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How To Couple AR Magazines
One popular way of increasing the firepower of a rifle is to have a replacement magazine on the gun ready to swap for the empty in an instant. There are various alternatives to enable this. Three choices include the Boonie Packer Redi-mag the Buffer Technologies MagCinch and the Lancer Systems Magazine Cinch.
The Boonie Packer Redi-Mag is manufactured in standard and quick detachable versions. The Redi-Mag provides a blanked-off magazine well which carriers a 20 or 30 round mag for instant changeover. This shields the top of the magazine from the rain and dirt and prevents rounds from being displaced under recoil. A second mag release makes it possible to release either magazine independently. A polymer extended bolt release is also povided for easy magazine changes.
Another alternative that has been around a very long time is simply to attache two magazines together. The old way of doing this was the ‘jungle clip’ which joined two magazines in opposite directions. This wasn’t ideal as it exposed the rounds in the bottom mag to dirt and displacement and required that the two magazines be flipped to enable a reload. Modern magazine couplers overcome this problem. With the AR it is important to join the magazines so that the right hand mag sits lower than the left to prevent interference with ejection. The Buffer Technologies MagCinch employs tensioned nylon webbing to join magazines together rock solidly. 20 and 30 round versions are available for the AR15. There are also version for the AR10, SR25, AK, Mak90, HK91, G3, M14 and M1A. The MagCinch is available with black, tan or OD green webbing.
The Lancer systems Magazine Cinch is intended for both USGI and Lancer Systems L5 30 round magazines. On the L5 it fits the horizontal ribs on the magazine housing. The Magazine Cinch is quite bit more expensive than the MagCinch.
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