According to Breach-Bang-Clear, Molon Labe Industries, a Tampa Bay area company, will soon be releasing a new polymer SCAR magazine.
Cue raucous (grunts: raucous) celebrating and pelvic thrusts from SCAR lovers.
The magazines will fit all models of the SCAR 17 (SCAR Heavy/7.62) and will be available initially in 20-round capacity. The run will eventually expand to 10-round and 25-round magazines, and all will be available in black, tan, OD and a darker brown variation. The magazines are made of a proprietary material that has involves some new technology that Molon Labe describes as including “IR cloaking properties”. This material will eventually be used for upcoming handgrips and other accessories MLI is working on now. Read the entire article on the new SCARmags.
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Very nice! Congrats Chris, looking forward to the release of these!
Infrared cloaking technology for a rifle magazine? I didn’t realise that ammunition in a magazine gave off any heat! It brings a whole new meaning to the term “hot load”. This just sounds like another gimmick – or am I missing something?
IR neutral materials have been in use in military textiles for a few years now. Certain surfaces/materials are much more visible/brighter when viewed through nightvision than others. Take a look at all the backpacks, hydration pouches, knives, paint, etc available in IR-resistant textiles.
I realise that. I was being ironic. I would have to speculate that the ammunition/ magazine combination would ordinarily have a low IR signature, regardless of what the magazine is made of. Hence my comment about it being a gimmick. Having IR suppressing material in backpacks and hydration pouches makes sense because they are worn against the torso, a major source of heat. Is unfired ammunition really a major source of IR radiation?
It really isn’t a gimmick. If it works for backpacks, hydration pouches etc. aren’t magazines in pouches against the body the next logical evolution?
You also have to factor in that the ammo is mad of brass casings with a copper jacket and, sometimes, a steel, or other metal, core all of which readily absorb heat and it’s not inconceivable that the polymers regular SCAR mags are made easily absorb heat or readily reflect IR light.
That looks awfully tall for a twenty rounder, is it single stack?
Looks like the 25 rd variant
About time somebody did this…awesome
Original fastex buckles were basically IR reflective. This is an issue with many plastics of a similar composition. It is why the whole Ghillie-tex line came out. They are effectively IR neutral and blend better than old style fastex. Buckles are not the only thing that had this issue. They are saying up front that they chose a plastic that doesn’t reflect under NODs.
This is OK but whats the cost per? If they are still $50 ea so what if they are available. Still to much. I’m waiting on my SCAR25 which will allow me to use a variety of mags all of which are easier to get and cheap. I just saved the cost of the new lower on what I saved by buying PMAGs
Unless you’re actually using your SCAR for professional purposes where being potentially shot at by bad guys wearing NODs is a concern I wouldn’t worry too much about these mags and just stick to other mags. From what I can tell, the main advantage of these mags over regular PMags or any other SCAR mag is the fact that they’re made from IR neutral materials and for regular civilian shooting your IR signature is not a very big deal.