I have heard nothing bad about the 20's and even the 30's as long as they werent canadian made. I figure you cant have too many loaded mags when TSHTF so I am going to try it. They also sold couplers but I didnt want any of them.
Whats the story on Thermold Mags?
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IcedDog
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Received my Mags
I received my Thermold Master Molder Mags today. Plus a refund on the sale price difference. One thing I can tell you is that the spring is not weak. In fact the spring seems stronger than my other mags, I will load them up and see it that holds true. They dont look bad, heavily supported on the sides by thick ribbing and the followers dont tilt very much at all. Time will tell...got my fingers crossed. Gonna load them up as soon as I finish this post.
I received my Thermold Master Molder Mags today. Plus a refund on the sale price difference. One thing I can tell you is that the spring is not weak. In fact the spring seems stronger than my other mags, I will load them up and see it that holds true. They dont look bad, heavily supported on the sides by thick ribbing and the followers dont tilt very much at all. Time will tell...got my fingers crossed. Gonna load them up as soon as I finish this post.
Ok I hit them with just a spurt of tri flow...I do that to all my mags, teflon the inside of the mag casing. They loaded easy, when it says 20 or 30, there must be a stop in the mag because you cannot compress the follower any further. I loaded 15 in the 20's and 25 in the 30's just to see how they do. If I have no problems with them then I will load them to the limit and see how they do. I still say 5 mags for 20 bucks if they work is a good deal, if they dont I will bet they will burn real good, or make excellent targets. LOL
crracer_712
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I vote targets, if it comes to that, but I bet it doesn't. And 5 mags for the 20 bucks is damn cheap!
I use many brands of mags. My favorite unfortunately are very expensive. They are the H&K mags. They are flawless. Around $60 ea.!!!!!!The Thermolds I've used seemed fine even in COLD weather.
61n149w shows you to be used to very cold weather..
OK, went an reresighted in the 4-16x44 scope on my sport. Just a few clicks of adjustment and I was there. I let my nephew (the LEO) shoot my sport and help me test out the Thermolds. They worked flawlessly even loaded them to the max and they worked as good as any mag I own. We then went Pdog hunting. I let my nephew shoot my Sport and I shot my Savage 93r17 bolt action. Let us just say I really need to teach him to shoot. We took turns shooting at the Pdogs, he missed 3 shots and then I took it out with my 17. He missed 2 shots and then I took the second one out with my 17. I saw one come up and was walking around the mound quite a ways off. I took the sport and nailed it. I quickly got another shot at a second one not quite as far and I nailed it. We used the range finder to find out my shots. The first one was at 262 Yards and the next one was at 214 yards. Federal XM193f and a Thermold 30 round Magazine. So I knew it wasn't the rifle, I handed it back to him and let him try a few more. I believe he isn't centering the scope correctly cause he shoots way high every time. This is the same one who asked me to teach him to shoot his Remington 770 .308 800 yards. I got a lot of work to do. Speaking of Remington's. The new higher end Remington Rifles are all coming with a 5R barrel.
akviper
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FWIW, I had a couple of the Thermold 20s for my duty rifle. I loaded them to 18 rounds and both mags failed to feed after riding in the rifles for a few months. The rifles were a Colt M16 and a Colt AR15 carbine. The mag lips spread and would not feed properly. They worked fine when new but if kept loaded in the gun they were unreliable. They would probably work as a range mag if kept unloaded when not in use.
That said, I carried Gi aluminum and Magpul 20 rounders for months and never had a problem. The Thermolds are in the for sale box (with full disclosure) waiting for the next gun show.
That said, I carried Gi aluminum and Magpul 20 rounders for months and never had a problem. The Thermolds are in the for sale box (with full disclosure) waiting for the next gun show.
I am going to try them out for a while, I hope that my experience is not like akviper but mine wont be riding around in the vehicle like it would if I were a leo and it was my carry weapon. But thanks for the info, if I need to keep them unloaded until I plan on using them then I will do that but I hope not. Still for 20 bucks 5 mags is cheap.
crracer_712
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Give one a test Grover, keep one loaded at all times. Give the others a rest.
Wtex
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I have a few of the 20rd Thermolds and have never had a problem with them. They work well at the range, but I don't leave them loaded. From what I've read about them, the 30 round Thermolds have more problems. CDNN runs a sale nearly every weekend, often with Pmags for $11, if you plan on ordering from them wait till Friday to see what their new special is.
I got a whole bunch of 20 rounders as freebies when I bought my 15T. I used it once and threw them back in the safe. The mag somehow loaded two rounds at the same time. I was able to eject one round, but the other somehow got lodged between the bolt carrier and the gas tube. Keep in mind, this was a brand-new AR that I just cleaned thoroughly and lubed the night before. I took it apart and tried again, same situation. Asked the gunsmith to take a look at it, and it happened to him too. He finally tried out a PMAG and had no problems. I ended up buying the PMAGs which solved the problem, but now my gas tube is crooked.
These mags are terrible, don't waste your money.
These mags are terrible, don't waste your money.
I have taken them to the range 5 times now, only using my thermolds, I have yet to exhibit any kind of issues with them. I know that they are cheap, I have my original PMag and 2 usgi mags that came with the rifle. But for range use and pdog hunting they have yet to show me any problems. I have one 20 rounder that I keep loaded to the top. My 30's I just load 25 rounds in and my other 20's I load 15 but other than the one day I dont do mag dumps. No problems yet.
You're lucky. I'm still waiting for CDDN to send me a call tag to return ship the unusable 10-rounders. But on a positive note the steel mags from Midway came in yesterday so my next range trip should be more productive.
-Bill
I found my first problem with the thermold 30 rounders last night. I loaded one up to 25 rounds and put it into my rifle and was casing it up. If I need it I will be able to pull it out of the case, charge it and go. No kids, no grandkids no one to mess with them and nobody but my wife and I have access to them, for everyone who might have safety issues with that statement. An unloaded gun is a stick. Anyway it was the first time I had tried one since I put the Make Magwell Grip on....the magazine has some ridges that circle the mag for strength and support. Anyhow it got stuck on the Magwell Grip and I had to loosen the Grip to get it out. I had picked up 4 brand new 30 round metal USGI mags yesterday brand new in the package. And I had loaded them up also. I reinstalled my Magwell Grip and tried all of my Magazines, the only ones that hangup are the two Thermold 30 round magazines. Anyhow I have retired them until I figure out what I have to do to fix the problem but all the 20's work and have given me absolutely no problems so I stuck one of them in the rifle an put it away. I have a 6 mag over the shoulder milsurp mag pouch that is full now and the mag pouches on my gun bag are full of 20's and the two 30 round thermolds are in the box of extra parts. which by the way keeps getting bigger.
