DuraMag Review

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[@Houndshobby]

Duramag is made in my hometown. I’ve been using them since 2008! Simply the best magazines I have ever used!

[@bigmike716]

I bought a bunch of the Duramags 2 years ago, both steel and aluminum. They have been perfect for me. I have even had some loaded for 2 years and just used them and had ZERO issues.

[@djl5634]

They make the best 6.5grendel magazines on the market. My grendel replaced my 556 for defense because of these magazines. 1000s of rounds of cheap wolf never had 1 malfunction.

[@ricksmith7232]

@@djl5634 it sucks that now there isn’t really any cheap 6.5 grendel since the import ban on wolf and other Russian ammo

[@LKaramazov]

Is two years really that long of a time? I’ve heard they should work for decades, but I don’t know…

[@secondarytrollaccount666]

The thing that really wears down a mag spring is compression and depression

[@1911acolt1]

It’s funny how things go in circles..When I started all we had were alum mags..They could stay loaded..But if you drop them a couple times they would get stuck in mag wells and get issues with dented feed lips,followers getting stuck from dents in mag bodies etc… So then we went to pmags..You could drop them all day and they would bounce..Some one said they got split polymer..(I never had crack in over 13 years)So now everyone goes back to alum..That said I buy whatever I find deals on..You can’t go wrong with milspec alum,pmag lancer..

[@Critical-Defense]

I think we all just like to have options and variety but, we want the options and variety to be just as reliable with different pros and cons between the options. That way all bases can be covered. That, and consumers get bored and do have a tendency to repeat past trends as new consumers enter the market and old consumers leave it.

[@kalanipitmon7817]

Same. But 9/10 duramags are always cheaper than any magpul

[@celmer6]

I have 20 of the Duramags and they are good to go with no issues whatsoever.

[@RARufus]

For 7.62x39 ARs Duramags are the best.

[@joquin4618]

Got some of the aluminum ones and I really like them… but I also like lancer and Magpul gen 3 window mags… wish I could use them more often but ammo prices are through the roof !!

[@jefferyboring4410]

Reload I reload for 25c a shot

[@jklop7841]

I only stock up on the duramags. Love them.

[@vashmatrix5769]

Not used mine much with ammo prices but have never had a problem with them, think I have the aluminum type & so far it's great. One mag I'm going to test a lot that's interesting to me is the unimag.

[@capt.mike73ahoy14]

I used to use P mags but have returned to steel mags for my AR's. The P mags functioned fine for casual target shooting and are certainly reliable but the steel simply looks and feels better not to mention the durability you detailed. Good review. Thanks!

[@nelsonr1467]

Did you have issues with the Pmags?

[@nelsonr1467]

@Jon M just because the U.S military uses something doesn't mean it's good.

[@TerminalM193]

@@nelsonr1467 I find it hard to believe that the military would go with a more expensive option that would end up being inferior of a cheaper option... Yes, the military can be very spending conscious and cut corners with tons of different milspec "standards", but to spend MORE resources on an inferior product, design or process is practically non existent. @Jon M. - Alot of spec op teams seem to have moved to using more and more duramag specific magazines for their multi-platform & task rifles. Actually found this out through an ex operator and his team that was touring across the country giving 2 day training courses for pistol fighting and carbine platforms. I had maybe been to 2 or 3 specific classes and 4 or 5 different training courses and I had learned more in that two day period than I had in over almost 10 years time. If you ever get the opportunity to train with any legitimate training group that employees operators of any kind, jump on that opportunity asap. Those guys are a completely different breed of human.

[@midwestoutdoorsman]

@@TerminalM193 "but to spend MORE resources on an inferior product, design or process is practically non existent." Have you ever heard of the XM7 lol.

[@g.h.3049]

Bought a couple to try out a few months ago, normally I buy Okay mags , started out with P mags but have gravitated to aluminum mags. Edited to add: I stick with aluminum.

