sa 80 mags

[jon]

alright so in the world of AR magazines what is the defining factor to SA80 mags other than being steel.

 

[vellnueve]

They work... That's about it.

 

[jrbtzx12r]

They're a little heavier, but seem to work fine.

 

[MassMark]

They are reliable and robust - a little tougher than a USGI mag.

 

[CrabPirate]

a little tougher? heh, yeah, and .500S&W round's recoil is a little more stout than a .45acp's. They are tough as a non-polymer magazine can be. They are definitely heavy though. They have an odd finish on them though, almost feels like the beginning of steel oxidation. I like it though. I just bought two off that magazine group buy, and I'll be installing magpul followers today, so those kind of rig any reliability test. They work 100% thus far in my Bushmaster M4A3, with both wolf 62gr, and Remington .55gr UMC.

Hope this helps;
-James G.

 

[Dench]

the SA80 mag is in the same family of magazines that the AR15 uses. most NATO rifles will take a STANAG magazine.

more information on it look here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STANAG_magazine

 

[jrbtzx12r]

a little tougher? heh, yeah, and .500S&W round's recoil is a little more stout than a .45acp's. They are tough as a non-polymer magazine can be. They are definitely heavy though. They have an odd finish on them though, almost feels like the beginning of steel oxidation. I like it though. I just bought two off that magazine group buy, and I'll be installing magpul followers today, so those kind of rig any reliability test. They work 100% thus far in my Bushmaster M4A3, with both wolf 62gr, and Remington .55gr UMC.

Hope this helps;
-James G.

James, are you sure you want to install Magpul followers? I know the Gen III followers aren't supposed to be installed in steel mags. I believe the actual dimensions of the SA80 mags are different.