MFT Magazine Issues, UNFIT FOR DUTY USE!
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- Опубліковано 8 гру 2019
- The MFT is a Sub-par magazine aimed to be a pmag competitor. They didnt perfect their polymer blend and as a result have mag a faulty product. these mags, are unfit for warfare, police, or self defense use.
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It's refreshing to get a review form somebody with hands on expirience
It stands, never buy the first run of any product, let them work the bugs out.
Holly Hell this soldier makes me feel old
I’m sitting I the sportsman’s warehouse looking at these on sale and almost got a few, looked up on UA-cam came to this review and walked smooth away lol thanks
Nah they pretty good…got like 10 of them
Yeah its only the first gen version of those mags, the 2nd gen fixed that and has been stellar with my use and testing.
How can you tell if you have the second gen version ??
@@Pablo1on1 Hey sorry I meant to get back sooner to you, On the mag itself on the part that inserts into the gun. there should be a 5.56x45 if you look just below that there should be a marking saying MFT with their logo, right under the MFT it should say Mod II.
@@PTIPPY perfect! Just seen that I have the mod II and im in California so i cut off the plastic and went from fixed 10 rounds to now 30 rounds
@@Pablo1on1 Good deal!
Thanks for the review excellent good job 👏
Thanks man
Man good Intel thanks! A gun store guy just tried to sell me on these MFT mags over the tried and true pmags I've carried for years. No thank you!
Finally! An honest review & someone with some real experience.
That's most my stuff. I'm not paid by anyone and I just film things I find interesting. One of my soldiers had a whole set of these and I wanted him to understand why these were dangerous
@@iannesby what mags & brand do you recommend?
@tmsact I mainly just use the gi mags. They work, they are thin, I have like 80 of them. Pmags for ar10. The standard military mags just work super well.
Appreciate the review.
The knowledge and expertise you have shown greatly appreciated I'm not in the military but I also saw great failures in the original mft magazines extreme duty for my use proven quite well I cannot buy m855 a1 if I could I would use only my gen 3 pmags with it but since I can't buy it and mft extreme duty works fantastic with m855 and m193 which is all I can buy there's no reason for me to worry about this topic should I join the military at 43 and suddenly get the availability of m855 a1 I will take your great knowledge to heart
I just bought MFT mags today. I bought two different models. The model II failed horribly. I test loaded it with 20 rounds and on round 13 the feeder got caught on a piece of rough plastic from the molding when it was made. In a self defense situation, this would be a deadly malfunction. I'll be returning the magazine and showing them in person the issue.
great intel thank you, I picked up a couple to try, but havent even taken them out to the range yet...will stay in the range bag only.
Sell them to a LIBERAL
I agree 100%, mine was dropping cartridges and causing jams repeatedly. Never again.
I have a psa gen3 AR10 and the 10 round mft magazine won't lock in to the receiver but the 20 round does so it's just going to be pmags for me from here on out. Good video and thanks for confirming mft is garbage.
Mine don't do that.i tried 20 times.none fell out.maybe they fixed that problem..I hit mine on concrete..
Thanks, big help.
I had a problem loading these magazines into my BCM Recce 14.5. While the bolt was back after firing a magazine, I'd put in a 28 round magazine, hit the bolt catch, try to fire and it would not fire. Also, these magazines were getting stuck in my magwell.
Straight up test results
I bought some of these. Unreliable magazines make awesome practice magazines.
PMags for real life, MFT for training.
He aint lying went to outdoor range hot sunny day, they were in the sun for no more than a hour all my rounds started shooting out while they were on the table
No gun needed
I had mft mags split on me.
The extreme duty MFT mag is the one I had an issue with it would not hold the bolt open on last round. They sent me a new one and it seems to be working properly so far. Need to put more rounds through it.
Need to be clear what generation these magazines are. Gen 1 is crap which is the thinner lighter magazines. Gen 2 is thicker.
There is a ton of these on sale at sportsman's Warehouse glad I didn't get any! Pretty much just stick to Magpul. I've heard lancer mags are some of the best out there.
