Saturday, December 1, 2012

The Magazine You Can't Do Without

If you're interested in Multigun and/or you shoot Multigun competitively, there is a product you simply can't do without.  The Nordic Components  PMAG Extension is an awesome enhancement for your standard AR15 Pmag, bringing the capacity of the 28-30 round magazine up to a whopping 46-48 rounds; all while maintaining the PMAGs famed reliability. 

(Right to Left: 20 Round PMAG, 30 Round PMAG, 48 Round Nordic PMAG)

 In Multigun, rifle stages typical range in round count, from approximately 16 rounds upwards to approximately 50 rounds (on the very high end).  What this means is that when using standard capacity AR mags, you will most likely have to preform a magazine change once during each rifle heavy stage.  While this might not seem like much lost time, if you spend just 2 seconds preforming a reload compared to your competitors, you will see a significant drop in your stage point percentage; the Nordic Extension eliminates the need for such reloads.  The Nordic PMAG Extension is a plastic housing which replaces the base-plate of your PMAG and is shipped with a new magazine spring to account for the increase in required tension for reliable feeding.  Compared to some of the other "high capacity" or "extended capacity" magazines out there, the Nordic is able to strike the perfect balance between capacity and weight management - Some of the magazines which allow you to hold 60 or 100 rounds might sound even better than the Nordic's 48, but when you rarely ever need those extra rounds, they become just added weight to your weapon, slowing down your transitions and fatiguing your arms.  In a direct comparison to other magazine extensions of similar round count, I can attest to having seen numerous other brand extensions splitting open sending rounds flying out the bottom of the magazine mid-stage more than once.  If you want to maintain your magazine's reliability, but get that slight competitive edge over your opponents, the Nordic Extension is for you.

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