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13 January 2015, 19:29 #16
At least for mine - the follower held up well, for a range mag that is. Granted I didn't stress test it at all, but then again I don't want to haha.
I did actually try to replace the follower from the get go when I first got the 20rder. I guess Colt manufactured their mags differently than the way modern metal mags are. There's a clip (for a lack of better words), that's used to hold the baseplate on, that prevented me from changing out followers. Turns out though, those pesky black followers work fine for a range mag.
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13 January 2015, 21:20 #17
Just a reminder that unless the follower is broken in the 20 round magazine there is no need to replace it. Magpul anti-tilt followers are specifically designed for 30 round USGI magazines, also work in 20 round curved magazines, but do not properly function in 20 round USGI magazines (straight body).
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13 January 2015, 21:28 #18
I have a couple laying around ive had for years. I'm in a ban state so I cant get any new ones unless im rebuilding my old ones. I have several steel and a couple HK mags. I love HK mags. Wish I could get more.
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13 January 2015, 22:01 #19
Old school metal magazines...
Last edited by DutyUse; 13 January 2015 at 22:15.
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14 January 2015, 02:11 #20
I've got a bunch of D&H and BCM (made by D&H) aluminum 30 round GI mags with Magpul followers. I've got a few more from various other manufacturers rattling around and all have been refitted with Magpul followers.
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14 January 2015, 03:41 #21Contributing Member
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i have p-mags, lancers, and assorted metal mags. i mainly use my 20 metals at the range.
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14 January 2015, 05:13 #22
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14 January 2015, 05:18 #23
I was waiting for someone to say this.
The 20-round GI magazines went from an aluminum follower to a black plastic follower many years ago, and both are perfectly fine.
For anyone wanting to make their brain bleed with metal-mag minutiae...
http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread....ines-a-journey
the bottom line is, the A-answer here is NHMTG with Magpul followers. Anything else is probably not what you think it is, but it probably also isn't a big deal if what you have is already working.WWW.TACTICALYELLOWVISOR.NET
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14 January 2015, 05:40 #24
NHMTG = Okay Ind = Colt, so whatever is the best deal at the time (rarely Colt).
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14 January 2015, 05:47 #25
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14 January 2015, 06:55 #26
And yes they're preban
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14 January 2015, 07:29 #27WEVO Spell Checker
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14 January 2015, 07:50 #28
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14 January 2015, 08:03 #29Contributing Member
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ive got some in the back of the safe too. I much prefer a 20 rounder for bipod shooting as well.
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14 January 2015, 12:09 #30
rob_s, thanks for the link, and especially the pictures in the first few pages of that thread. I only went about 3 pages deep, I'm going to dig a little deeper into my metal magazines that have had FTFs. I think I may be on to something from your photos.