Mags 5 pounds??

[WillyWonka]

A friend of mine recently told me he read that stock mags, no barrel, no tank, no hopper are 5 pounds. Is it true???

[Bulldog]

nope

[Woogie12]

A classic mag with no barrel or tank is 2.8 pounds.

[SIGSays]

in paintball magazine it says...

automag classic 1.8 lbs

automag powerfeed.. 2.25 lbs

minimag 2.65 lbs

automags rt 3.25 lbs

rtp - n/a

emag 3.8lbs

none of the mags are 5 pounds...

yoru friend is just weak

[Woogie12]

My bad, I read it wrong. Didn't see it was 1.8 lbs.

[Hexis]

I am suspect of those numbers. How would changing to powerfeed add .45 pounds? The powerfeed plug is not that heavy.

Found some numbers on www.airgun.com

Classic: 1.8 pounds
(standard or power feed)

Minimag: 2.65 pounds

RTPro: (no data)

EMag: 3.5 pounds
(non ULE)

EMag: ~ 2.7 pounds
(all ULE)

XMag: 2.7 pounds

[WillyWonka]

He said he read the 5 pound deal in a catalog, and I seriously doubt he'd make it up to make mags look bad. First of all he's not that kind of guy plus, he's said he wants to get a mag as a back up for his Impulse. But I was wondering, could it be that what he read is about older mags, like was the design for the 68 classic changed within the last like 10 years or anything?

[Hexis]

No, the design has not changed much, and not in any real way that would change the weight.

We are not trying to bash your friend, no need to defend him. We are just trying to provide accurate data.

[WillyWonka]

Sorry about that, I misread Sig saying he was weak, I thought he meant it was a weak blow to mags as if my friend was trying to talk me out of getting one. Sorry for the confusion, didn't realise it was a joke.

[SIGSays]

uhh... xmag is lighter than a ule mag...

[Ryknow]

no they arent.. yes X-mags are light and are all aluminum, but a huge hunk of aluminum... The ULE body is a tube.. and its not OTV.

[FooTemps]

my whole mag setup empty is 6 pounds... nothing is ule and i even have a steel tank

[Mrmacdude]

Originally posted by Hexis
I am suspect of those numbers. How would changing to powerfeed add .45 pounds? The powerfeed plug is not that heavy.

vert ASA.

[wobbles82]

OH OH OH, you mean those line of brick valves they had a small run with? Err wait, they didnt make em. My ULE RTPX is like 2.5, maybe lighter, but god no not a single mag with nothing on it is 5 pounds.

[FalconGuy016]

My setup is like 9 pounds or something
Prety heavy to shoot well when you have a foot of bunker to work with when your face on the ground