DPMS has set the tone for (not) AR-10's magazine wells. Magpul uses this dimensional standard, and I am not even certain that DPMS is the author of the spec since SR-25 is often mentioned in the same breath.
At any rate, some weight.
Loaded weights are...
DPMS LR 308 steel 20-rounder: 1.6 lb.
Magpul PMAG-20 SR/LR Gen M3: 1.4 lb.
Brownell's AR 308 aluminum 20-rounder: 1.3 lb.
No pics because I'm on the road.
Of note: The Magpul magazines don't work in the BRN-10 because they were faithful to the original and the magazine well's bottom is parallel to the barrel instead of sloped like the, later, AR-15. DMPS and Brownell's mags are straight walled, where the Magpul has a slight curve to it. That curve and a ridge to prevent overinsertion keep the mag from going into the well. Carving the plastic down to allow it to work leaves it very thin. Thinner than I would trust.
If we were stuck with $30 DPMS mags and $19 PMAG's I might risk it. But the Brownell's mags are running for $10...
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