Promag. What has been your experience?

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I prefer Promags for use in my 300 blackouts. They feed cast bullets better than any of the half a dozen other brands I own. I also have 2 for my Sig P365, one of which is the ridiculous 32 round magazine which hasn't had any problems the handful of times I've had it to the range.
 
American_Fusilier said:
We've all been enticed by the much cheaper ProMag brand of magazines on the rack.

Who amongst you has bought them and what has been your experience? Garbage? Good value?

I'd love to know!
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Had several ProMags for an M&P 2.0. They worked perfectly; funny thing is bought them because of their reputation to fail (clearance drill practice). So, in a sense, they failed my purpose for them.

Had some for a P95 and a Taurus PT92. The mags sucked.
 
30 round polymer ProMags for mini 14 were junk. Seemed to work semi-reliability with only 25 rounds. But not well enough. I put them in the garbage where they belong.
 
FL-NC said:
I believe it was promag that made the awful mags bought by the mil for the M9.
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I think you are thinking of Chekmate. It was more some acquisition weenie who spec'ed them to have a course texture applied to them for some unknown reason. Yes, they were horrible! I stomped the ones I came across so I could DX them for other mags. Chekmate makes good stuff and even sent me a replacement M9 mag as proof of it.

For Promag I would pass most times as they burned me many times in the past when I was younger and looking for a "deal". There are a few of their single stacks that I would buy if I did not have an option. Worth the few bucks more to not have another headache in my life.
 
I shudder every time I pass them on the rack and any time I see them brought up like in a forum, I always point out my experience with them. Garbage :thumbdown:

I have had a dozen or so in different platforms, 1911, AR, glock, etc... the only one that ever kinda worked was my LCP mag of all things. I hate them and would not recommend. I tried them many times, pretty much every pro mag magazine I have used fails and fails alot. Stay away from them man. It definitely pays to spend a few dollars more and have something reliable. They are good for practicing Malf Drills though.....
 
I bought one about 5 years ago. After it’s first day at the range it went in the trash. FTFs drove me crazy. Mag had to have a weak spring. Poor QC I’d say. Never bought another one. I like hassle free gear.
 
I (4) 10 round .223 from them and they've worked perfectly, just ordered 6 more and a 10 round for my S&W Shield 9mm.
 
I had one, it made my Glock 22 jam with every shot. I have had the gun close to 30 years now and it might have jammed a half dozen times with good magazines and ammo.
 
Ohen Cepel said:
I think you are thinking of Chekmate. It was more some acquisition weenie who spec'ed them to have a course texture applied to them for some unknown reason. Yes, they were horrible! I stomped the ones I came across so I could DX them for other mags. Chekmate makes good stuff and even sent me a replacement M9 mag as proof of it.

For Promag I would pass most times as they burned me many times in the past when I was younger and looking for a "deal". There are a few of their single stacks that I would buy if I did not have an option. Worth the few bucks more to not have another headache in my life.
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We had checkmate too- I'm talking about M9 mags that were a bright blue almost like that cheap bluing that comes on a chinese AK. They had no markings of any kind on them, but they were present in large numbers through supply back in the day.
 
Mixed experience. For me their Achilles Heel was springs. Either too weak or too strong; and in either case they'd take a "set" for no particular reason, and "work" worse than when new. This would be within weeks, not years.

I find them lurking in the bottoms of bins, drawers and the like. I'd pitch them, but just too lazy. And some afraid some person might "rescue" them to go through the same grief I did.
 
I bought a bunch of 20- round Mini 14 Mags back when Ruger quit selling them outside of LE agencies.

Over time, I believe every one of them ended up being crushed in my bench vise so I would never use them again. :fire:

Stay safe.
 
FL-NC said:
We had checkmate too- I'm talking about M9 mags that were a bright blue almost like that cheap bluing that comes on a chinese AK. They had no markings of any kind on them, but they were present in large numbers through supply back in the day.
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Didn't see those M9 mags along the way. Sound odd (and bad). Lowest bidder must have won that contract.
 
I only buy ProMags if no one else makes them anymore. The ones I have work okay, but no where as good as the OEM ones.
 
I bought a few for my saiga shotgun. Had to hog out the front to allow shells to rise up enough for bolt to catch them. Buddy had to file his pro mag AK 47 mags down to fit in milled receiver mag well. I have some for my hi point 45acp carbine and they work great though. Go figure.
 
chicharrones said:
Okay now . . . I'm a guessin' that ProMags and PMags are getting mixed together here.

PMags are good, ProMags . . . well that's a different ball of wax.
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My absolute bad. I didn't realize there was a difference.
My opinion has changed then, Promag just absolutely sucks no matter which gun they make mags for.

EDIT: to cut myself some slack, I don't spend alot of time with ARs.
 
American_Fusilier said:
I've never bought one, but I'm considering it for my bersa thunder for range use only
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I just bought a Bersa Thunder .380 and checked GunMag Warehouse for mags. The ProMags are out of stock, have you seen them available somewhere?
 
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