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6/13/2006 10:55:20 AM EDT
What is the purpose of different color followers. Id, strength, visibility? I know magpul has several. Just wondering if there is any difference. Feedback welcomed
6/20/2006 10:48:16 PM EDT
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What is the purpose of different color followers. Id, strength, visibility? I know magpul has several. Just wondering if there is any difference. Feedback welcomed



No inherent difference. Initially, the "green" followers were made as such to distinguish them as non-tilting from the ordinary grey followers. Then Magpul came out with its enhanced followers with colors other than grey and green. .... they now have the bright orange ones (with a newer design) to distinguish them from their original enhanced followers.

IMO
6/21/2006 11:21:02 AM EDT
[#2]
Thankyou
6/21/2006 7:57:50 PM EDT
[#3]
I use them to ID the innards of my mags. If it has a green follower its a standard SS spring. If its got the Grey Gen II Magpul its a CS spring.

Not necessarily what they were designed for,  but it works for me
6/22/2006 10:00:44 AM EDT
[#4]

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Then Magpul came out with its enhanced followers with colors other than grey and green. .... they now have the bright orange ones (with a newer design) to distinguish them from their original enhanced followers.

IMO



Black (oldest)
Green (anti-tilt, replaces black follower)
Orange Magpul
Gray Magpul

I'm not sure what the difference is between the last two, other than color.  
6/22/2006 10:05:12 AM EDT
[#5]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Then Magpul came out with its enhanced followers with colors other than grey and green. .... they now have the bright orange ones (with a newer design) to distinguish them from their original enhanced followers.

IMO



Black (oldest)
Green (anti-tilt, replaces black follower)
Coyote Brown Magpul- Gen I
Orange Magpul-Gen II
Gray Magpul-Gen II

I'm not sure what the difference is between the last two, other than color.  



There is no functional difference between the orange and gray Magpul followers.  There are red and blue followers for 6.8 SPC and 6.5 G mags.

TS
6/22/2006 1:06:02 PM EDT
[#6]

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There is no functional difference between the orange and gray Magpul followers.  There are red and blue followers for 6.8 SPC and 6.5 G mags.

TS



Thanks, I didn't know that (or about the coyote brown followers).  What is the difference between the Magpul Gen I and II?
6/22/2006 6:23:30 PM EDT
[#7]

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Black (oldest)
Green (anti-tilt, replaces black follower)
Orange Magpul
Gray Magpul

I'm not sure what the difference is between the last two, other than color.  



I have some orange ones that are not Magpul, but are identical to the green anti-tilt that replaced the black ones.  Only reason I got them was for visibility and distinction from other people's mags.
6/27/2006 1:16:12 AM EDT
[#8]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Quoted:
Then Magpul came out with its enhanced followers with colors other than grey and green. .... they now have the bright orange ones (with a newer design) to distinguish them from their original enhanced followers.

IMO



Black (oldest)
Green (anti-tilt, replaces black follower)
Orange )Anti tilt Same thing as the green just different color)
Pink/red Magpul proto types . (Changes where made from these to the turd color Gen 1 .)

Coyote Brown Magpul- Gen I
Orange Magpul-Gen II
Gray Magpul-Gen II

I'm not sure what the difference is between the last two, other than color.  



There is no functional difference between the orange and gray Magpul followers.  There are red and blue followers for 6.8 SPC and 6.5 G mags.

TS

Well if we are going there.
6/28/2006 6:24:22 PM EDT
[#9]
Magpul Gen II have a new color which is Dark Earth, DSG Arms are selling them.


DSG Arms D&H Magazine with Dark Earth Magpul Gen II Followers website link
6/28/2006 8:57:57 PM EDT
[#10]

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Magpul Gen II have a new color which is Dark Earth, DSG Arms are selling them.


DSG Arms D&H Magazine with Dark Earth Magpul Gen II Followers website link



These Flat Dark Earth followers were a special mil order and were only sold as followers installed in their Flat Dark Earth mags. We do not sell these outside of this contract

There is also now a Dark Gray Gen 2 which is made of a different material which shrinks less and is used for the C-Products Stainless Steel mags.

Also there were a few Gen 2 Glow in the Dark (Blue and Green) versions.

There is also a 6.8 Gen 2 but that is marked as such on the top of the follower.
6/30/2006 4:28:04 AM EDT
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There is also now a Dark Gray Gen 2 which is made of a different material which shrinks less and is used for the C-Products Stainless Steel mags.

Also there were a few Gen 2 Glow in the Dark (Blue and Green) versions.



Are there any glow in the dark followers availible for the C-Products stainless steel mags?
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