Airsoft Canada - View Single Post - Magpul PMAG style 120 Round Mag for Systema?

mcguyver · November 21st, 2008, 19:29

I wouldn't want a hi-cap for a PTW. You are just asking for trouble.

There is not 1 hi-cap out there that feeds well, and consistantly all the time, every time. Even the stock PTW mags suffer from this problem occasionally, and it leads to chopped BBs, and you are forced to clean the gun.

And by consistant feeding, I mean the mag has to be able to feed the BB faster than the gun demands, and be able to do it with every BB. Dry firing is not a problem for the PTW, as you are not likely to damage anything in there. But if a BB is more than 50% (but less than 100%) fed when the piston slams the nozzle closed, the BB is chopped (or shattered), and those fragments can damage the hop-up (or enter the cylinder) if left unattended.

The best result for a PTW is always going to be a spring-driven mag follower feeding BBs smoothly, regardless of brand or capacity.

But I would appreciate a factory made-to-fit PMag, vs the $150 each custom made ones.

November 21st, 2008, 19:29	#68
mcguyver Trader rating Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Northern Alberta	I wouldn't want a hi-cap for a PTW. You are just asking for trouble. There is not 1 hi-cap out there that feeds well, and consistantly all the time, every time. Even the stock PTW mags suffer from this problem occasionally, and it leads to chopped BBs, and you are forced to clean the gun. And by consistant feeding, I mean the mag has to be able to feed the BB faster than the gun demands, and be able to do it with every BB. Dry firing is not a problem for the PTW, as you are not likely to damage anything in there. But if a BB is more than 50% (but less than 100%) fed when the piston slams the nozzle closed, the BB is chopped (or shattered), and those fragments can damage the hop-up (or enter the cylinder) if left unattended. The best result for a PTW is always going to be a spring-driven mag follower feeding BBs smoothly, regardless of brand or capacity. But I would appreciate a factory made-to-fit PMag, vs the $150 each custom made ones. __________________ Age verifier Northern Alberta Democracy is two wolves and a sheep discussing what's for dinner. Freedom is the wolves limping away while the sheep reloads. Never confuse freedom with democracy.