M&P15-22 Mag development

[k-dog]

My new favorite thread. Great progress very interested

 

[BP_Z28]

Dont sweat it. Everyone is waiting patiently because in the end everything will payoff for you. All the hard work. It would be cool to sit back and just think..''Yea...I made that'' lol.

Theres a handful of 15-22 guys at my range that I see everytime I go out..I plan on taking them by surprise with this..then giving them info about how to purchase (I was never the kid with the new cool toy on the block..grrr)

 

[Majorlk]

Seeing the response I've received on this thread I may run into demand problems. Each mold makes 2 magazines I may need to make 3 molds to push 6 mags per 3 minutes to keep up with demand if it gets to that point.

Let's hope the demand materializes ... and continues.

If you can get the price down to $45, that's HALF what people are paying for the big, clunky, heavy 50-round drums. And those things are UGLY!!!

 

[19richie66]

Im in for a couple after the tidal surge. Great work!

 

[stadn67]

ya i agree, i'll be interested myself.

 

[JeffF64]

I've been following thread since beginning, i am interested as well.

 

[Juvicator]

It may be too late in your build process, but what about having spring steel lips on the mag to replace the polymer lips that eventually wear out?

 

[Clevelandborn]

I'm in also. Keep up the great R&D!

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[DOOMSDAY TACTICAL]

It may be too late in your build process, but what about having spring steel lips on the mag to replace the polymer lips that eventually wear out?

I have over 3,000 rounds put through 4 stock S&W mags each with no wear issues. I have no problem redesigning the mag to fit steel lips. The problem in changing the design to fit steel lips will change the cost per magazine. I want to keep the price under $50 not go above it.

 

[Juvicator]

That's a very low round count for my mags. I've got a few that "stand up" rounds because the lips are worn out. It's the one area of the mag that will over time fail. The rims over time will wear out the polymer. Just a thought, it would increase the cost, but I would pay more for a mag that would out last all the rest.

 

[DOOMSDAY TACTICAL]

That's a very low round count for my mags. I've got a few that "stand up" rounds because the lips are worn out. It's the one area of the mag that will over time fail. The rims over time will wear out the polymer. Just a thought, it would increase the cost, but I would pay more for a mag that would out last all the rest.

I will look into making an insert under the polymer to address this issue. I will test it by the end of the week to make sure the mag's operate well with it. Thanks for the input.

 

[Ghost_Soldier]

IMO I think the idea of metal feed lips is a bad one. Unless your talking about making them like Glock magazines are, that might not be a bad idea.

 

[Juvicator]

Why would it be a bad idea? Even the glock mags are steel with a polymer jacket on the outside. The actual spot holding the round is steel.

 

[Ghost_Soldier]

Why would it be a bad idea? Even the glock mags are steel with a polymer jacket on the outside. The actual spot holding the round is steel.

Metal with a polymer jacket would be less likely to bend. That's why I said maybe like a Glock mag would work or even metal inserts with polymer on the outside of the inserts might work. The feed lips on my stock 15-22 mags are just fine and I've fired over 10,000 rounds through mine. Metal feed lips would also raise the price per mag.

Look at the PMAGs vs GI mags, PMAGs are far superior and they are all polymer.

 

[Surgical12ga]

I can tell you this it will be less than $50 per mag based on the quotes I received.

I'm all in!!!! Can you sell it as rebuild kits for us poor unfortunate souls in California?

 

[Majorlk]

I have over 3,000 rounds put through 4 stock S&W mags each with no wear issues. I have no problem redesigning the mag to fit steel lips. The problem in changing the design to fit steel lips will change the cost per magazine. I want to keep the price under $50 not go above it.

Don't mess with what works. Magazines aren't meant to last forever. Ask any competitive pistol shooter.

 

[Majorlk]

IMO I think the idea of metal feed lips is a bad one. Unless your talking about making them like Glock magazines are, that might not be a bad idea.

Agreed. My pistol mags' metal lips give me problems with bending and/or deforming.

 

[Juvicator]

What is bending them? All my mags are metal, except the 15-22 and the only ones that give me any problem are the 15-22 in the lip area.

 

[DOOMSDAY TACTICAL]

I'm all in!!!! Can you sell it as rebuild kits for us poor unfortunate souls in California?

I have a design for Cali, Hawaii, and New York Folks. I plan on reaching everyone which is why I have 3 different designs.

 

[TacoDaTugBoat]

I am very interested in the final product and reviews. I would avoid over developing the product until you have seen some of the reward. You can redesign to add metal lips if you decide to have more molds made. If these work well I would like to think I could purchase 2-5 of them. Looking forward to the next update.