Clear AR15 Magazines??

SilentKnight

I saw an AR15 on GB with a preban clear magazine like a SIG 551, or HK G36. I cant find the auction anymore, so does anybody know who makes them?

DancesWithSheep

Ramline, but they are ca-ca.

dotcom_guy30

they were some in the early days (pre ban) that were made for a mini 14 and the same mag claimed it could also be used in an ar-15 that were clear but did nit work so hot in an ar -15 worked good in mini 14 dont remember who made them this is just my experince with the mags if they are the same ones

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GreenLantern

I have one. Had to sand the p!ss of out it to get it to even begin to fit. Still have it, but have never used it.

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gap1916

Yes Ram Line makes them and they are still around for sale. The were designed to work in the AR-15, AR-180 and the Mini 14's. I have used them in all three rifles. I would not depend on them for self defence but as a range mag they worked OK for me. My 2 cents [8D]

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drobs

quote:Originally posted by dotcom_guy30
they were some in the early days (pre ban) that were made for a mini 14 and the same mag claimed it could also be used in an ar-15 that were clear but did nit work so hot in an ar -15 worked good in mini 14 dont remember who made them this is just my experince with the mags if they are the same ones

the thing that scares me is that we could be living in someone else's own reality


I found the reverse to be true. Ram Line mags would work in the AR but not in the Mini 14. Get yourself some good GI mags much better than those Ramline mags.

Regards,

dotcom_guy30

sorry drobs i knew it was one or the other to long ago

the thing that scares me is that we could be living in someone else's own reality

mark christian

Some years ago there were a couple of other brand of clear plastic AR and Mini-14 magazines. One type was produced by Eagle International in Colorado and was unique in that the magazines used a bizzare set flat steel "clockwork" type springs that would unwind from inside the plastic follower and pull the rounds up rather than pushing them from the magazine's base. A novel concept which left me unimpressed in 1987 and I remain even less impressed today! You don't see those magazines around very often and there are a few good reasons why!

Another company was Defense Molding Enterprises which was based here in SoCal. These magazines would fit an AR or AR-180 and used piano wire springs which I thought were way to fragile and weak. The ones I was given as samples for my Colt M16 and AR-18 dealer sales samples (the company was eager for police business and military sales) either split along the so-called reinfocing rib at the base of the magazine or had the plastic feed lips of the magazine shear off during rapid fire. Plastic AK magazines use steel inserts at the lips and high stress points to gaurd against these types of failures. On full auto the weak springs lacked the power to deliver the rounds into the rifles fast enough and eithr jammed the gun or caused misfires.

I was so unimpressed with these folks magazines that the people at the company offered me plenty free replacements if I would NOT tell anyone about the problems I had with their product until they corrected the defects. I told them they could keep their magazines but that I'd keep my mouth shut. I'm sure that that company is long out of business so 15 years later it is time to tell all! I have no experience with Ramline's AR magazines but I have low expectations of quality from that firm.

Mark T. Christian