[@nelsonr1467]

Okay mags are the best

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@@nelsonr1467 get em while you can, Okay industries just announced they will cease production of their magazines end of this year (Dec 2022)

[@HatsuneM1ku01]

@@muddyhotdog4103 wtf for real. I better stock up for the next month then and just keep them sealed for a few years lol

[@muddyhotdog4103]

@@HatsuneM1ku01 yup!

[@kimboyonkers]

Only you could do a 20 Min video for a mag and have me enjoy the whole thing. Keep up the quality content 🤘🏿

[@kalanipitmon7817]

Every duramag i own and have used , has never let me down. Even had sum 30rnd 762x39 duramags for a x39 upper few yeats back n those worked good too. Had a rhought about switching to only duramags from now on , swapping out the magpuls on my kit should save me close to half a pound altogether

[@rbwood1978ify]

I’m in Nj with the 10 round cap. Duramag is the only supplier that I know of that produces 10 round, full size metal magazines which I definitely prefer over polymer

[@clloydhi]

Duramags are the only ones for your AR in 7.62x39!

[@jordanparker882]

Hello fellow Arpc member. Thanks for the review.

[@lentinikhalsa1]

The aluminum ones are awesome also.

[@lewis9888]

I wish Duramage would make 30 round stick mags for the 45ACP Thompson, 30 or 40 round mags for the Mini-14 and Mini-30, and 30 or 40 round steel mags for the AR-10 (308). It would also be great if they made 30 round mags for the CETME 308 caliber rifle. I'm sure there will be a huge need for magazines like these.

[@SquidGunman]

I have many of these and I really like them.

[@TerminalM193]

I got a great deal on a 20 pack of SOLGW stamped duramags. They took the place of my okay surefeed mags in my plate carrier after listening to an ex operator at a really cool 2 day carbine course I had the pleasure of attending. He was so passionate about his experience with a multitude of different magazines and sang duramags name at a point where he considered no other option. He also stated that for every new magazine you purchase to take them apart and hit both sides of the mags spring with a very quick dry lube pass. Idk if this truly is causing any beneficial return whatsoever but now for every new magazine I purchase it gets hit with a quick aerosol spray of Otis dry lube and then after about 45 minutes I'll pat dry any point of the spring that may look "wet" or a little too shiny.

[@HatsuneM1ku01]

No he didn’t. Duramags use metal half as thin as surefeed and d&h, are built crappier ( yiu can just see the bad build quality how the 2 half’s barely line up properly.) the fucking things bow out slightly when loaded, and duramags don’t load in and drop free from mag wells properly because of their shitty build quality. This dude I don’t believe ever ran any courses or he’s know how absolutely garbage duramags are and how cheap and flimsy they are or the fact they don’t hardly take a beating at all. The dude who told you to switch is an idiot. Surefeeds are quite literally the best on the market are are trusted by Leo and military and surefeed were chosen for military contracts based on how durable they were and how well they feed etc. don’t switch to duramags , your literally going backwards.

[@secondarytrollaccount666]

Been using palmetto state metal mags and gen 2 pmags.

[@TheTeeWorldsfreak]

I personally love steel GI mags I got a Beretta made steel GI one, it's my best mag Hopefully we can get a sale here in europe, because I would love to buy a few Duramags myself

[@OreGear]

I got one of those with my Beretta ARX. Great mag

[@djl5634]

I have used 6.5grendel cproduct 26rd duramags. 1000s of rounds of cheap wolf steel cased never had not 1 malfunction. They are the best

[@marklanfier8287]

Thanks for the video. I’ve got quite a few p mags but wanted to get some aluminum & steel mags. I’ve got some old Colt mags that are awesome. Tried using the AR stoner mags but they sucked. So this is great to see.

[@OreGear]

I’ve been very happy with the performance and I’ve purchased several more since.

[@poncho12335]

Dropped a loaded pmag from about 3 ft. Butterfingers small part of rear plate and rib broke into small pieces mag still works fine.I have several types but I prefer aluminum or steel.

[@lentinikhalsa1]

Big up to Justus Hall for Duramags! The FDE, bronze and ODG ano are fire 🔥

[@peteregger7928]

Do you think that the steel magazines will cause accelerated wear of the aluminum magazine well of the receiver? Good review!

