Review of CProducts SS mags

[G&R Tactical]

I recently got some of the CProducts Stainless Steel mags in for evaluation and cannot say enough good things about them. First, lets talk about what goes in them. The first thing that catches your eye is the nice flat black finish called Mar-Lube. It is has some texture to it like a teflon mag and is NOT shiny like an HK mag. Second is the follower. These mags come with a specially designed Magpul GEN II follower. Thirdly, the spring is black CS which only takes a set on the first load.

The SS mag has a much more solid & rigid feel to it and I am UNABLE to push in the sides of the mag in like I can with an Alum. mag. More on this below.

The next thing I did was install a Magpul Ranger plate on one of the SS mags. I then loaded it up with 30rds of M855. I took another SS mag (without a Ranger plate) and loaded it up with 30rds of M855. For fun, I tried to load a 31st round into the SS mag without the RP. It went in without a problem!
After the mags were loaded, I noticed that there was room on either side of the round. So I loaded up a couple other Alum. mags and looked at the sides of the mag. They all made contact. This could lead to some failure to feed problems as the mag is holding the round so tightly (see pic below).

I then took an AR with the bolt closed and inserted the 30rd SS mag without the RP. It went in and seated as easy as say an alum. 30rd mag downloaded to 25rds! Next was the SS mag with the RP. This mag inserted and seated like an alum mag downloaded to 28rds. The other thing I noticed is that the SS mags felt thinner (narrower) to me. So I took a loaded Alum. mag and compared their widths. Low and behold, the SS mag was thinner! The reason for this is that the SS mags are heat treated and much harder than their Alum. counterparts. This keeps it from swelling and thusly easier to insert into the mag well.

The final test was the mag drop onto concrete from a shouldered weapon. I took the fully loaded SS mag witout the RP and drop tested it. The first round stripped out of the mag, but the base plate and all the other rounds stayed in place! The Alum. mag I drop tested didn't do so well. 8-[

Lets talk about weight. The SS mag weighs about 1.6 ounces more than an Alum. mag. It weighs about 8 ounces less than an HK mag. The SS mag is the sam length as an Alum. mag, but is shorter than an HK mag.

How about cost? The SS mags run about $17.99. HK mags run close to $50 if you can find them.

My conclusion is that these new SS mags from CProducts are equal to if not better than the much more expensive HK mags and you can use the Magpul L or Ranger plates with them!


C4

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CProducts SS Mag


CProducts SS Mag with RP


Notice the gap between the round and lips of the SS mag

 

[TeachMe]

I have been considering ordering a few of these (~10). However, I have not yet done so as I read on ar-15.com that CProducts will be introducing SS mags with a teflon finish and thought these might be just what I am looking for. Does anyone know when these will be introduced or how much they will be? From what I have read, CProducts makes very good quality mags and at reasonable prices. I think over the long haul SS might be better to buy than Al even at close to twice the price. Hopefully I'll be able to order some soon.

 

[G&R Tactical]

To be honest, I am not a fan of Teflon mags nor is the owner of CProducts. The mar-lube finish is actually a better setup.



C4

 

[buzz_knox]

I have some of these, purchased from G&R Tactical. I got them under the buy 7 get the 8th free deal (and ended up screwing myself up somehow by ordering 8 and thus paying for the 8th one). Ah, well. Not their fault.

I used them in an Awerbuck course, along with my standard Labelles. They worked the same as the Labelles, which I consider high praise because the latter mags have never given me any problems. They also worked just like my brother-in-law's far more expensive HK mags (a fact I rubbed in to no end). The finish did get scuffed up rather quickly but that's just a cosmetic problem. I haven't seen any corrosion in the scuffed areas, nor do I expect to when I pull them out next.

So, I'd consider these mags a good product, and G&R Tactical an excellent source.

 

[TeachMe]

Better how?

^^ Why is Mar-Lube superior? Not trying to be argumentative, I'm just unfamiliar with what Mar-Lube actually is. If it is superior then it may be easier to get some mags because as of today the SS teflon coated mags are back-ordered. Any insight is greatly appreciated.

 

[gaweidert]

WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I live in New York State. All these great new mags and all are too dangerous to be allowed in New York. Everybody knows that 30 round mags made before 1994 are way safer than 30 round mags made after 1994. Any chance some of these were made in the old pre-ban days? Wink wink.