Hopefully I have the 2nd generation, because I just $400 worth of the MFT mags with the Thin Blue Line logos, for myself and other officers as gifts.
I Hope You Have The Mod 2s As Well, Because $400 Dollars Of This Bullsh*t Would Be Depressing.
Great review !!!!!!!!!
Extremely well said bro!!!
Well shit. I got my first MFT mag the other day. So much for that.
I did too. I’d never heard of the brand before so I said why not. Haven’t heard a lot of good about the gen 1s, but supposedly the gen 2s, which is what I have, are much better. Haven’t decided if I’ll keep it or not.
@@HalfbreedTrini They’re good to go in my own opinion if you’re talking about the gen 2.
Dick Long: Give them a shot first. My experience with these magazines have been flawless but take this with a grain of salt. Not bad for $9.00.
@@HalfbreedTrini I will have to check out if I have Gen 2.
Good Info.. what's sad is in Colorado they push MFT mags/only in 15 round capacity when I bought my AR it only came with a 10 round PMag but I'd rather have 10 rounds in a trust worthy PMag then 15 in a Piece of Junk.. Can you believe Colorado was home to a h
huge PMag Factory and when they changed the law from 30 rounds to 15 in the State They said the Hell with That and closed up and moved out of State. that show's how Dedicated the Company is to true 2A Rights and Libertys..
I need to return mine tomorrow to turner outdoorman.
Thanks army. Always there.
MFT does do a few things well I took rifle one with regular guy training and during a shooting drill I came out of the pouch with an mft magazine it objected its entire contents into the air. I ripped out a second magazine and it only objected half of its contents out fortunately the next magazine was just your standard military aluminum magazine and it worked just fine. People can say there is now a new and improved mft magazine but I'm sorry that ship has sailed with me I'm done with them I had several of the gen-one mft magazines new in the rap and I gave them all away and I warned the people that I gave them to of the danger
If
Have you considered a revisit to this brand? I'm pretty certain that they have corrected this issue. Just something to consider
I haven't for work as the military mags do just fine.
@@iannesby understood. it was just a thought. ive recently procured 4 of them. naturally before i did any research on them. however ive used all 4 several times and i keep them constantly loaded (one down) but so fat ive not had any issues. i think that they have done a rework on them and have corrected the feed lips. but it was just a thought. cheers. keep kicking ass.
I got an mft mod 2 with my pof renegade plus. I just went to unload it and once i got down to about 8-10 rounds the follower gets stuck on somthing which takes the pressure off the rounds, i have to dump the remaining rounds out fix the follower an reload it. I unloaded the mag 4 times and it did it everytime. Any suggestions on good mags cause this is my first rifle and its the only magizine i have.
I know this a 2 year old comment but no, they did not work them out and are still shitty. Spat rounds out, got stuck in my ar, and one day could only hold 15 rounds
Hehe I love this video! Yeah mft mags are trash. Thanks for your service brother
MFT MODII is better. I bought 30 mags. :)
Good vid
I just bought 5 MFT LAR-15 10 round mags
Ok.
Noted.
Thank you.
I bought an ar that came with a mft mag and the spring is catching about the third of the way up so 10 rounds is loosey goosey. I'll turn it upside down and theyll all fall out due to no tension holding them to the top. I'll beat it on the table sometimes it'll spring all the way up sometimes it won't. Either way when I go to reload it and shoot it, it still does it at the same point (and pushing down on the top plate with my finger to try to get it unstuck doesn't work) Very annoying so going to buy some Magpul p mags and call it a day
Don't throw the old ones out, I'll take them, lol.
I haven't experienced any of these issues, because I have a few of the Extreme Duty mags. HOWEVER, I have experienced an issue with one of my Extreme Duty mags that I consider to be a critical failure: the base plate and follower did not interface with each other properly, and it caused 5 or 6 small jams through 30 rounds. I examined it, carved one of the baseplate holes open a little, and it helped the two surfaces have a more positive mating face. Even with that, I kept it unloaded and put it back on a shelf. I expect 100% capability every time I insert a magazine into my carbine/rifle, and you should too. MFT makes some great stuff, but I don't think magazines are part of that.
