![]() ![]() Plus, you can actually carry your M1A sling-arms without the drum interfering with your body. And, as already noted, these M1A magazines are not as long as 20 round magazines are. The X Product drum magazines are manufactured out of steel and Aluminum – no plastic parts at all. 308 without having to reload is the way to go when a fire-fight breaks out. For me, this is a no-brainer – 50 rounds of. There are always some trade-offs in this sort of situation, and only you can decide how much weight you are willing to pack in your long gun. 308 ammo in it, and you are adding close to another 5-pounds of weight to the rifle. 308 semiauto rifle is going to be a bit heavy to start with, then throw-in a drum magazine, with 50 rounds of. However, if you want more than 20 or 30 rounds of “firepower” for your M1A or M14, then you have got to check out the X Products drum mag. In contrast, the Checkmate 20 and 30 rd mags are the best you can buy in my humble opinion. (Most no-name 30-rd mags simply are junk. However, US Tactical Supply does carry the Checkmate Industries (CMI) brand of 20 and 30 round magazines for the M1A that do work. ![]() 308 magazine is, and it is much shorter than the 30 round magazines – most of which don’t work. We can compete against foreign-made companies and produce better products, too.įirst up is the X Product 50 round drum for the M1A – this magazine is actually shorter in length than a standard 20 round. X Products magazines are completely made in the USA, which is always a selling point in my book. 308 rifle, the other is a 50-round drum magazine for the AR-15 style of rifle. One of the X Products magazines is for an M14 or Springfield Armory M1A. I made a trip to US Tactical Supply and was provided two “X Products” 50-round drum magazines for testing for SurvivalBlog readers. And, they have customer service that is second to none, too. The good folks at US Tactical Supply told me about some 50 round drum magazines that they are selling, and if you’ve followed my articles over the past few years, you know I think very highly of the products that US Tactical Supply sells – they only carry the best-of-the-best in my humble opinion. I’ve tried several over the years, and I haven’t found one that I’d be willing to be my life on, and neither should you. There are also some drum-style magazines that are actually two drums that feed into your AR, that hold 100 rounds of ammo. Most of those magazines simply won’t function properly – even if you only load 30 rounds into a 45 round magazine. I’ve also found that, when it comes to AR-15 magazines, many makers who manufacture magazines that hold more than 30 rounds are just marketing a gimmick. Now, that isn’t the case when it comes to magazines for ARs, AKs, M1As and many other modern sporting rifles – most of those magazines are indeed what are called “aftermarket” they are made by a vendor who isn’t actually manufacturing the rifles. I rarely purchase any aftermarket magazines for my firearms – there are a few exceptions – but for the most part, I like to stick to factory-made magazines. Without high-quality magazines in your firearms, you may only be left with a single-shot firearm because the money you think you saved, by purchasing a cheaply made magazine, won’t function in your firearm – and that is not a good thing in my book. There are some magazine makers, who just flat out manufacture poorly made magazines, and people continue to buy them, for some strange reason. Ask the person who is getting shot at, with a 30 round magazine, if that isn’t fire power – bet they’ll say it is. I know I can empty a 30 round magazine from an AR or AK in a few seconds, while that isn’t automatic fire, it is sure enough fire power to make the person on the receiving end, wish they were some place else. Some gun writers believe that only a select-fire or full auto rifle or light machine gun can lay down some firepower, while others believe an Apache attack helicopter or jet fighter equipped with 20 or 30mm automatic cannons can truly lay down “some serious firepower. ” I guess it depends on where you’re standing at the time – on the giving end or the receiving end of the gun. Now, while I’ll readily agree that, no handgun can really give you “firepower” – I believe a semiauto rifle, like an AR, AK, M1A and many other similar rifles can lay down a deadly stream of bullets towards the bad guys. What is “fire power?” That has been a source of debate with many gun writers and shooters for a lot of years.
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