[Lowranger]

Searched the board and there's no info on Charlie foldability with Hexmags.

I recall that P-Mags are too bulky without trimming.

Reason I ask is a Gunmag Warehouse email came to me today offering 30-rounders for $7.99.



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[imarangemaster]

I've been shooting the AR platforms since 1974 when I joined in the big green machine. I have seen attempts at polymer AR mags: Israeli Orlite (actually pretty good), early Thermolds (CRAP, though I hear newer ones are better), Eagle clear plastic mags (PLASTIC GARBAGE), PMAGs Gen I (crack and split), and GenII PMAGs, (which are supposed to be pretty good). Then came Troy Battle mags, a answer to a question that was never asked... Now Hexmags. I handled some, and they would make OK range magazines, but I'm betting if you dropped a full one, it would spit rounds out. I didn't see or feel the engineering that a MAGPUL polymer has. They felt like plastic.

I would stick with current new Generation MAGPULs or Aluminum US GI with MAGPUL followers (that's what I run in my Keltec and my ARs).

 

[RatDragon]

I actually bought one to try them out in my Charlie. The stock will not fold over them without severe dremeling.

 

[Lowranger]

I actually bought one to try them out in my Charlie. The stock will not fold over them without severe dremeling.

I was afraid of that.

Thanks for the heads up. :rayof:

 

[shep854]

It's a safe assumption that any polymer magazine will be too thick for folding the Charlie stock.

FWIW, 10rd PMAGs stick out too far for the Charlie stock to fold completely.

 

[RatDragon]

TBH, I was looking at building a spreadsheet that sorted brands of polymer mags by whether or not they fit or not, but that answer has universally been no

 

[shep854]

TBH, I was looking at building a spreadsheet that sorted brands of polymer mags by whether or not they fit or not, but that answer has universally been no

It would be really nice if the Charlie stock worked with polymer. They are only getting more popular. I suppose they were still pretty uncommon when Kel-Tec dreamed up the Charlie underfolder, so polymers simply weren't considered.

 

[wyrm2021]

They seem to work fine in my A model, in my AR, they wont allow the bat assist to go into full battery for some reason. Not my favorite mag.

 

[Sailortom]

I've been shooting the AR platforms since 1974 when I joined in the big green machine. I have seen attempts at polymer AR mags: Israeli Orlite (actually pretty good), early Thermolds (CRAP, though I hear newer ones are better), Eagle clear plastic mags (PLASTIC GARBAGE), PMAGs Gen I (crack and split), and GenII PMAGs, (which are supposed to be pretty good). Then came Troy Battle mags, a answer to a question that was never asked... Now Hexmags. I handled some, and they would make OK range magazines, but I'm betting if you dropped a full one, it would spit rounds out. I didn't see or feel the engineering that a MAGPUL polymer has. They felt like plastic.

I would stick with current new Generation MAGPULs or Aluminum US GI with MAGPUL followers (that's what I run in my Keltec and my ARs).

I've dabbled in polymer mags myself having owned Eagle creek, thermold and orolite. I wanted to like the eagle creek because they were transparent so you could see what you had left in the mag.

I could never figure out why they were so popular when the aluminum ones work so well. Am I missing something?

 

[wyrm2021]

Some of it is availability, especially here in Communist controled California. Cheap 10/30 come available, we jump on em. But no your not wrong.

 

[shep854]

Polymers (P-Mags in particular) became popular after troops overseas picked some up to replace worn-out GI aluminum mags.
I'll pick up a Hex-Mag at some point, since I seem to be building a collection of AR mags from various makers.