Which mod magazine was this the mod 1 or 2 just curious I have several mod 2 MFT magazines and haven't experienced these problems as of yet and if I do they will immediately be trashed or returned to MFT for warranty replacement and sold for half price to someone for plinking or hunting.
The MOD II version of MFT have solved the issue
I hope none of our guys die because of this.
Got 6 mod2 mft mags already converted to 30 round use them for range use only never keep them loaded long term have not had this issue
You have no idea if it's a "cheaper polymer". It's not the same, but it could cost the same or more, only the manufacturers know for sure. We can say it's a soft polymer, but you can't know the cost
That is true. It does have less glass in it and fails the task it's made for. Was sold at a price undercutting magpuls product. Do I know the price of manufacturing? No.
MFT stands for "Mutha F*ckin Trash" 😆
How are the Extreme Duty version of these?
Don't know. Never used them.
What month and year are on the date code of that one? Just curious when it was manufactured to compare mine
The mod 2 mags are better now. on par with pmag
Bull shit man, they are flexible pieces of shit and to top it off you can hardly even pop the base plate off. I have 10 of them sitting in front of me right now that are going in the trash.
@@coryw.5755 i have on in front of me (mod2) and the base plate is easy to pop off and mines has very little flex,i have done drop test from chest down and above my head with 30 rounds and no problems.
@@coryw.5755 I would cover shipping to my house if you haven’t trashed them yet
I just put 6 rounds in the extreme duty MFT and slapped it on my knee and sure as shit 3 rounds popped out, magpul gen 2 se test and no rounds popped out.
If you run poly buy Magpul Gen 3 mags. If you run aluminum buy Brownell mags. Those two options are the best!
You look like Jack from Supernatural. Awesome.
You are correct, the MFT mag shown in this video is unfit.
MFT knows that, and released the MOD II magazine. I have no idea what the difference is, but I can tell you that my MOD II (bought this morning) is comparable to my Magpul Gen II Pmag's.
With just an empty outer (baseplate, spring, & follower removed), the side to side squeeze comparison is identical to my Gen II Pmag's, however when sqeezed front to back, my MFT MOD II has no perceivable movement where my Gen II Pmag's actually bow outward by over 1/8 inch. The squeeze testing was conducted using my weaker left hand. MOD II is also only 119 grams vs 145 grams for the Gen II Pmag.
No idea how heat might affect the MOD II vs the Gen II & no plans to find out currently, but heat will affect ALL polymer mags in one way or another. Only negative is the lack of a mag cap for the MFT.
How did you disassemble your mags? Mine will not open up to let me remove the 10 round block
@@flavorman9159 drill
The mod 1 mft mags are trash. Had one about 3 years ago and the feed lips swelled after a few months of them being loaded and it made it hard to insert into the magazine and wouldn’t always drop free. The new mod 2 mags seem to be okay but I’ve haven’t had them too long so only time will tell
Brother, u look tired. Get some sleep and stay safe
Only buy magpuls.
Gen 2 is better I've tested these and the Pmags gen 3 they seem to have the quirks out
Damn it, I wish I would have seen this 20 minutes ago. I just made an order
How did you disassemble them
The only magazines that i would recommend anyone to use that isn't metal would be pmags, hexmags, lancer, & amend2 mags
You recommend hexmags? They’re so unreliable
@@MowersBlowersGuns Never had a problem with them so if you think they are unreliable then it's your opinion, move on and find something else.
I’ve bought 1 to test out and they seem to be stout
Add the ETS 556 mags to that list
M-193
MFT r jamming at every shooting - 3pcs ;/
Are these Mod II MFT mags?
I really couldn't tell ya man. I googled to see what differences there would be and I cant find any info.
