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Tools and Uses => Firearms and Accessories => Topic started by: ren on May 27, 2012, 08:00:13 AM

Title: No PMGs for Army
Post by: ren on May 27, 2012, 08:00:13 AM: http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/05/25/in-reversal-army-bans-high-performance-rifle-mags.html?ESRC=dod.nl (http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/05/25/in-reversal-army-bans-high-performance-rifle-mags.html?ESRC=dod.nl)
Title: Re: No PMGs for Army
Post by: Echo5Alpha on May 27, 2012, 08:07:08 AM: This sounds more political and someone must be losing out on money from the the government based on a contract.
Title: Re: No PMGs for Army
Post by: GreenStomper on May 27, 2012, 04:20:04 PM: Hope it doesn't give Magpul a bad wrap.
Title: Re: No PMGs for Army
Post by: Heavies on May 27, 2012, 04:32:10 PM: Just like they won't allow better hi tech body armor.
Title: Re: No PMGs for Army
Post by: jasoncredible on May 27, 2012, 06:53:15 PM: Commercial magazines are banned for the m4 carbines. I guess all those officers, e-7's and above are devastated. Never cared for after market magazines becouse if i needed more i would just pick up some new ones from the armory. I guess the other 86% is excluded from the new rule since we still use the m16a2's and m16a4's
Title: Re: No PMGs for Army
Post by: Jkeone808 on May 28, 2012, 01:35:09 AM: Quote from: ren on May 27, 2012, 08:00:13 AM
http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/05/25/in-reversal-army-bans-high-performance-rifle-mags.html?ESRC=dod.nl (http://www.military.com/daily-news/2012/05/25/in-reversal-army-bans-high-performance-rifle-mags.html?ESRC=dod.nl)

This is ridiculous.
Title: Re: No PMGs for Army
Post by: Pit808 on May 28, 2012, 08:33:14 PM: hope this means we're gonna see cheap surplus pmags popping up online :thumbsup:
Title: Re: No PMGs for Army
Post by: rswarrior1700 on May 29, 2012, 05:38:11 PM: Quote from: Pit808 on May 28, 2012, 08:33:14 PM
hope this means we're gonna see cheap surplus pmags popping up online :thumbsup:

Especially the new m3 pmags
Title: No PMGs for Army
Post by: hnl.flyboy on May 29, 2012, 11:37:32 PM: Probably because your average soldier isn't expected to differentiate between a $17 Magpul PMAG and a $5 Chinese polymer "PMAG".