M4 P-Mags WE

[BBrotherwood]

I'm looking at getting some P-Mags for the L85 to help with the winter weather and cut down on some weight, plus I need some more mags anyway.

I've seen them on Mil-Specs http://www.milspecsolutions.co.uk/magazines/gas-blowback-rifle-and-smg-magazines/we-rifle-and-smg-magazines/we-msk-p-magazine-black.html

My main question is does anyone do a conversion to change the outer casing on the standard metal M4 mags as I already have 4? The only ones I've seen were the Tango Down ones by Angry Guns which look a bit naff. If it comes to it I would get them but I would prefer something closer to the P Magazine Mil specs have.

 

[Monty]

Pmags won't work in the L85. You have to shave a bit of plastic off the magazine.

 

[M_P]

More import they'd look awful in it. BTW they aren't that much better in the cold than stanags

 

[BBrotherwood]

Pmags won't work in the L85. You have to shave a bit of plastic off the magazine.

I did not realise that. I'm guessing there are no E-Mag shells available either.

What's the best way of keeping the Rifle working ok in winter? I live in Kent so it does not tend to get that cold till it snows. Using Propane as well atm.

 

[geoffreym]

that one states that it fits the L85, and just by eye the top half looks more E-Maggy than P-Maggy, I'd recommend giving them a call just to confirm (and so that if they turn out not to fit you have some defence).

 

[M_P]

They don't fit the 416 so I'd imagine they won't fit the l85. Wear a coat over your vest,keeps a bit more warmth in, sounds stupid but it does help

 

[geoffreym]

milspec does state that it doesn't fit the "HK416 (888)" but the WE 888 is the AEG version, so it could or might not, I would give them an email just to confirm.

I found that my L85 did seem to work pretty well in the dead of night (0oC) as long as I kept it to about one mag load per gas charge, about halfway through the 2nd load of BB's (1st gas charge) she started to die.

This was all on a bog standard L85, using normal WE mags, give airsoft-ed a PM though.

 

[M_P]

Definitely won't fit a GBB 416, I've tried

 

[BBrotherwood]

milspec does state that it doesn't fit the "HK416 (888)" but the WE 888 is the AEG version, so it could or might not, I would give them an email just to confirm.

I found that my L85 did seem to work pretty well in the dead of night (0oC) as long as I kept it to about one mag load per gas charge, about halfway through the 2nd load of BB's (1st gas charge) she started to die.

This was all on a bog standard L85, using normal WE mags, give airsoft-ed a PM though.

Thats good to know, I tend to top up everytime I reload the mag anyway so its not an issue there, Ill stick with normal mags then. I need to PM ed and see if he fancies fixing one of my mags anyway .

 

[cavninja]

I agree that the look wouldn't be entirely right on an L85, but would look pretty cool on a 416, does anyone know if the mags can be "trimmed" to fit a 416?

I haven't been able to find and gas Emags that would fit either the WE L85 or 416, does anyone know if they exist?

I saw a guy on YouTube making GBB Pmags using outer shells of real Pmags and GBB inners, is it possible to do the same with Emags?

 

[M_P]

You can just file down the outer part of the mag