[@OreGear]

I don’t think that’d be a problem. Otherwise HK 416s would be worn out

[@ExtremeSquared]

For every in/out of the steel mag in the aluminium well, the steel bcg blasts back and forth 30 times in the same piece of aluminium.

[@SlavicCelery]

The magwell could be wallered out and still be fine. As shown by flared mag wells. It's about the catch, which last time I checked was typically steel?

[@waterishdrake8693]

What I like about the C-product mags is it has almost 3in OAL idk if the Duramag kept that or not.

[@incognito1409]

Just curious to know, where do you stand now in comparison to your Lancer test 5 years ago? If you had to pick one, which would it be?

[@seanmtak7573]

That beretta is gorgeous. I want to pick up some steel ones ( only question is 5? Or 10? )

[@Cooldibs]

I’ve always used magpul and okayIndustrees but I’ll have to check these out!

[@alpinaca]

I’m pretty much stocked up on ar mags for the rest of my life but good to know these are steel. For me it goes HK, steel FN, Lancers, magpul emags+gen3, okay aluminum . No go list are troy, steel elanders. Would like to see the channel do a review of any Arsenal sam7k pistols, stay safe and have a great day.

[@muddybranch1678]

F.n. steel is my favorite, what did you find wrong with e-landers I got them cause they seem cLose to h.k.

[@alpinaca]

The elanders were cheapo aimsurplus… so possibly a bad lot. Failure to feed was the issue. Not going to fret the issue just keeping them in garage storage. And it was only one mag that failed in a colt and a spikes lower.

[@muddybranch1678]

@@alpinaca ive also seen those Korean ones that look exactly like e-landers

[@presidentmerkinmuffley6769]

@@muddybranch1678 I've had a handful of the Korean ones, they have worked fine so far.

[@jefferyboring4410]

Their web sight has blems with a blue follower for 10$ each or the red white blue set of 3 for 30$ they sell a ss 40 for 28$ id love to test one of those. Ss doesn’t rot

[@maverick_edc4014]

I really like these mags, I like them a lot better than the gen 3 pmags

[@joshuahawkins2743]

How do they stand up to brownells anyone know

[@nelsonr1467]

Have you tested Okay industries mags?

[@OreGear]

I have, but I haven’t done a video on them

[@johnscreekmark]

Are older C-Product 7.62x39 magazines different from the current Duramag versions?

[@Koj-Yog.Paj-Hlwb.Quav-Xwb]

Dura mag, e-lander, Ar-stoner,ASC D&H all.are food ar 15 magazine i use all Even promag no problems.. I got a few original colt ar magazine too..

[@stevenkennedy4130]

What bout a 1/2 track? Thanks for the share!!

[@RetSol61]

I like your “Retro” comment. My DIEMS date is 25 May 1982 and when we were issued M16A1s, we always used 30 round mags. I’m still partial to aluminum mags.

[@danielgrabske3545]

Is it possible to convert a 30 rnd. mag to a higher capacity mag for a 450 bushmaster???

[@OreGear]

I’m not sure

[@elbryan9]

Can you fully load these to standard 30 round capacity for tactical reloads or do you have to leave out a round or two?

[@TerminalM193]

These run perfectly fine at 30rd. The steel will never deform nomatter the temperature. On open bolt it feeds every time, on closed bolt it's a bit tighter than usual but not to the point you have to forcefully seat the magazine.

[@1purehavoc]

Mine does not drop free. Not sure why. It did once then never again. Seriously not being sarcastic or punny. I stuck the mag in once and it dropped. When to test it again. And I had to pull it out every time since

[@OreGear]

That’s weird

[@kungfupandas1]

What about the Brownell brand?

[@OreGear]

I haven’t tried any Brownells mags

[@ibpositivemostly7437]

Cool video thanks. I have nothing but steel mags.

[@jamieeisenhower1560]

Basically any of these steel mags aluminum are better than plastic right

[@ThePracticalPilgrim3]

Do y’all have them at Mazamas?

