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With all due respect to those who are serving, any time I hear “my buddy who was in the army said....” I immediately ignore whatever follows that.

For starters, most guys in the military have no idea how their rifles actually work or what makes them stop working. Honestly, it’s incredibly rare to even find one who can shoot exceptionally well. If they don’t know how they work, and most are minimally proficient at using them, why should we bother with what they think about them?

Especially when that “insider knowledge” flies in the face of objective, long term, verified testing.

Yeah it’s a miracle the Army could win any battles in Iraq or Afghanistan with as many inept Soldiers as we have..

Easy there, killer.

Nobody called soldiers inept. I said that most don’t understand how their rifles actually work. And that’s true. That doesn’t make them inept at war fighting, it just means they’re not a go-to source for what makes a rifle work.

Lots of exceptional craftsmen build incredible things without knowing exactly how to repair their broken power tools. Same same.

And be real honest, in all of the army infantry...how common is it to find a soldier who shoots exceptionally well? Not “I qualified” or even “I qualified really well by military standards”, but “that guy is a truly exceptional shooter”. Is it common or rare? Taking the infantry as a whole, we both know it’s rare.

And the average infantryman doesn’t have to be an exceptional shot or possess armorer level knowledge to win a gunfight, or for the army to win a battle.

But you already knew that, too. So spare us the straw man.

I’ve posted as much as I’m going to pretty recently and I’m not going to again. Folks are willing to ignore or dismiss anything or everything I say. The internet is a big place and I’m just some guy.

Folks are also welcome to point out where I’m wrong or give out bad advice.

I’ve posted as much as I’m going to pretty recently and I’m not going to again. Folks are willing to ignore or dismiss anything or everything I say. The internet is a big place and I’m just some guy.

Folks are also welcome to point out where I’m wrong or give out bad advice.

Thanks for coming in and posting Bluedreaux. I for one appreciate your contributions on this forum and look forward to your posts .

Thanks for coming in and posting Bluedreaux. I for one appreciate your contributions on this forum and look forward to your posts .

Bluedreaux,

Since we are verifying sources, I'm wondering if you can detail your qualifications and why your opinions are to be trusted regarding the AR15 platform? I don't frequent this forum that much, so if I missed it, I apologize.

To be totally upfront, I have valued some of your posts over the years. That said, I don't know if you're the resident guru, or the forum bully

IIRC, you are an instructor of some sort? If so, are you willing to elaborate?

Thanks,

J

I’ve posted as much as I’m going to pretty recently and I’m not going to again. Folks are willing to ignore or dismiss anything or everything I say. The internet is a big place and I’m just some guy.

Folks are also welcome to point out where I’m wrong or give out bad advice.

Right next to hotel California was 1st Armor Division HQ parked out front Division HQ were 2 M1 Abrams tanks, I had friend who was a tanker in 1-32 a tank bn in one 1AD brigades. I asked him about those tanks he told me those 2 tanks had rounds in the tube ready.

Thanks for the post. I don't know why I had mil/leo carbine instructor in my head. I still respect your stated position, and like I mentioned earlier, I do appreciate your posts.

Maybe some of the Army guys are still stuck on the cold weather drop tests where the PMAG feed lips cracked. The mag still functioned, and the ambient temperature specified for the test is extreme. Maybe just biased.

Jason

Gen II PMAGs were available at the outpost PXs, and had a reputation for cracking and swelling, but you could buy them if you needed to - both in Iraq and in Afghanistan.

Some were used to fill unit shortages, some were issued to the Ops types, and a lot were bought "just because".

Use them hard - they wore out, I have Glock magazines that do the same thing - drop a metal mag enough, and it will dent or bend a feed lip and be just as unusable.

The Safety Message that 79S refers to banned "all" poly magazines - not just PMAGs - in April 2012, this affected Troy and number of other magazine suppliers.

The Army corrected the message within a month or two - as the PMAG was already in the supply system with an NSN for ordering and issue.

As of 2017, the Army authorized the PMAG GEN 3 for issue and replacement.