Tapco ar15 mags. Yes or no?

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jj05

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Saw the tapco mags advertised at brownells for cheap. Anyone have any first hand range time with them? If so how well do they fit in standard mag pouches?
 
I don't have any for my AR but I do for my AK. The mags are too big and won't fit in the well. Apparently a lot of people have this problem with the magazines. I don't know if they are over sized for the AR. Try looking at the reviews posted on Midway USA for this product; they are very helpful.
 
i haven't tried Tapco but have played around with quite a few mags and have never used any of them again since getting p-mags. i'm not even interested in trying anything else anymore, i'm sold on them.
 
Update:
Got my hands on 2 of them. They fit fine in the mag well and fall free when released. However 2 of them will NOT fit in my 5.11 ammo pouches.
 
Don't really see the point to them, myself.

IMO, between the Magpul Pmag, regular GI style with an anti-tilt follower, and the TangoDown ARC, there's something in there for every budget and all are very reliable. Unless the Tapco was far cheaper than the $13 or so for the Pmags and GI w/ follower, there's not much point to it over one of the others and if it were that cheap, I'd have to wonder about the quality.

Kind of a catch-22... the market is already well served by good companies with good products at good prices; a newcomer has to offer something not offered already (either new features or better prices), and those would invariably be seen with suspicion.
 
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