[@ThePracticalPilgrim3]

Never-mind! Finished the video… :)

[@hodlwise2470]

Prefer Okay or HK mags.

[@geraldmiller5232]

i buy all of my magazines from defense solutions group all are aluminum and they have magpul antitilt followers which i consider the very best follower on the market. i never buy anybody elses mag because i consider everything else as expensive junk.

[@OreGear]

Why even bother watching a video about a different magazine then?

[@kennethherrick8436]

I only bought one and it would not drop free. They are thicker metal so that might be a small problem.

[@HatsuneM1ku01]

They are thinner metal than surefeed and yiu can literally see the sides now out when you load them. They don’t drop free because they are made poorly and yiu can see the two mags half’s barely line up even. Just stick to surefeeds. I know because I’ve measured them with calipers and duramags metal is half as thick as surefeed.

[@edcicoria]

Does the word verbose apply here?

[@nelsonr1467]

Where did you get those tan pants?

[@OreGear]

The ones I’m assuming you’re referring to were from LA Police Gear

[@timvogelpohl5265]

Ok industries >dura mag

[@muddyhotdog4103]

Agreed.. get em while you can, Okay industries just announced they will cease production of their magazines end of this year (Dec 2022)

[@scottfennell6568]

Too bad they closed.

[@Vladpryde]

Got 4 Steel and 4 Aluminum DuraMags before this Measure 114 BS gets here. I plan to buy some E-Lander steel mags too. I'm in Linn County.....what range are you at?

[@Q..M]

Ask not for lighter mags, but pray for a stronger body 🤝.

[@bev8200]

The lips on pmags crack and break if dropped on them.

[@TerminalM193]

I've seen that this is rather hard to replicate and can only reliably be done so on a fully loaded magazine that's already seen its fair share of rounds and is dropped specifically feed lips pointed down towards hard cement from anywhere between 4-8 feet. That exact scenario would be EXTREMELY hard to actually happen in a real world context. If you're dropping any kind of fully loaded magazine at such distances while fighting over a hard surface then you've found yourself in one wild ass, Jon wick high flying, action packed situation! Also, if you take a steel or aluminum mag and do the same test you'll find that yes they don't split or lose retention they will now refuse to seat in any magwell.

[@ninorcsinned3465]

They shouldn't be as shiny as they are..

[@JR15A2]

Why anyone would choose anything other than Gen3 PMags these days is beyond me. That being said, the only metal mags from the nostalgia box in my gun room that I would trust my life to are Okay Industries Surefeed aluminum GI mags.

[@OreGear]

There are guns that Gen 3 PMAGS don’t fit. Also you must have missed the announcement that Surefeed mags aren’t a thing anymore.

[@JR15A2]

@@OreGear Sounds like you're a bit behind the times. That used to be a thing with the Gen1/Gen2, but what firearm that any serious professional is trying to use today won't take a Gen3? I'm well aware Okay Industries got out of the magazine business. I still have quite a few, but I don't really do anything with them unless I'm feeling nostalgic and pull one of my old Colts out of the safe or something.

[@OreGear]

Cope answer is full of cope

[@JR15A2]

@@OreGear Hmm, could you translate that into something a mature adult over age 24 would understand?

[@adamg574]

I like to have a variety. I’ve got gen 2 & 3 pmags, elanders, lancers and duramags. All work well for me.

[@masterxiong7368]

I did not like these mags. The aluminum ones work better, is lighter and just as durable as the steel mags.

[@HatsuneM1ku01]

Trash ass mags that bow when loaded , don’t fit in and out of mag wells very well, sharp edges and do t loaded smoothly. I’ll stick with surefeed sand d&h. Why buy trash junk when much better mags are out there for 3 bucks more. Matter of fact tye best mags on the market for 3 bucks more. Not to mention they aren’t very durable and use thin pot metal compared to d&h and surefeeds. They even feel cheap and flimsy compared to the other 2. These are at best range mags. I’ll never trust my life to these

[@filippocorti6760]

Have you tried ones of recent manufacture?