@@iannesby MOD II appears just below the MFT and logo on the magazine. The first MFT mags were crap, but the MOD II appear to be made with a beefier polymer. I've tried your table test slamming the mag on a table and with a MOD II I can't get the rounds to leave (fly out of) the magazine no matter how hard I slam the mag on a table. I agree you guys need to count on stuff to be good for your survival and I would not recommend anything but the USGI Mag or PMag for y'alls use. But I do think the MOD II MFT mags would be good enough for practice only and maybe OK for us civilians to use. By the way.......good job on showing this and looking out for your men!
Oh and thanks for answering my question!
@@bowdenja I'll have to hunt them down tomorrow and take a look.
@@iannesby Thanks man.....be careful out there!
I had the exact same issue... Those things are junk.
The MFT magazine your using might be the gen 1. I have the gen 2 and they work pretty well. But with that said I’m a civilian so I know I won’t be in a life and death situation you’re going through.
Use amend 2 mod 2 or 3 they are just as good as pmag id say better
So MFT mags are not good to use as a hammer, got it. In combat I get you want a mag that has a proven record. I would want that too. The average weekend shooter wouldn't, that I know of, be putting mags through that kind of punishment. MFT MOD 2 mags are a good mag for the weekend shooter. Oh, and I have chrome mags for my blued pistol. Is this wrong, or does it matter?
Well this video wasnt aimed at civilians so I'm not sure what you're on about.
ian brashear Hints the part about combat, and a proven mag for combat. I acknowledge that part. Civilians will watch and base their opinion on this too. Like most, I trust those in the military for advice about certain things that have been proven in the field. Something like this was a civilian stating that these mags are okay if you are not in combat, and just a weekend shooter. 😁👍
@@tornoutlaw73 got ya. And no, maginze finish doesnt matter to much. In fact, chrome mags are smoother than blued mags, as blueing is a form of rust. So chrome mags are functional better for reloading and possibly feeding
ian brashear The part about the chrome mags was a dig at the purest. lol Kind of like the whole Wilson Combat parts. Just because the gun has Wilson Combat parts, doesn’t mean the gun is that much better 😁👍
That was me being a smart/dumbass. lol
All good stuff man. Hope all is well in your part of the world. ✌️
Hi Ian my name is Ian
Hello Ian. I'm glad to meet Ian.
@@iannesby are you still active?
@@PNWMinuteMan2000 yes
Im having the same damn problem...they are trash..plz don't buy
Crapazines😮
Alternative to Pmag's?
Yeah right😆
First off this mags arent made for combat. Any infantryman will tell you this. PMAGs I have been using since 2007 in the army and out. This is a range mag so you have extra mags for shooting. Also don't be an idiot and buy shit out the PX like a fucking cherry.
no shit, but weirdly these ended up overseas with dudes.
Why are our boys buying there own mags??
Becuase they look different and they think that makes them high-speed. This idea is compounded due to lack of maintenance on issued maginzes, and lack of replacement of worn out equipment.
Metal mags can dent causing feed issues and feed lips bend when dropped. Pmags do not, and are pretty damn reliable. Plus infantry like to match accessories like beauty queens.
Why are you men buying your own magazines? That should be provided by the Army
Because they want to be special and Noone told them no. The sf dudes started using pmags and then many companies tried to get in on that market. Then it got so diluted this shit found its way into war.
These magazines are not advertised as Duty mags at all...I have a few of them and nothing on the packaging suggested they be used for duty. MFT makes heavy "Duty Use" magazines that clearly state so on the package. I've not had a single issue with either one. Cheap ones are great range mags...exactly what they're advertised to be. The duty mags are tough, don't eject rounds, and feed excellently. In fact, I've never experienced a malfunction with the MFT duty mags. I HAVE had malfunctions with my Gen 3 Pmags...
Perhaps you didn't see the website I had photographed and put in this video.
Cheap feed lips
Yep. I bought a few last year and just today took them to the range. One ended up with a broken feed lip! Garbage!
Chinese knockoff
Weirdly, they are American
Made in USA