The first DOD Approved Translucent Magazine | Magpul | Shot Show 2024

This video reviews a Classic Firearms branded translucent yellow AR-15 magazine. It details the magazine's compatibility with AR-15, M16, and M4 platforms, its construction features including texturing and an overinsertion tab, and its capacity. The review includes practical tests like a drop test for durability and round retention, weight measurements of loaded and unloaded states, and dimensional analysis. Pricing for single units and 10-packs is also provided.

Magpul announces the immediate shipping of their popular GEN M3 PMAGs in a new Olive Drab Green (ODG) color. This release includes various capacities and calibers, such as 5.56x45mm NATO/.223 Remington, .300 Blackout, and 7.62x51mm NATO/.308 Winchester. The company emphasizes that these new ODG magazines retain the same reliability and performance standards as their existing product line, ensuring consistent functionality for a wide range of AR-15 and LR/SR platforms.

This video details the evolution of Magpul's PMAG, from its introduction in 2007 to the 2024 T-MAG. It highlights key generational changes, design improvements like the constant curve follower, and the magazines' adoption by military units. The presenter, with extensive experience and a collection of early prototypes, emphasizes Magpul's commitment to durability and reliability, culminating in the new translucent T-MAG.

This expert comparison, led by a firearms instructor with high authority, details the key differences between Lancer L5AWM and Magpul PMAG magazines. It highlights the Lancer's advantage of steel feed lips for enhanced durability compared to the PMAG's polymer feed lips. The guide also touches upon the distinct textures of the polymer bodies, with the Lancer offering a smoother feel and the Magpul a grittier, more textured surface, and notes caliber compatibility markings.

Palmetto State Armory announces the PSA Sabre Mixtape Black Album, a new variant of their popular AR-15 platform. This release caters to customer demand for a blacked-out version, featuring enhanced ambidextrous controls, a specific trigger, and a dedicated 300 Blackout suppressor. The video details key components and provides a launch date and time.

This guide details the installation of an MDT GRND-Pod bipod onto an HK MR556 A1 rifle and demonstrates proficient operation. It covers safe loading, chambering, prone and standing shooting techniques, tactical reloads, and transitions, emphasizing safe weapon handling and accessory deployment. The instruction comes from an experienced shooter showcasing smooth manipulation and effective recoil management.

This video features a critique of a home defense AR-15 build by former Navy SEAL Jeff Gonzales. Key takeaways include the importance of a suppressor for indoor use, the critique of an overly complex sling, and recommendations for reliable optics. The discussion highlights the trade-offs of short-barreled rifles (SBRs) for home defense and emphasizes practical gear selection over complexity.

This guide details the tool-less field stripping process for the Beretta ARX-160, as demonstrated by a Beretta factory representative. It covers the quick-release barrel, stock, trigger group, and bolt assembly, emphasizing ease of maintenance. The representative highlights the rifle's modularity and ambidextrous features, noting its current military availability with future civilian plans.

This entry details the Fostech .50 Cal Drum Magazine, designed for Barrett M107 and 82A1 rifles, featuring a 20-round capacity and billet machined aluminum construction. It also touches upon the Fostech Rader .308 rifle. The information is presented with high technical focus from a manufacturer representative.

This video from ARFCOM News details a ballistic gel test of Remington's 158gr SJHP .357 Magnum ammunition fired from a 16-inch Rossi Model M92 carbine. The test highlights how carbine-length barrels significantly enhance .357 Magnum performance, achieving velocities comparable to some .300 Blackout loads and demonstrating substantial penetration and expansion in ballistic gel. The analysis touches on terminal ballistics theories and the unique behavior of high-velocity pistol rounds fired from rifles.