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Two STANAG-compliant magazines: A 20-round Colt-manufactured magazine, and a 30-round Heckler & Koch "High Reliability" magazine. A STANAG magazine [1] [2] or NATO magazine is a type of detachable firearm magazine proposed by NATO in October 1980. [3]
Two 30 round AR-15 magazines coupled together, for example, is often a cheaper and more reliable alterative to a 60-round drum magazine, especially for applications such as home defense. However, jungle style magazines can often be impractical as it exposes the rounds and feed lips to foreign objects like mud and dirt which can cause malfunctions.
Production of the 30-round magazine started late 1967 but did not fully replace the 20-round magazine until the mid-1970s. [162] Standard USGI aluminum 30-round M16 magazines weigh 0.24 lb (0.11 kg) empty and are 7.1 inches (18 cm) long. [151] [note 13] The newer plastic magazines are about a half-inch longer. [164]
Magpul has been granted a patent [47] for a STANAG-compatible casket magazine, [48] and such a magazine was also debuted by SureFire in December 2010, and is now sold as the MAG5-60 and MAG5-100 high capacity magazine (HCM) in 60 and 100 round capacities, respectively, in 5.56mm for AR-15 compatible with M4/M16/AR-15 variants and other firearms ...
The Colt AR-15 uses 20- or 30-round staggered-column detachable box magazines. Low-capacity 5- or 10-round magazines are also available to comply with legal restrictions, for hunting, for benchrest shooting or where a larger magazine can be inconvenient.
AR-15 outfitted with Magpul's MOE stock (similar but not identical to the company's CTR stock), MOE pistol grip and trigger guard, MBUS rear sight, PMAG magazines, ladder rail panels, and AFG foregrip; the PMAGs themselves have been outfitted with the company's Ranger Plate magazine floorplates British L85A2 rifle fitted with a 30-round Magpul EMAG box magazine 7.62×51mm PMAG as used with the ...
This diameter is larger than the 5.56×45mm NATO, thereby necessitating the use of a non-standard AR-15 bolt. The increased case diameter results in a small reduction in the magazine ammo capacities. A 6.5mm Grendel magazine with the same dimensions as a 30-round STANAG magazine will hold 26 rounds of Grendel ammunition.
As a result, drum magazines became more common in the civilian market in the United States, although they are far less common than standard, lower-capacity, typically 30 round, box magazines. [2] As of 2019, about six manufacturers produced drum magazine in the United States, retailing for about $100 each. [2]