Videos tagged with Magazine Durability Test

This video evaluates KCI South Korean AK-47 magazines against surplus Combloc and new production Croatian bolt-hold-open magazines. The presenter conducts a basic durability test by filling a KCI magazine with dirt and silt and firing 10 rounds through it, demonstrating its functionality despite contamination. The KCI magazines are presented as a budget-friendly option suitable for range use.

This video compares the durability of OEM Glock magazines against aftermarket polymer magazines (ETS, Magpul) through a series of torture tests. The instructor, with extensive experience in firearm abuse testing, demonstrates that stock Glock magazines, despite cosmetic damage, maintain functionality through extreme conditions like being buried in dirt and ground into the earth. Aftermarket polymer magazines, in contrast, showed significant functional issues under similar stress.

This video compares three all-polymer Glock magazines: ETS, Magpul, and Amend2. The reviewer conducts functional, dirt inclusion, and durability tests. While all magazines had issues under harsh conditions, the Magpul magazine performed slightly better in the dirt test, though the ETS and Amend2 magazines were easier to clean. The reviewer concludes they are all suitable for range and practice use, especially with premium ammunition in clean environments, but may fail under extreme abuse.

This review tests the durability of Tapco AK-47 and AK-74 magazines, focusing on their polymer locking lugs and overall robustness. While generally functional and affordable, the review highlights past experiences with lug breakage during rough handling. The tests demonstrate surprising resilience against drops onto steel and clay, though performance degrades significantly when intentionally filled with dirt. The magazines are noted for their 922R compliance and anti-tilt followers, making them suitable for range use.

This video conducts a series of extreme durability tests on Magpul PMAG Gen 2 and Troy BattleMag AR-15 magazines. Both magazines demonstrated exceptional resilience, surviving being run over by a truck, dragged, thrown significant heights, and even being shot with a 9mm pistol. Both continued to function after these abuses, feeding ammunition reliably.