Molded from a carbine-fiber-reinforced polymer, the magazine is strong and durable. The feed lips come in an enhanced design for better performance. The anti-tilt follower also comes in an improved design for smooth and reliable feeding. With the butt plate, the magazine has impact absorbing p...
Failures to feed are commonly caused by a weak magazine spring or a bound follower. The use of self-leveling/anti-tilt followers helps resolve follower issues, as will keeping your magazines clean. [in_content post=”188141″ alignment=”align-left” /] USGI magazines with old black USGI fol...
is large enough to press with a finger when it's necessary to remove the magazine's guts for maintenance or to change the color of follower and/or latchplate. The Hexmag-designed follower is anti-tilt fore and aft as well as side to side. None of us like old magazines with tired, sh...
Allow the laws of gravity to take effect so the magazine just drops out freely on its own. This also frees up your hand to simultaneously grab a fresh magazine to reload while getting rid of the old one. Spring and Anti-Tilt Follower Each magazine should come with a good spring and ant...
A box type magazine is basically an enclosure with a spring-loaded plate in it. The plate that pushes the ammunition up against the feed lips is called the follower. Many magazines use 'anti-tilt' followers. These have an extended base (beneath the follower) that help keep the follower pro...
You can put the Magpul aftermarket followers in GI 20 rd magazines. You simply need to trim the legs a bit. If you take off about 7/16th of an inch from the front leg (the thick one) and about 3/8" from the rear one (about 1/32nd below the edge of the magazine for both ...