Army bans use of all magazines except the the issued USGI aluminum mags.

[rhodesbe]

5.56mm 30 Round Magazine Improvement Program
At the Joint Services Small Arms Systems Annual Symposium, Exhibition and Firing Demonstration, Adam Foltz of the US Army ARDEC gave a presentation on the 5.56mm 30 Round Magazine Improvement Program.

Magazines have long been one of the top causes of failure-to-fire conditions in M16/M4/AR15 type rifles.

Mr. Folzts presentation describes three areas of improvement for the magazines:

Improved follower and spring for current 30rd magazine
Redesigned composite magazine
Magazine feed lips inspection tool
Individually and together, these improvements will save the lives of American soldiers in the field while concurrently reducing the cost of magazines.

Civilian magazine manufacturers will also benefit from the Army’s research and development efforts, which will give civilian shooters access to lower-cost and higher-quality composite magazines. Plus, we will also be able to refit our existing magazines with the higher-reliability springs and followers. In addition, we will be able to test our magazines feed lips to know when we can use an aluminum magazine and when we need to repair or replace one.

http://www.gun-shots.net/5-56mm-30-round-magazine-improvement-program.shtml

 

[rda1911]

What does that person do when all those mag springs are sacked out from long term storage? To me the ammo goes in milspec cans that safe space could be used for more firearms and tactical optics storage

 

[peanut]

angsniper, That's good news for our military.

 

[peanut]

I'd like to find that AR that went 40 mags without stoppage though!

 

[ldp4570]

You know the drill, all it takes is one ate up Command Sgt Major and this can be enforced with a fanatacism that only big Green can generate....

Damn!!! I've known a few of those!!!!!

I'd like to find that AR that went 40 mags without stoppage though!

When pigs fly!!!!!!!

 

[peanut]

I asked one of the guys that works here(haha, haven't seen him in a few years) who is now on his 4th tour how he keeps his AR running over there, he said " it's easy, I pick up an AK."

 

[WTJ]

"NO PMAGS!!! Wait, wut, ahhhhhhhhhh, that didn't REALLY mean wut it actually said, wut it means is......NEVER MIND."

Typical......

 

[aestus]

Ooops... army now says no ban on mags. http://www.military.com/daily-news/...ays-no-ban-on-rifle-magazines.html?ESRC=eb.nl