According to
CBSnews, a Colorado based firearm accessory manufacturer by the name of
Magpul Industries was dealt a terrible hand when Colorado law became that no magazine was allowed to hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition. The issue was that one of Magpul's biggest sales is their Polymer Magazine, better known as the Magpul P-Mag. The P-Mag that is most prominent in the shooting world is the 30 and 20 round versions. This was an obvious issue for Magpul Industries. Magpul had a solution however. They decided that they would hand out free P-Mags to the first 1,500 people who showed up that were 18 years of age or older at the "Farewell to Arms" festival that took place at Glendale Park. They also sold them at dirt cheap prices to anyone who either wanted more or arrived after the initial 1,500 people. Magpul is one of the largest companies for the sale of firearms accessories, but it was not always that way. The company had all started in the
basement of one ex-Marine. Magpul had also run low on funds at one point due to the prototype rifle that was known as the Magpul Masada to the company. Unfortunately, the blueprints to the firearm had to be sold to Remington and Bushmaster, where it became known as the Advanced Combat Rifle, or ACR. However, Magpul now even provide their export version of the P-Mag, which is called the Export Magazine, or
E-Mag, to countries such as the United Kingdom for their SA80 rifles. Over 100,000 E-Mags have been supplied to the UK soldiers. Both the P-Mag and E-Mag are made out of a polymer, which makes them extremely lightweight and durable, even more durable than the traditional aluminum magazine used by most militaries. Magpul Industries is one of my favorite firearms accessory manufacturers, and anyone who uses their equipment truly has an "unfair advantage." I wish the company the best in their future.
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An AR-15 covered with Magpul products, including a 30-round
P-Mag used by Travis Haley, who used to work for Magpul. |
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