Looks like the USMC is saying goodbye to USGI mags and have adapted the PMAG GEN 3 as their official magazines going forward.

 

http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2017/01/12/marines-get-groundbreaking-unstoppable-new-rifle-magazine.html

very cool.  the gen3's are my favorite

My favorite too

There was an article albeit back about this contract and how Cali lost the business.

 

Still very cool

Niiiice

very cool.  the gen3's are my favorite

 

 

My favorite too

 

 

 

WHY?

 

I only have gen 2 because I can shorten them and re-attach the baseplate to make them compliant --  I like the length of a cut 15 rnd mag over a blocked standard sized mag

 

 

What makes the gen 3 better?

the gen3's just feel more refined to me and don't flex as much as the older (not abused) pmags I have.  not much else to say really.

 

I get what you're saying about being able to cut down standard capacity to 15rds, but I've come to appreciate 15/30 full size mags for the extra real estate to grab during mag changes.  Plus, shorter cut mags tend to dip and get stuck in the pouches/chest rig I have so I've leaned toward standard sized mags as long as I'm not shooting off a rest.

Redesign started as result of the hk magwell. Not better IMHO, merely different body dimensions but internals are same I believe

http://blog.1800gunsandammo.com/magpul-pmags-everything-you-wanted-to-know/

 

I was curious what the differences were, and that article had way more info than I needed to know about the versions.

 

Then I started going and looking for 15/20 gen3s, and now I need to go and spend more money I shouldn't to get some.

Redesign started as result of the hk magwell. Not better IMHO, merely different body dimensions but internals are same I believe

Nope.  Follower and lockplate are different.

http://blog.1800gunsandammo.com/magpul-pmags-everything-you-wanted-to-know/

 

I was curious what the differences were, and that article had way more info than I needed to know about the versions.

 

Then I started going and looking for 15/20 gen3s, and now I need to go and spend more money I shouldn't to get some.

http://midwestpx.com/magazines/limited-capacity-pmags/15-round/15-20-midwest-px-m3-magpul-pmag-black.html

 

Don't forget "NJGF" for 5% off the entire order!

I see the elimination of magazine restrictions as a very good possibility in our near future.

 

I will not buy another neutered magazine!

 

Trump said, "Gun and magazine bans are a total failure. That’s been proven every time it’s been tried. Opponents of gun rights try to come up with scary sounding phrases like “assault weapons”, “military-style weapons” and “high capacity magazines” to confuse people. What they’re really talking about are popular semi-automatic rifles and standard magazines that are owned by tens of millions of Americans. Law-abiding people should be allowed to own the firearm of their choice. The government has no business dictating what types of firearms good, honest people are allowed to own."

That would be cool.