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The Israeli Orlite magazine is, if not the first, one of the earliest plastic magazines for the AR platform.
3.8 oz. empty compared to the PMAG-30's 4.7 oz. 1 lb. 0.5 oz. loaded vs to 1 lb. 1.7 oz.
It can accept any standard clip loading system the AR can use.
Zero anti-tilt features and what looks like a normal, if blued, USGI 30-rounder spring and a copy of the black USGI follower. The follower drags on the sides of the mag and the follower is slow. When unloading it with the Strip-LULA I noticed a bit of a delay for the column to rise to the lips.
The over-travel lips have been ground down. I, dimly, recall that some magazine wells prevented the mag from being inserted with them intact.
A magnet weakly sticks to the sides, so there must be some kind of metal reinforcement in there.
Markings are sparse. Not sure what the 0/30 code denotes. Lot number if the internet can be trusted.
I think they were made from 1982 through 1994, but I don't have a solid source. They were replaced they the standard gray body, green follower USGI magazine though.
I never had real great results with Orlite, Thermold or as you know Jam-Line plasic mags. Orelite and Thermold the feed lips eventually get soft and won't hold rounds in reliably and start to fail to feed or cause other jams.
ReplyDeleteI had some from another maker I can't remember the name of that used an interesting kind of spring . They worked OK, but eventually failed because the clear plastic got brittle and cracked.
-swj