Thermold AR Mags.?????

[Littlejoe]

Can anyone tell me if the Thermold AR Mags. any good? I found a place on line that has 30RD. Thermold AR-15 Type Mags. for $62 bucks for a pack of 10. It said they are New Canadian 30rd, with removable floor plates. Composite molded body and follower,Coated steel spring. Will they work in a colt M-4? Thanks for the help.

Littlejoe

 

[Mosinguy]

I hear the Thermold magazines are terrible.

 

[U.S. Patriot]

Can't speak for the AR mags, but I did have some of their AK mags. They where better than surplus in my opinion.

 

[atvdave]

I have 10 of them (AR 30rd).... never had a problem..

 

[toomuchfun57]

not a fan

I recently bought 5 20 rnds and 5 30 rnds and had to take a dremel to them to get them to feed my Spikes AR

 

[LEaSH]

I hear the Thermold magazines are terrible.

You should try them, actually.

 

[nucone]

I have 3 of the 20 rnd Thermold. They work but nothing to write home about. I don't use them anymore. Now I only buy STANAG, PMags, Troy, Lancet, CAA etc. The quality of these mags are far superior to Thermolds. Plus there are an awful lot of sharp edges on the Thermolds particularly on the feed lips that do quite a job on your fingers.

 

[sig1473]

I hear the Thermold magazines are terrible.

The key word is HEAR. I have multiple 30rd Thermolds that are absolutely flawless. Some are even marked from being used by the Canadian Army. Moral of the story is that these are GTG. I store them loaded and periodically check them. I haven't had a problem yet.

 

[LEaSH]

I have 10 of them (AR 30rd).... never had a problem..

I have 10 or so also. Never a problem with the half dozen I've used so far.

I don't store any of them loaded, however. That may be where some folks are having issues with the polymer being overstressed.

 

[nucone]

You should try them, actually.

Wouldn't that mean a stated opinion would then be based on actual first hand knowledge? I thought this was the internet - ROFL

 

[griffin]

I don't know who Mosinguy heard that from, but Thermolds are fine. In fact, the Canadian military uses, or at least used to use them. I have some and have never had any problems.

 

[Littlejoe]

I don't know who Mosinguy heard that from, but Thermolds are fine. In fact, the Canadian military uses, or at least used to use them. I have some and have never had any problems.

You are right, They are or were used by Canadian Gov. It is stamped on them. or so they told me when I just ordered them. I got them for $6.20 each and they are new un-used.We will see. Thanks .

 

[sig1473]

Some of mine are stamped with a Canadian leaf.

 

[Catfish33]

Mind sharing what site has that mag deal?

 

[tradertator]

I've never had a problem with them feeding, but I much rather a something from Magpul, Troy, or Lancer.

 

[Jarhead1775]

I have 2 of them. They fit good, but would not release smoothly. I had to shave the sides just a little bit to make them function as I thought they should. After that, they work quite well.

 

[NathanJefferson]

I've got a couple, I haven't had issues with them feeding, but I haven't used them that much. They are much softer plastic and will break much easier than the other plastic mags out there.

I hit one with a standard claw hammer and cracked it. Same test on magpul, the hammer just bounces off and the mag is fine.

FWIW these were 20 rd mags I got from CDNN investments.

 

[Littlejoe]

Mind sharing what site has that mag deal?

I ordered them from Sportsman's Guide, I have been ordering alot from them and they give good service. Ammo is hit or miss. If you watch you can get some good deals.

 

[slimplmbr]

I know Bradis used to carry them and would do a 3/$20 special every now and then. I bought a few 30 red mags and have never had a problem with them. I used them in Spikes, Tactical Innovations, and a Mega billet lower.

 

[bmyers]

They do have some sharp edges and can tend to be a little rough. That being said they run fine and can be left loaded and won't crack, unlike some of the pmags.