20 Rd mags - what are people using?

[kthomas]

I have a bunch of 30 round mags for my KAC SR-15, but looking to get some 20 rounders for prone shooting and steel Safari matches.

#1 priority is reliability. From my cursory research people loved the OKAY industry mags, which have recently gone out of business. I've heard the first gen magpuls were iffy, I'm assuming the new ones are GTG?

I hear mixed things about pretty much all other 20 rounders on the market.

 

[SuperBoot]

Gen 3 Pmags.

End of.

 

[Molon]

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[kthomas]

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I love the look of the straight 20 rounders. But they seem to go double that of the PMAG's.

 

[TonyTheTiger]

Never had a problem with 20rd Pmags.

 

[Bluedog82]

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5 or so years ago some website was selling surplus Colt 20s for $7/ea with free shipping. And I…I only bought one.

 

[jb0311]

Okay Ind. Surefeed or Colt.

 

[PBWalsh]

Pmags. Why look further?

 

[Steve_In_29]

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So who made those mags for Colt?

Skip the fanboi stamping and just buy from the source.

 

[mikeshaw2]

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I inherited some GI mags from a buddy who 'acquired' them from Uncle Sugar's Misguided Children's organization

Work fine still

M

 

[Steve_In_29]

Okay Ind. Surefeed or Colt.

Okay Industries is out of the mag business.

My 20rd translucent Lancers work perfectly and there is never any doubt about how many rounds are loaded.

20rd Pmags will work as well..

 

[jb0311]

Okay Industries is out of the mag business.

My 20rd translucent Lancers work perfectly and there is never any doubt about how many rounds are loaded.

20rd Pmags will work as well..

I’m aware. That doesn’t mean you can’t still find them. Sometimes branded under Sig. I just grabbed 10 more this month. A quick google has vendors in stock.

 

[jb0311]

Okay Industries is out of the mag business.

My 20rd translucent Lancers work perfectly and there is never any doubt about how many rounds are loaded.

20rd Pmags will work as well..

 

[jb0311]

Okay Industries is out of the mag business.

My 20rd translucent Lancers work perfectly and there is never any doubt about how many rounds are loaded.

20rd Pmags will work as well..

Mil-Spec USGI M4/M16 20-round gray magazine Surefeed from Okay Industries

standard military 20 round magazines, Okay makes for Colt, FN, LMT, etc.

charliescustomclones.com

 

[kthomas]

I’m aware. That doesn’t mean you can’t still find them. Sometimes branded under Sig. I just grabbed 10 more this month. A quick google has vendors in stock.

The Okay labeled mags are going for $30/mag. Perhaps the sig branded ones are cheaper.

I ended up picking up a few PMAG's.

 

[jb0311]

The Okay labeled mags are going for $30/mag. Perhaps the sig branded ones are cheaper.

I ended up picking up a few PMAG's.

Yeah they are definitely more expensive than pmags. I think I got 30 rounders for about $25/each but I needed some quality metal mags because I’ve got a couple ARs that have a hard time seating the p mags. My 17design integrated folder won’t seat at all even with a beating. I’ve just found them on average to seat and drop easier than the p mags.

 

[jb0311]

The Okay labeled mags are going for $30/mag. Perhaps the sig branded ones are cheaper.

I ended up picking up a few PMAG's.

This is where I got the 30 rounders. $17 per

OKAY INDUSTRIES SUREFEED AR-15 MAGAZINE (5.56MM) 30 ROUND (GREY) SIG SAUER PACKAGING

<h3>Okay Industries SureFeed Magazines - Repackaged by Sig Sauer</h3> <p>The Okay Industries SureFeed magazines are some of the best aluminum magazines for modern AR-15 sporting rifles. With over 40 years of battle tested use, these aluminum magazines are preferred by soldiers in various areas...

modernwarriors.com

Edited to add: a quick glance and they only have the 30 & 10s

 

[pmclaine]

Brownells sells twenty and thirty round gi mags.

Go for aluminum bodies.

I bought surplus twenty rounds with the alloy followers whenever I find them.

 

[MarshallDodge]

Colt 20s work well.

I like the ASC 20s as they allow for a little longer OAL.

 

[Docsherm]

I use the Lancer 20 round mags with their metal plus 5 round bottom. Gives me 25 rounds and it is still short enough to shoot prone without getting in the way.

 

[hellzna]

I initially bought ASC steel mags, as you can get 2.29+ OAL in them.

Wasn’t loaded that long but a bit longer than PMAGS or USGI mags.

I have had more problems with them than I have ever had with any AR platform mags.

After this current batch of ammo is shot, I’m going to redo my load (if needed) and go to pmag 20s.

 

[Mjolnir23]

Big fan of the gen III pmags as well. YMMV, but I bought 3 of the "highly venerable" 20 rounder AR Stoner brand magazines from Midway 5 years or so ago and they have worked perfectly fine. I actually use them more than my pmags just due to aesthetics but have had no issues with them. I have only shot 69s and 75s out of them so not vouching for 77s with them.

 

[MarshallDodge]

I initially bought ASC steel mags, as you can get 2.29+ OAL in them.

Wasn’t loaded that long but a bit longer than PMAGS or USGI mags.

I have had more problems with them than I have ever had with any AR platform mags.

After this current batch of ammo is shot, I’m going to redo my load (if needed) and go to pmag 20s.

What kind of issues were you having?

Myself and 3 other shooters that I know run the ASC mags with no issues, and I have run them in five different ARs.

 

[newguy2k3v2]

What kind of issues were you having?

Myself and 3 other shooters that I know run the ASC mags with no issues, and I have run them in five different ARs.

I bought a handful of asc 20rd to try. All of mine are prone to having the last round pop out of the feed lips and lock the bolt back. The 308 mags I bought wouldn’t even lock into any of the rifles I have. Lmt, seekins, aero, desert tech etc.

 

[1911hombre]

Lancers are the shit. Git sum.

 

[hellzna]

What kind of issues were you having?

Myself and 3 other shooters that I know run the ASC mags with no issues, and I have run them in five different ARs.

Yea - a lot of guys I trust have run them with great success.

I’ve had rounds pop out in chamber (last round typically), some won’t hold 20, etc.

Had some give up the ghost in 3 matches.
Contacted ASC (I purchased directly from them) and took months to get a resolution.

I thought it was important when we were shooting TMKs, now I’m thinking it’s not worth to get some extra OAL lobbing 77smks downrange.

 

[Trigger Monkey]

When I use 20 rounders I go for the Lancer mags 90% of the time, otherwise I'll use my aluminum 20 rounders or the one Magpul one I have with a 5-rd extension.

 

[redneckbmxer24]

Lancers are where it's at. Them and the Okay 20's have been 100%. I've got a dozen or so older brownells 20rd mags too that have been solid but I also got some newer ones and they ran like hot garbage, Brownells took them back for a full refund though. I had issues with gen 3 pmag 20's too, but the straight gen 2's were solid aside from the feed lips stretching out a little from leaving them loaded. Never caused any issues other than harder to seat.

 

[samnev]

I have 20 20 round PMAGS never had a problem with any of them. 20 round Colt mags also have worked flawlesly.