There are three types of AR-15 magazines: metal, polymer, or hybrid. Metal magazines have either an aluminum or steel body. Polymer magazines have—you guessed it—a polymer body. A hybrid magazine has a polymer body with metal feed lips.
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Complete Guide (More Or Less) to AR-15 Magazines
BY Robert Sadowski Published: June 15, 2024 Updated: June 15, 2024GOSAFE’s Mobile Mag: A Safer Option for Pistol Security?
BY Brian McCombie Published: April 27, 2024 Updated: April 27, 2024Let’s say someone needed to leave their carry gun in their vehicle (for example, running mail into a U.S. Post Office facility where carrying a firearm is illegal). The Mobile Mag would certainly provide added security here.
Game Changer: Shield Arms Glock 43x/48 Magazine Hold More Rounds
BY Matt Kartozian Published: May 17, 2020 Updated: May 17, 2020In the Summer of 2019, Shield Arms announced a new magazine for the Glock 43x and 48. By itself, this information did not appear to be newsworthy. However, if you looked deeper at the announcement, you knew something potentially big was coming.
2 Minute Review – SIG’s P365 15 Round Mag
BY True Pearce Published: November 2, 2019 Updated: November 2, 2019Short, fast, and dirty two-minute video review of the Sig Sauer P365 and P365XL 15 round magazine.
Top Five Magazine Holsters
BY Administrator Published: March 6, 2018 Updated: March 6, 2018In one sense, a magazine holster is a fairly low-tech piece of gear, but it too needs to be a sure and steady platform for your reload. With that, here are my top five choices in magazine holsters.
Franklin Armory: Cali Compliant AR Mag, Binary Firing System III – SHOT Show 2017
BY Jon Hodoway Published: March 8, 2017 Updated: March 8, 2017This easily converts any AR into a 10-round, fixed magazine design with NO permanent alterations required!
Common Sense = Confiscation in Los Angeles, as Magazine Ban Passes
BY S.H. Blannelberry Published: August 10, 2015 Updated: August 10, 2015The city of Los Angeles just approved a confiscatory ban on magazines that hold more than 10 rounds of ammunition. Law-abiding citizens will now have 60 days to either sell off (to a licensed gun dealer), turn over to police or render permanently inoperable any legally grandfathered magazines capable of holding 10 or more rounds.