Is it me or do magazines made by ProMag Industries really suck???

[Knobgoblin]

Attempted thread drift .

I have a fetish for trying to create my own slang. Would anyone else be willing to join me in calling 30+ rd magazines, used in a normal sized pistol, F'ing clown shoes?

Not being a jerk. Just being a goof.

 

[Craig B]

Attempted thread drift .

I have a fetish for trying to create my own slang. Would anyone else be willing to join me in calling 30+ rd magazines, used in a normal sized pistol, F'ing clown shoes?View attachment 842658

Not being a jerk. Just being a goof.

Yeah, 30+ round mags in a handgun are probably not necessary. So why? 'Cause... Mer'ica!!!!

 

[gmerkt]

clown shoes

I have irreverently said the letters LCP that Ruger uses actually stand for, "Little Clown Pistol."

Re. the thrust of the thread, I don't think I've ever owned any Pro Mag magazines. I've always attempted to get original factory-made mags for firearms that use them. I've got one MecGar 1911 9mm mag that a friend gave me, it works. I also think I've got a couple of bo-jack AR15 mags that seem to work as well as Colt.

 

[Knobgoblin]

I can't lie. I have plenty of glock giggle sticks.
I even have a glock drum.

 

[Deerhurst]

Saiga promags works fine. Can't believe you tried them in a Vepr.

For that Vepr go to CCSpecs and buy his metal mags. They are equal to or better than factory.

 

[nobamaplease]

Promag Drum for the saiga 12 work just fine, but loading them will injure the thumb knuckle if not careful. I've cut my knuckle and heard from many about this same issue on their drum mag. That's what I use MD Arms drum for the Saiga 12.
Promag sux!

 

[E4mafia]

The only mags I will trust outside factory is MECGAR for any gat.

 

[DirectDrive]

The only mags I will trust outside factory is MECGAR for any gat.

And your "factory" mags are quite likely MecGar mags with your pistol mfr's roll mark on them.

 

[Legion489]

Well, you do know that 99.9% of the gun companies do NOT make their own magazines, don't you? Colt uses at least five makers (look at the makers mark on the mags, and one is bare), SA doesn't, S&W doesn't, Wilson doesn't, etc., etc. Why? Magazine making is rather involved, specialized and difficult. Yeah, I know they look simple and should be idiot simple to punch out of sheet metal, but like a lot of things, they aren't. SO your "factory made" magazines are NOT made by/at the factory, they are Mec-Gar, Metalform, etc. to the companies specs.

 

[NobullSKS]

I've only had one I've liked. A drum mag and accepted its feeding issue when low on rnds... all other standard capacities for various caliber and firearms was garbage. I avoid pro mag now..... maybe they're good enough for plenty of folks because they're still in business. Maybe I was just unlucky.
I found HEX mags 5.56/.223 in 30 rnd cap. For $11...think same store had pro mag $15 plus

 

[spookshack]

I was "gifted" a Promag 50rd drum mag for a Shield. It's been used less then a half dozen times. Pain in the bubblegum to load, but has been flawless. I bought a 30+rd mag pfor a M&P that I had issues with. The spring was too weak, causing feeding issues. Swapped out the spring for one from an ETS mag and it ran fine.

The 30rd ETS M&P mags work great in my pistols, but the mag catch has to be wollered out so they will actually lock in my PCC. Work fine once modded.

When I bought the Promag, I went in knowing full well, that there was going to be a high failure rate. So unless you are a thrifty SOB and like to tinker to get things working, then stay way clear of Promags....

 

[po18guy]

If you have one that works, keep it. Good range mags and as mentioned, for stoppage drills if they don't.

 

[GWS]

Their Mini-14 mags have held up well, but their pistol mags are a nightmare. I can afford better stuff these days so Pro-Mag always gets a hard pass now.

 

[po18guy]

Well, you do know that 99.9% of the gun companies do NOT make their own magazines, don't you? Colt uses at least five makers (look at the makers mark on the mags, and one is bare), SA doesn't, S&W doesn't, Wilson doesn't, etc., etc. Why? Magazine making is rather involved, specialized and difficult. Yeah, I know they look simple and should be idiot simple to punch out of sheet metal, but like a lot of things, they aren't. SO your "factory made" magazines are NOT made by/at the factory, they are Mec-Gar, Metalform, etc. to the companies specs.

A slight derail, but Rock Island 1911s come with ACT mags, across the street from Mec-Gar in northern Italy. Wolff sells Act Mags under their own name, so they are well vetted.

 

[DirectDrive]

A slight derail, but Rock Island 1911s come with ACT mags, across the street from Mec-Gar in northern Italy. Wolff sells Act Mags under their own name, so they are well vetted.

I mentioned the ACT-MAG #3209 17rd mag for Full Size P320 earlier in this thread.
$20 for an Italian mag is quite a deal.

 

[Aero Denezol]

The only mags I will trust outside factory is MECGAR for any gat.

Mec-Gar stuff is really good.

I once bought Promags for an M1A/M14 and ended up throwing them away. Just tossed in the garbage. However I recently bought Promags for an HK-pattern rifle and they run fantastic.

 

[Xrperry]

I had a few and they went in the trash where they belong

 

[SUPER X]

They have a lifetime warranty , be a good time to see if they back it up.

 

[Dinglenutz]

I bought 3 mags made by ProMag Industries and all of them caused malfunctions in my guns.

I got a few a long time ago, had problems, never repeated the experiment. The ones that work for me are factory mags, Magpul, and AR stoner AR mags. But for AR I prefer PMAGs anyway.

 

[titsonritz]

They suck. Use factory Sig or Mac-Gar magazines, period.