Correct Way To Install Ranger Floor Plates On Pmag

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Correct way to install ranger floor plates on pmag.

Ranger plates work well for retrieving mags from pouches especially when wearing gloves. When installed on the base of the magazine the pmag ranger plate provides unsurpassed speed and control during high stress tactical magazine changes. They also provide some level of drop protection. They also cushion the mag when dropping them and make a nice base for prone shooting when using the mag monopod method.

I run the original magpuls on my pmags now but that does not allow me to fit two pmags in my eagle double mag pouch on my ciras. Fitting ranger plates is really easy. Although ranger plates are made by magpul they are also available for regular metal mags. Comment below if you use them.

Magpul pmag gen m2 ranger plate believe it or not skd was present at the genesis of the magpul ranger plate. Let me know your experiences fellas. Just like pmags in the wild. But usually there aren t any with the ranger plates from my experience.

The original floor plate of a tackleberried pmag is held in place through downwards pressure from the mag s follower spring group via a retaining tongue and groove. Hey mate or anybody else how exactly did you get the damn floor plates off your gi mags for the magpul gi ranger plates. Madman review 36 626 views. Simply depress the tongue with a pen or other narrow implement and slide the floor plate off the mag.

I do not personally have any experience with them but i believe shooter521 has run these in the past. So i am considering a switch. I tried like hell to get mine off just to install magpul s no tilt follower but failed miserably. Generally they re used to facilitate faster grabs from mag pouches.

During the first year the magpul 556 was introduced skd personnel ran magpuls at a 90 degree angle to the originally conceived installation method which was highlighted in subsequent magpul 556 instruction books. Features include an integral loop floorplate lock and mag identifier. The magpul pmag ranger plate is a floor plate replacement for the 7 62x51 pmag lr sr gen m3 magazines that incorporates an integral loop similar to the original magpul usgi ranger. I am considering these.

The ranger plate is a must have when quick and precise magazine changes are required and it comes in especially useful when under high stress situations or when tactical maneuvering is required.