Drum Magazines

[The Laughing Man]

First of all, we should bring back the phrase 'Whasssup,' so that I can start this thread with it. I miss that badboy.

Anyway, I'm thinking about getting a drum, or more accurately, a 'C' or 'S' magazine for my G&P M4 variant. I have 6 (or seven?) mid-cap magazines, and can't stand to carry any more. But I think I need more ammo. I'm firing too conservatively.
I also think the drum mags look cool. With my M203 it should look like a beast.

What are the pros and cons?
What types are there? I've played with a button-electric-winding one, and the noise was just awful. Any that you just wind once?
Do they jam often? Do they rattle?

Cheers.

[seansamurai1]

Re: Drum Magazines

Box mags should only be fitted to one thing and one thing only, support weapons. If you have a shrike then thats forgivable.
If ammo is an issue get hicap mags, they may not be the coolest thing ever and some people may say no no no, but remind them that M4s do not have boxmags IRL at least a hicap looks like a proper magazine.

Just say NO, to becoming a boxmag hero.

[The Laughing Man]

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no offense mate but you really haven't helped there.

i am getting a drum magazine. i wasn't asking if i should or not. i appreciate your opinion, maybe other players on the field will feel the same, but i've made up my mind.

hi-caps also rattle. there's no discussion there. they sound silly when you run. they just do. i might look silly with my drum, but i'll hear you coming toward me a mile away, and shoot you with the million or so bbs hugging the bottom of my rifle.

so, leaving 'boxmags' and hicaps aside. please give me some information on drum magazines for the m4/m16. thanks.

[newbieC]

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personally dont care but some people will because it detracts from realism something our sport prides itself on but adds to the uberness of it

So WASSUP

[Snakeh]

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You can get sound driven ones but if you have a high rof then don't bother as they won't be able to keep up. Though there are different types and styles of "box" mags... If you wanna keep some realism to your weapon then may I suggest either the hero arms or battleaxe m4 mags? Normally around 800 rounds or so, and they come in both sound driven and mousetail switch form. Beware though that if you go c-mag style you will be sacrificing your dump pouch to store it. Hope this helps
Snakeh

[seansamurai1]

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no offence taken mate. The laylax boxmags are ok, but I think again quite noisy, then again box/drum mags arent the quietist thing ever and the do rattle when you move, thats the kinetics of 2500rounds in lose fashion in a large box. So Ill hear you coming first.:D

[Snakeh]

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and the do rattle when you move, thats the kinetics of 2500rounds in lose fashion in a large box. So Ill hear you coming first.:D

not always true :-p my old c-mag had a spring powered "plate" behind the ammo to a)ensure it fed all the rounds in the drum and b) stop the rattle lol. I can see that not being the case with the 4-5000rnd boxes though, as they are literally just that... A box lol

[Could Not Think Of A Name]

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First of all, we should bring back the phrase 'Whasssup,' so that I can start this thread with it. I miss that badboy.

HAHAHAHA, uve just mad my day cassern.:D.

yeh some sites will only allow support guns with a box mag.

[apmaman]

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Most HK box mags I've found have been terrible. Shoddy wiring and p*** poor motors so they hardly feed.
It sucks hard because I'm also looking for one that works without a pressure pad for my MGS3 Patriot.

I've heard good things about the STAR one, it auto winds but its really expensive, and out of stock everywhere.

[ThePope]

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Got a Star one for my G36 (the M4/M16 one is the same just a different "mag" area to slot in) the thing is stunning, feeds flawlessly on a 9.6 battery, auto winds with no need to push down a pad like most of the new ones/clones. Also you can not hear the winding over the AEG's own motor/gearbox sound. Last of all for something that holds about 2500 BB's there is little to none rattle not sure how this is managed but love it. Picked mine up second hand as someone has said before you just can't get hold of them new any more.

[Coz]

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Box mags should only be fitted to one thing and one thing only, support weapons. If you have a shrike then thats forgivable.
If ammo is an issue get hicap mags, they may not be the coolest thing ever and some people may say no no no, but remind them that M4s do not have boxmags IRL at least a hicap looks like a proper magazine.

Just say NO, to becoming a boxmag hero.

Just thought id throw it in here but standard magazines are BOX magazines, an m4 uses a standard 30rnd BOX mag.

And also the man was talking DRUM, mahooosive difference.

The c-mag was made for military use but was supposed to be unreliable in the conditions used.

Anyhow i have a star S-mag for my g36 and its pretty damn good ive used it in about 4-5 skirmishes and it only ever jammed on me 3 times in one day but that was down to a stray bb getting stuck in the gears, i only realised what it was at the end of the day when i open it up.

I agree with everything the pope said (apart from the 9.6v battery as i have never tried it)
The nice thing about the star version is no wires.

So in conclusion get one if you can find one, i will if another comes up cheap

[bert uk]

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i been using one of these for over a year,never had an issue,holds 800rds,auto wind,its the only mag i use,and you fill it on the gun too.so no mags to swap/lose!!oh and its rechargable too.

[aribos]

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OK Pro's and Con's of a C-Mag on an M4?

Pro's: Carry a fair few rounds in one mag, can turn a g36e in an MG36.

Con's: Frowned upon in the sport unless its for a support weapon or type weapon, Tendancy to jam, Rattle like hell because of 3000+ rounds, Very hard to find a pouch etc to fit them in when you want to use normal mags

My Advice, Get a Battleaxe M4 mag, fair its 700 rounds but works better and doesn't look as stupid on a normal M4, also if you are running high ROF drum mag's will not keep up so you need to either continue using mid's and reload in the field or move onto high's. I would recommend if you dont like high caps get a couple of the M4 mag sized speedloader's and carry them in a double m4 pouch, they are a fair few rounds in them for your mids not just 90/100 more like 200/300.

[The Laughing Man]

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yeah i have those mag speed loaders, and i've cushoned the inside so they don't rattle. they work pretty well so far, but i still fancy a drum. i can't see why so many people are against them. alot of what people carry is unrealistic and just for fun...

if i can find a star one then, i'll go for that. they might have them over here. thanks for the recommendation. i do have a nice drop pouch it can go into, as well as another larger pouch. i don't think that will cause a problem.

but yea, i'm not getting a box mag, as in an m249 style on, i'm getting a drum, which coils the bbs in and hopefully won't rattle. not sure i'm into that double mag thing...

[Millzy]

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I've gotta agree with you casshern. It's your money so spend it on what YOU want. & to whichever muppet it was saying "airsoft is realistic" needs a harsh reality session, there's very little realistic about airsoft. This sport used to be about having fun, now it seems you're only a hardcore airsofter if you carry 20 rounds around with you, that's the main reason I'm quitting this sport after 10years of spending & playing . .. p***es me off . . . Anyway, yeah, box mags lol. Awesome if you just want to rinse loads of rounds off, just remember they're bulky & will add a fair amount of weight to the middle of your M4