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ETS AR-15 Magazines
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Site Admin   Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve 
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This isn't really a "review" since they haven't left the house yet . . . more of a "magazine pics" thread.
 Anyhow, Botach had the ETS AR-15 magazines on sale recently for $12.50 apiece, so I bought some. I've been happy with my ETS mags for the Glock (see my review here), so I was hoping for some coolness for the ARs as well. Note that the ETS AR mags come in two versions, standard and "with integrated coupling system." Well, who doesn't like to couple?!! Sounds like a no-brainer to me. So here's one of my ARs (shout out to BadKarma for this one!) with the ETS mag:  Looks good, eh? But let's rotate it around a bit....     You can just keep attaching as many as you'd like, but I stopped at four . . . didn't want it to get too heavy, lol. I loaded all of them using stripper clips and the StripLULA, and they worked fine except that the very last round in the clip didn't quite snap in unless I gave it a little extra shove. No big deal, but it felt a little different than my other mags. Still gotta get them out to the range now . . . . _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Mon Jul 04, 2016 2:32 pm |
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Site Supporter   Location: Camano Island, Wa Joined: Sun Aug 18, 2013 Posts: 987 Real Name: Grant
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I shot three new ets AR mags today. I had feeding issues I've never had with my pmags. Could have been the ammo, but I'm gonna stick with pmags from now on.
Also, they wouldn't drop free when empty like my pmags. I tried it in three different rifles. |
| Mon Jul 04, 2016 3:42 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve
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Grantizzle wrote: Also, they wouldn't drop free when empty like my pmags. Have you tried hanging three loaded mags off of the empty one? _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Mon Jul 04, 2016 4:43 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771 Real Name: John
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MadPick wrote: Grantizzle wrote: Also, they wouldn't drop free when empty like my pmags. Have you tried hanging three loaded mags off of the empty one?  Well, that's one way to get them to drop free.I think I will stick with Pmags. _________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Mon Jul 04, 2016 5:17 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve
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Grantizzle wrote: I shot three new ets AR mags today. I had feeding issues I've never had with my pmags. Could have been the ammo, but I'm gonna stick with pmags from now on. Also, they wouldn't drop free when empty like my pmags. I tried it in three different rifles. I got mine to the range today. I left all four mags coupled together, and just went for it and did mag dumps. The mags worked fine and I didn't have any feeding issues. When I got home, I un-coupled the mags and checked to see if they would drop free. I tried six different ARs from five different lower manufacturers, and they all dropped free. Then I decided to go check the composite Plum Crazy as well; the mag went in and out easily so I think it would drop free . . . except that the mag wouldn't go into the gun far enough to even lock into place.  See the pic below; there's a ridge on the mag that hits the magwell, and prevents it from going in farther. I tried a few other mag types with the Plum Crazy, and they all worked.  Bottom line: The ETS mags worked just fine for me except that they wouldn't lock into the Plum Crazy lower. Grantizzle, do you have the "coupling" version of the ETS mags? Or the standard version? _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Wed Jul 06, 2016 6:48 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: Camano Island, Wa Joined: Sun Aug 18, 2013 Posts: 987 Real Name: Grant
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I have the non coupling.
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| Wed Jul 06, 2016 7:00 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: White Center Joined: Thu Mar 17, 2011 Posts: 6489
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Don't we have a blog for reviews like this?
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| Wed Jul 06, 2016 11:27 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve
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Well, I was just putting some guns away and thought I'd post a follow-up.....
The gun I used for the four mag dumps yesterday was the same one shown in the OP, the USO Rifle that was donated and assembled by WaGuns members as part of a very generous contribution to the USO back in 2012. As you can see in the OP and also in the photo below, the rifle was coated (Duracoat? I'm not sure) in green. The coat was applied not only to the receiver but also to the buffer tube and the barrel. So here's the "before" picture, and you can see that the barrel is the same green color as the receiver:  As I was sending those 120 rounds downrange, I noticed that the barrel was smoking a little . . . here's the after pic:  Yeah, the lighting is different (notice the different handguard color), but you can see that the barrel is now a nice brown color rather than green.....  It's not peeling or anything, but it definitely changed color. _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:26 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771 Real Name: John
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It was smoking and smelled funny too....
