- I like P-Mags and have had good luck with them for many years,
- This is the first time I've managed to break one (and not for lack of trying,)
- The fault was entirely attributable to operator error.
I wish I lived in one of those happy universes where stuff never breaks and therefore people can safely get their egos all tied up with what is, at the end of the day, a sub-$20 piece of gear that is essentially disposable, being a wear item and all.
BTW, props to the guys at Magpul for their swift response at the forum. They make good gear and have always been a pleasure to do business with.
(Incidentally, the go-to mags here at home are the same Magpul 30-rounders that I've used for years.)
26 comments:
"The post was linked to at Arfcom, however, and the jihad began. zOMG, I had slandered somebody's favorite magazine! Heresy! Infidel! Unbeliever!"
Really? Where's this?
I only see 8 posts and no one sez this. Are there other pages where the hysteria begins?
Where did Magpul say anything?
Is there a trick to looking at arf.com???
Shootin' Buddy
"Where did Magpul say anything?"
http://www.ar15.com/forums/manageReply.html?a=quote&b=3&f=17&t=468313&r=4328243&page=1
"Correct. An over insertion such as this would only occur with the straight 20 rounders or when using a E-Mag in a regular AR system.
The regular PMag 30s have a stop to prevent over insertion on the front edge of the mag"
So, some comment on a blog comment and then the manufacturer offers a comments on those comments and this represents . . . heresy how exactly???
I remain confused.
Shootin' Buddy
Indulge me in a bit of hyperbole, here. After all, my operator error with my misassembled frankengun is causing me to be bitchin about Magpul, remember?
Every time I think arfcom couldn't generate any more fail and faggotry, I'm proven wrong.
"I want to know if the gun was a franken build and how much the mag release was threaded into the mag release button. I bet tightening it a few turns for proper engagement depth...."
Who said that your gun was misassembled? The poster makes speculates as to the cause of the malfunction. Isn't speculation the strong suit of the Algore?
I hate to admit this, but arf.com seems reasoned and calm on this.
Shootin' Buddy
"Isn't speculation the strong suit of the Algore?"
Yes, and so is hyperbole.
I've got to say, as far as arfcom drama goes this is fairly unimpressive.
I forget what the best way to start fireworks there is anymore. Used to be you could have three flame wars before breakfast there just by saying the words "6.8 SPC vs 6.5 Grendel", but now I think they like to argue about gas piston systems.
Yea, this is restrained for arfcom ... they haven't started creating "all my base" flash-loops and photochopped gifs of you yet.
I've learned from making stupid comments (or maybe not, I'm commenting) to take Tam with a grain of salt and enjoy her great way with words. If she wasn't fascinating you wouldn't read and therefore wouldn't see the link and check her for accuracy. That said, check the UPS truck Tam, there's a present on the way.
What? No Chili: With Beans is the ONLY way to go! Arfwar?
Only one thing to add:
"Cool Story, Bro!"
:^P
There's a reason I rarely leave the WA Hometown Forum, and almost NEVER go into General Discussion...
I don't Arfcom or Twitter. :-)
You are fine. Magpul is fine.
Remember two things:
a) barf.com is populated with those who have yet to hit puberty
b) barf.com is populated with those who have yet to hit puberty
Once you ahve that down you will be all set. You have no need to apologize about the P-Mags as every once in a while, everyone breaks something. P-Mags are no different - excellent, but no different.
REAL CHILI DOES NOT HAVE BEANS!! To suggest such is sacrilege. Go pray at the alter of JMB, say thirty hail 1911s and 60 hail Hi-Powers. Then sit in your room and clean your Winchesters while you think about what you have said.
-Rob
PS: My first thought was the mag should still be serviceable. My next thought was how stupid ARF.com posters are when you admitted that you had your finger on the flippin' mag release switch. Clearly there is something wrong with your gun? I swear, some people just gotta blame the equipment.
I'm with Shootin' Buddy. I fail to see the fanboy Jihad at arfcom.
By gun forum standards that thread looks like an august, deliberative exchange of information.
I DECLARE A JIHAD ON EVERYBODY WHO DOES NOT SEE THE JIHAD! THEY TOTALLY OVERREACTED!!!!!1!!!!1one!eleven!
Hey, I thought it was a rather interesting failure - the rare kind of 'interesting' that doesn't equal 'tinnitus', 'time for a new gun' and/or 'trip to the ER'.
Heh. This is all pretty funny. The Jihad that spans all of 14 posts on one page and has no exclamation points. The one poster that calls Tam a dude on arf.com. The followup post drawing attention to the fanatical Jihad called upon the infidel Tam. Finally, readers of VFTFP essentially saying Meh...
Factoid:
Taiwanese made magazines for their gas-piston ARs (which existed way before HK made it cool) have two little nubs on the side to prevent overinsertion:
http://mna.gpwb.gov.tw/MNANew/Photos/PicCol/7080.jpg
I guess I don't want to admit to having a Pmag fail on me at a TC training class. Please don't release the dogs of ARFcom!!
I think the spring lost tension: it would cycle if there were no more than 22 rounds in the magazine.
Am I upset? No, I marked it and replaced it in my training bag with one of the 50 other Pmags I own.
Anything manmade will break boys.
Gerry
The 11/20/2009 issue of Shotgun News has an interesting test of many of the current, popular AR15 magazines.David Fortier conducted the test and wrote the article. While the P-Mags are fine and dependable, they didn't come out on top in this test. The test does involve some creative test parameters.I liked the part where he Just happened to have an M35A2 available.
Sorry.
I'm the one that posted the link to arfcom. It thought it was important Pmag-specific intel.
I own and like Pmags myself. Pmag 20 rounders are what I keep loaded in my drag bag. I just wanted people to realize that plastic mags behave differently than aluminum ones, and that if this happened to you, it might happen to them. I appreciate you owning up to operator error, but if you did it, others certainly will.
Just My 2¢,
It's cool. I was just trying to make a funny. Apparently my sense of humor is way off-kilter. ;)
I'm kinda disappointed that the arf-com'ers didn't dredge up your old bikini shot from neo-Nietzsche's shrine site and make Zumbo flashes out of it.
"That said, check the UPS truck Tam, there's a present on the way."
Thank you, Phantom Stranger! 8)
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