Magpul AK mags: WHY they break

[bofh]

A good video by AregularGuy on why Magpul's AK mags break:

 

[RossA]

I bought 6 of these about a year and a half ago. I wonder if those earlier mags were any better?

 

[bofh]

I bought 6 of these about a year and a half ago. I wonder if those earlier mags were any better?

No, the newer ones, i.e., the ones in the video, are better. They are steel reinforced, just not on the feed lips.

 

[bofh]

Update: Magpul AK magazine failure (update). In short, Magpul is working on fixing their AK magazines.

PS: Note that this issue is only related to AK magazines. The AR magazines have solid reliability.