Comments on: New TangoDown ARC AR-15 Magazine

By: ACT

ACT — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 11:30:41 +0000

I have just finished testing on 15 mags I supply magazines to people who use them for a living, and have to say, SS mags, P mags, colt mags, can’t compare to the tango down arc mag. the 20′ drop loaded on the feed lips and the run over with the expedition sold me. Those who bitch about $10 hopefully respect the fact that regardless of equipment cost it should not fail. I will say the arc mags were prototypes and production pieces are coming, if they perform like the prototypes this is the best mag on the market. size is a slight issue but I believe new pouches are being offered.

By: nature223

nature223 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:27:42 +0000

sure..

By: nature223

nature223 — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:25:50 +0000

pmags..crap??
a DISPOSABLE MAGAZINE??
are you on crack??
yeah,it has postive no over insertion feature…
yeah,it seals…
it NEEDS?!?!? new mag pouches,when there is umpteenkaafrickingazillion
mag pouches the PMAGS already fit,dimensionally there are the SAME,as GI.
it NEEDS?!?!?! a new handling technology..obvious HEAVY TAP RACK BOOM technique,what if your injured and your mag hand is fragged?
great features do not negate the PMAGS obvious strengths and ability for loading till the cows come home with the added lip protector/dust cover.
drive over that magazine,do LINE LOCKS on it,put the STEERING axle on it,SHOOT IT WITH AN AK-47 ROUND,AND CUT THE MAG SPRING AND HAVE IT PROJECT UPWARD..THROUGH THE FEEDLIPS,AND THEN STILL FUNCTION PERFECTLY.
try that with the tango…then load and fire it for positive function…bet it WONT,you cannot service it,ah chuck it…it’s disposable
I’ve seen pmags positively tortured…shot,driven over,and their CHEAPER..
no need for the tango downs unless your an over budgeted gov franchise,with throw away needs…
go MAGPUL..

By: Pilot

Pilot — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 20:44:17 +0000

Anyone who has used PMAGS for a extended periord of time, knows what a piece of crap they are. I have shot the new Tango Mag and it has some great features.

By: Bart

Bart — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 17:42:11 +0000

I had lunch with SMGLee yesterday and handled one of the new mags.

- The spring will go 200,000 cycles! So, it will never need to be replaced.
- The spring has a special coating for rust, and friction.
- They changed the pickup point of the spring to the follower plate to address the balance point and eliminate tipping for the follower plate/binding.
- The ’serrations’ and bottom lip of the magazine make a very good gripping surface(s).
- The mag is very strong.
- The bottom piece will also be available in a smoked translucent polymer.
- The top piece will stay black because it is a different polymer that is much stronger than the ‘regular’ polymer that can be colored.
- The follower will not bind up even when you only push down on only the very forward or rear tip of it.
- One thing to note is that the Civilian Mags will not have the big lip where the two pieces join together. The lip is for the gasket and is only for the Military, who is going to get new mag pouches (probably polymer) that when the mag is in the new ‘pouch’ it will seal out dirt, sand, water just like when it is seated in the rifle.

By: Steve

Steve — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:23:19 +0000

tarkan, I agree. SMGLee is a lengend, an awesome guy. They plan on offering transparent magazines. The lower part will be transparent and the upper part opaque. This gives greater strength that 100% transparent.

By: tarkan

tarkan — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 12:20:50 +0000

I admire SMGLee,go to military photos net and search smgLee,he covers so much shot shows,my question is why not transparent magazines?

By: jdun1911

jdun1911 — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 00:05:48 +0000

From what I understand on the AR15 thread, the magazine that is shown will not be available to the general public. Unlike the military the civilian version does not require special double mag pouch. The civilian mags are flushed.

Stick with the standard GI mag/Pmag/Lancer.

By: Steve

Steve — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:32:53 +0000

jdun1911, thanks

By: jdun1911

jdun1911 — Wed, 10 Dec 2008 08:31:59 +0000

You might want to check the AR15 thread.

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=17&t=408793&page=1

By: jdun1911

jdun1911 — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:44:06 +0000

There no hole on the bottom of the floor plate so if you got sand or water inside the mag, you’re screw. There are reasons why mags have holes on the bottom of the floor plate.

Another issue I think that will come up is it will be harder to get the mag seated/remove on a dual mag pouch. It is the only complaint I have with the L5 Lancer. Like the Tango the L5 Lancer rib is too far out to seat/remove it smoothly from your gear.

I think you’re better of with GI/Magpul/Lancer mag then this design. It will get hype of course, a must have.

By: Vote For David

Vote For David — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:10:11 +0000

So… they give the civilian market (that also shoots in dirty/sandy conditions sometimes) a non-sealed version? You get to pay full price for a magazine that is disposable, vs. rebuildable? Sign me right up!

For some PMAGs, that is.

By: Sean Nack

Sean Nack — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 15:05:59 +0000

so what they’re saying is that if i wanted to pay another $10 for a P-Mag, i now have that option.

By: Jesse

Jesse — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 13:19:53 +0000

I can’t see this taking off. I mean aside from the gasket which is of questionable advantage anyway, what can it do that the Pmag can’t do at $10 less?