[@HatsuneM1ku01]

@@filippocorti6760 I bought mine the day of my comment lol. And I bought a pink one for shits and giggles. Seems to be a common thing these are junk at my training courses so I picked one up and it was just like everyone was saying . They are garbage. Stick to surefeed and d&h, they are actually battlefield and military proven and field tested. Duramag is what you throw in your psa for the range day. There’s no reason to buy literal junk when surefeed, d&h and magpuls are 1-2 dollars more. Literally no reason

[@filippocorti6760]

@@HatsuneM1ku01 I'm surprised. They've been getting a lot of good reviews, although you are in a good position to judge. Maybe the ones in your training courses weren't recent manufacture. I just received several of their straight, 20 round mags made of stainless steel. I haven't tried them yet...Surefeed is ending their production of magazines. I think this year. D&H is good, of course. They don't make straight 20 rounders, though. Rather curved ones.

[@HatsuneM1ku01]

@@filippocorti6760 they are just build poorly and arent durable despite the name lol. Like I said much better off with d&h or surefeeds. They only get good reviews of KZbinrs shooting with them on bench rest shooting at the range. Sure they do the job but their are much better metal mags on the market to not even waste time or energy on duramags. Surefeed/okay, d&h, Hk, brownelles. Duramag uses thinner steel/aluminum and they look and feel like they are literally slapped together. This causes issues with rounds not fitting properly if the two mag halves aren’t properly centered and also causes mag drop/insertion issues. Duramags overall are just poorly made and use thinner metal to make them. So just dropping an empty one and they are bad and they don’t take a lot of abuse.

[@filippocorti6760]

@@HatsuneM1ku01 The Duramag stainless steel are half the thickness of aluminum mags due to being designed that way. They claim their stainless ones are stronger than aluminum mags and are just a little heavier. I guess I'll find out in the future...As for Brownells, you'd be surprised how many bad reviews there are for their mags on their site. Check it out.

[@BStott]

Argh. So much empty blabbing. I left at 1:18 minutes.

[@OreGear]

Thanks for the engagement

[@floridaman9026]

I stopped using Duramag magazines when a few of their employees started posting "support BLM" crap on social media. Okay industries are much better anyway if you take a close look at the quality of the builds in these magazines.

[@OreGear]

If you want companies to force their employees to have certain opinions, I’ve got some bad news for you.

[@floridaman9026]

@OreGear that's not what I'm saying. I personally don't wish to spend my money with companies who's beliefs line up with a terrorist organization such as BLM. People are free to think what they want and support who they want. Same as how free I am to spend my money where I choose too.

[@dirtydan73]

@@floridaman9026 What the company does and what their employees do are not the same thing. The company has not come out in support of anything, nor are they forcing their employees to change their opinions - I don’t consider that to be an issue

[@nelsonr1467]

Okay industries are the best USGI mags

[@muddyhotdog4103]

Sucks cuz Okay industries just announced they will cease production of their magazines end of this year (Dec 2022)

[@sleigh4019]

Its funny when ppl say the aluminum weren't good mags your 100% correct they were spouse to be used 1 or 2 times and tossed from what I was reading ..they were made so they could be reloaded in the field if needed that's it when you got back tossed out ..in that case I'm sure they were great

[@OreGear]

That was only the first generation mags used in Vietnam. They learned pretty quick that they’re not going to be a one time use item.

[@sleigh4019]

I'm becoming a huge fan of the carbon fiber hex mags I think I have 6-8 now and there great

[@OreGear]

I’m so sorry

[@herbertfieldscompetitivesh3827]

I won a hex mag at an USPSA match. It was junk, wouldn't drop free. I have it set as a last resort mag.

[@rmichaelzachary8574]

I only have one piece of advice to metal mag manufacturers: follow DD's example and do +2 mag capacity so that people can load a full 30 or 20 in your mags with reliable feeding. You might consider ribbing your metal mags so that they hold up like the better polymer mags. It's because of these issues I went PMAG M3/Lancer/DD over SS Duramags.