Feeding Frenzy: Charting the History of AR Magazines
By Will Dabbs
<div data-cycle-hash="ar-magazines-2-2" data-cycle-desc="Intended to be disposable, the earliest general-issue 20-round magazines for the M16 sported cast-aluminum followers and were a bear to disassemble." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="ar-magazines-3" data-cycle-desc="The original AR-10 started a revolution in military small arms, and its aluminum mags—complete with waffle-pattern stamping—were advanced for the time." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="ar-magazines-4" data-cycle-desc="Only around 1,000 30-round mags were deployed in Vietnam. This rusted model was used in the Invasion of Grenada in 1983." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="mag556-pmag-30-ar-m4-w-mct-png" data-cycle-desc="Magpul's PMAG 30 GEN M3 Window is a 30-round 5.56mm NATO magazine that allows operators to see how many rounds they have left in their AR-style weapons." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="ar-magazines-7" data-cycle-desc="Rigorous military testing over the years has proven the Magpul PMAG in the field with a variety of weapons systems. These mags have flawlessly fed thousands of rounds." data-cycle-overlay-template="{{desc}}“>
<div data-cycle-hash="mag556-pmag-30-ar-m4-w-mct-rifle-jpg" data-cycle-desc="Magpul's latest PMAGs (in black and MCT) …Read the Rest
Source:: Tactical Life
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