I figure you just put the final "cure" to that coating with that 120 rd dump. You went all Rambo and shit on that bitch. _________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:39 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve
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How many rounds would it take to get the receiver to match?
Or even . . . the buffer tube?  _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:44 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: East of Japan, not by much. Joined: Fri Jun 3, 2011 Posts: 12990
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usrifle wrote: It was smoking hot and smelled funny too, like my crazy ex girlfriend.... You went all Paul Blart Mall Cop and shit on that bitch. There. Fixed It For You. _________________ Give a man a fish, and he will eat for a day. Give a man a fishing pole, and he will drink too much beer, get tangled in fish line, hook himself in the nose casting, fall overboard, and either drown, or, go home hungry and wet. Give a man a case of dynamite, and he will feed the whole town for a year! BE ON NOTICE: PRIVACY NOTICE: Warning - any person and/or institution and/or Agent and/or Agency of any governmental structure including but not limited to the United States Federal Government also using or monitoring/using this website or any of its associated websites, you do NOT have my permission to utilize any of my profile information nor any of the content contained herein including, but not limited to my photos, and/or the comments made about my photos or any other "picture" art posted on my profile. You are hereby notified that you are strictly prohibited from disclosing, copying, distributing, disseminating, or taking any other action against me with regard to this profile and the contents herein. The foregoing prohibitions also apply to your employee, agent, student or any personnel under your direction or control. The contents of this profile are PRIVATE and legally privileged and confidential information, and the violation of my personal privacy is punishable by law. UCC 1-103 1-308 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED WITHOUT PREJUDICE |
| Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:47 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve
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It's like RENCORP was a fly on the wall.
_________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
| Thu Jul 07, 2016 2:54 pm |
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Site Supporter Location: RENTON Joined: Fri Mar 25, 2011 Posts: 20771 Real Name: John
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Damn Canadians!
_________________ Mr. Q wrote: so basically, if you have to smoke some asshole, make sure they become fertilizer and then Bounce? got it. Guntrader wrote: Huh, maybe I was an asshole. NRA Member/RSO SAF 5 Year Donor GOA Member |
| Thu Jul 07, 2016 3:45 pm |
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Site Supporter  Location: Midwest Joined: Thu Oct 2, 2014 Posts: 8645
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Grantizzle wrote: I shot three new ets AR mags today. I had feeding issues I've never had with my pmags. Could have been the ammo, but I'm gonna stick with pmags from now on. Also, they wouldn't drop free when empty like my pmags. I tried it in three different rifles. I had some challenges today with my lancer mag not locking in. Not sure if it was the mag or the lower (might have been using my Aero Lower instead of my RA.) Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk _________________ Massivedesign wrote: I am thinking of a number somewhere between none of and your business. |
| Sat Jul 16, 2016 2:37 pm |
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Site Admin Location: Renton, WA Joined: Sun Mar 13, 2011 Posts: 52032 Real Name: Steve
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Update on the ETS mags....
I used two ETS mags almost exclusively for my recent hunting trip, where I shot over 1000 rounds suppressed through both an AR and a Mossberg MVP. I say "suppressed" because that means that everything was filthy. The fed just fine, no problems whatsoever. It was REALLY convenient to be able to look through the mag wall to see how many rounds I had left.  My only complaint is that with the AR I had to give the mag an extra whack to get it seated properly, as I was having the same problem as shown in my post above. This was a different AR, with an Aero Precision aluminum lower. I may take the Dremel to that rib on the mag to see what happens.... _________________ Steve Benefactor Life Member, National Rifle Association Life Member, Second Amendment Foundation Patriot & Life Member, Gun Owners of America Life Member, Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms Legal Action Supporter, Firearms Policy Coalition Member, NAGR/NFGR Please support the organizations that support all of us. Leave it cleaner than you found it. |
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