]

They are the bomb and you cannot survive combat without one in your gun

Posted: 3/3/2006 9:03:06 AM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
...Would they be good if you were in a defense with limited movement?

Can Ted Kennedy swim? Is he gunshy? Did his mother own a black dress?

Mine are stone-cold reliable. They don't hit the ground when you shoot in a low-prone position, or off a bench like thirty-rounders do. I can spend a whole afternoon at the range without reloading. If a post-Katrina-type thing ever happens around here, a Beta-mag with ninety rounds of M193 and ten tracers (so I know when it's time to either reload or run

) will be inserted in my AR and sitting on my coffee table while I kick back with a kerosene lamp and a good book.

Posted: 3/3/2006 11:04:15 AM EDT

[#7]

Ask the military about their experience with them in Afghanistan during the brief war there.

They're fine for range use, toys, possibly for swat. Military use? No way I'd ever use one.

Posted: 3/3/2006 11:10:47 AM EDT

[#8]

I'd like to have one, but I wouldn't be able to afford using it.

Posted: 3/3/2006 11:15:06 AM EDT

[#9]

They are DA BOMB in FA guns. Nothing like a 100 round Beta mag dump...

Otherwise, 30's are fine.

Posted: 3/3/2006 11:15:26 AM EDT

[#10]

they are neat, but what's the price tag on one?

i just bought *10* 30 round teflon coated mags from bravo co. for a little under 9 bucks each.

Posted: 3/3/2006 11:31:42 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
They are DA BOMB in FA guns. Nothing like a 100 round Beta mag dump...

Otherwise, 30's are fine.

Ditto.
Emptying a Beta in a semi gets sort of tedious.

Posted: 3/3/2006 11:41:38 AM EDT

[#12]

They are great at reducing your mag changes by 3.3

Posted: 3/3/2006 11:44:10 AM EDT

[#13]

Good for suppressing fire, but if you have a non-NFA lower your finger might get tired. Good for zombie horde use.

Seriously, I have a 75 round AK drum loaded and ready for serious home defense use, and if I got a Beta it would probably go to the same mission. My wife is proficient with ARs, and in a serious home defense situation having 100 rounds at the ready without worrying about reloading would be pretty helpful. The extra weight wouldn't be much of a concern since we wouldn't be moving around very much, and she could put 20 or 30 rounds right though a door or wall to suppress whoever was on the other side without worrying about getting caught reloading.

Not that THAT would happen either, since we've practiced covering each other's reloads. Woe to the poor idiot who home invades the Nukem household.

Posted: 3/3/2006 12:03:10 PM EDT

[#14]

BBQ guns, bling bling factor, make a great prop for photos, and they look so Fn cool......I never hear, Hey that 30 round mag look bitchen

so there you have it, MANY reasons to have a Beta

resale value during a ban, I remember when they sold for 500 plus... I really need to get one soon

Posted: 3/3/2006 12:06:52 PM EDT

[#15]

I'm ready for a short break after 30 rounds....a second or two anyway.

I want a Beta but I haven't been able to justify the $ and I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA.....so i'll have to dig a tunnel between AZ and CA before Feinstein declares it illegal.

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