Mags

**Jailkeeper** · November 26th, 2008, 10:30 PM

Ok guys, forgive my ignorance...

Will a mag designed for the M-16 fit an AR-15?

Any drawbacks? Any major differences?

Thanks!

**Emptymag** · November 26th, 2008, 10:38 PM

Yes they will.

I'm fairly new to the AR scene, so I won't pretend to know which brands are better than others.

I've been pleased with my Magpul Pmags, and I hear nothing but good things about them from others.

I'll let the experts chime in now...

**BOHICA** · November 27th, 2008, 03:08 AM

as EM said the mags will fit

the only difference in the lower reciver between the AR15 and M16

is the M16 has a auto sear in it

now most newer lowers are what they call high shelf lowers meaning the area behind where the trigger assembly goes is to high to add a auto sear and would require milling to do so

some companies lowers are out of spec so now and the youll run into a lower where Pmags will either be very tight or wont fit at all into the magwell

**Franchi20/28** · November 27th, 2008, 03:45 AM

Originally Posted by BOHICA

some companies lowers are out of spec so now and the youll run into a lower where Pmags will either be very tight or wont fit at all into the magwell

A guy I work with has DPMS that only fits their mags. (so he says). He just gave me 1 20 and 5 30 rd GI surplus mags that were too tight for his lower. I am going to let him try one of my Poly 20rd mags and a surplus 30 rd with a different color follower to see if they fit for trade.

Don't hold your breath, they're exactly the same except for the color of the follower. It looks like I may end up with a total of 1 20 rd, 7 30 rd, and 2 40 rd mags for the price of 500 pieces of polished, decapped and decrimped brass plus some personal reloading instruction.

**Grizz2720** · November 27th, 2008, 09:08 AM

I have a DPMS carbine everything fits with out a problem. GI overruns Magpul Pmags I have not found anything that would not fit or feed.
Grizz
I like the Magpul Pmags

**Jailkeeper** · November 27th, 2008, 10:29 AM

Thank you for your replies gentlemen!

**MTechnik** · November 27th, 2008, 10:46 AM

The original M16 magazine was adopted by NATO's STANAG standardization agreement to be the standard 5.56 magazine. As such it has been adopted for use by:

Beretta AR-70/90 (the first-generation AR-70/223 used a proprietary magazine)
FN FS-2000
Galil 223, with adaptor (non-adapted rifles use proprietary, more AK-like Galil magazines)
Kel-Tec SU-16 family
Remington 7600 (a pump-action rifle)
Robinson Arms M96
FAMAS G2 (G1 used proprietary mags)
SCAR Light (5.56)

and I am sure there are a bunch I am missing.