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Old 12-17-2016, 11:31 PM
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Originally Posted by arnoob View Post
Hexmags work just fine, but I find the polymer they are made from a little 'slicker' than the textured finish of the PMAG. Not a big deal unless they get covered in something slippery, we did a drill where the instructor covered our hands in baby oil (sounds weird but a useful experience) before we ran through all of our usual reload / failure simulation drills, and I was glad I had PMAGs with me instead of Hexmag / USGI.
Mentally substitute blood for baby oil. Now it really hits home.

I have some black teflon coated 15 rd mags for bench work. No way could I ever manipulate them with bloody hands.

I have both Mission First Tactical and Hex Mags polymer mags. I think the MFT have better "grip"
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