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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - New 20 and 25 rd G.I. Magazines ?

Posted: 5/22/2005 3:15:51 PM EDT

Has anyone have any experience with the new magazines that are supose to be new production USGI 20 and 25 rd ? I saw them on CDNN Investments.

Posted: 5/22/2005 5:16:36 PM EDT

[#1]

Issue for what rifle?

If for the M14, there WERE no 25 round magazines ever made for the US military, only 20 rounds.

Most of the current "New GI" M14 magazines being currently sold are actually new KOREAN made M14 magazines.

Opinions on the Korean magazines varies widely from "OK" to "junk".

Posted: 5/22/2005 6:14:18 PM EDT

[#2]

I thought that some US manufacturer was making 25 rd mags (m14) for the military now. Correct me if I'm wrong but I thought I read something about them.

Posted: 5/22/2005 6:22:13 PM EDT

[#3]

I have used a couple or the 25 rounders with perfect results. They came from Rguns but are likely to be the same. dpmmn has also had good results with his.
They are extremely similar to USGI.

Posted: 5/22/2005 7:15:52 PM EDT

[#4]

there are some 20s that r made in tiwan i beilieve that r made on us presses they were called tiwanesse they work well. and at the gun show sat i seen 20 thermamold mags $20 but i never got them i may regret that has any one tryed them thermamolds r usualy good mags arnt they

Posted: 5/22/2005 7:37:17 PM EDT

[#5]

Quoted:
there are some 20s that r made in tiwan i beilieve that r made on us presses they were called tiwanesse they work well. and at the gun show sat i seen 20 thermamold mags $20 but i never got them i may regret that has any one tryed them thermamolds r usualy good mags arnt they

The M14 thermolds are NOT worth getting.

Posted: 5/22/2005 9:28:08 PM EDT

[#6]

Quoted:
I have used a couple or the 25 rounders with perfect results. They came from Rguns but are likely to be the same. dpmmn has also had good results with his.
They are extremely similar to USGI.

The 25 round M14 Magazines from RGuns work great!!!!!

Posted: 5/22/2005 9:44:39 PM EDT

[#7]

Yes, I am talking about ones for the M-14s. CDNN Investments claims these are new productions and theat the US Military is using them in Iraq.

Posted: 5/22/2005 9:46:19 PM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Yes, I am talking about ones for the M-14s. CDNN Investments claims these are new productions and theat the US Military is using them in Iraq.

They are the same magazines that RGuns has, but I think the CDNN magazines are $5.00 cheaper

Posted: 5/23/2005 10:34:16 AM EDT

[#9]

I picked two 25 rounders up from CDNN. Very good looking mags! Look just like USGI only longer.

No markings... But they're solid. I picked them up on a lark. I haven't range tested them yet though so I can't speak to reliability.

Just remember how heavy a fully loaded 25 rounder would be in an M1a!!!

Posted: 5/25/2005 1:44:04 AM EDT

[#10]

Checkmate, the same company that makes the peice of f*** Beretta M9 magazines also makes 25 round M14 magazines for the DOD. With the exception of something like 10,000 M14s that were saved for SOCOM or for possible emergency, most everything else having to do with the M14 was surplused off. The 25 round Checkmate mags seem to preform infinately better than the garbage M9 magazines. They are essentially USGI surplus mags +5 rounds, which doesn't add noticible weight or gerth. I beleive Okay also made some 20's and 25's within the last 2 years, but Checkmate is the primary contractor.

Posted: 5/25/2005 1:56:39 AM EDT

[#11]

Quoted:
Checkmate, the same company that makes the peice of f*** Beretta M9 magazines also makes 25 round M14 magazines for the DOD. With the exception of something like 10,000 M14s that were saved for SOCOM or for possible emergency, most everything else having to do with the M14 was surplused off. The 25 round Checkmate mags seem to preform infinately better than the garbage M9 magazines. They are essentially USGI surplus mags +5 rounds, which doesn't add noticible weight or gerth. I beleive Okay also made some 20's and 25's within the last 2 years, but Checkmate is the primary contractor.

A possible reason for the mags being upped to 25 rds is that they will fit perfectly in a 3-cell M-16 mag pouch. With 20-rd mags, one needs to put a spacer in the bottom of the pouch, else the mag sits too low for an easy grip and extraction. Yes, i know that a couple of pieces of foam cut from a GI sleeping pad and/or a Mag-Pul accomplish the same thing for 20-rounders, but if you are making the mags new, then why bother with add-ons? Extra rounds, so long as the added length doesn't interfere with a good prone position, might not hurt, either.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - New 20 and 25 rd G.I. Magazines ?

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