Grendel magazines...again..

[R2BRO]

Guys I know there been threads about grendel mags, but i want to revive it and ask if anyone can recommend good quality magazines and with proper amount of rounds in them?
any new manufacturer popped out maybe?

i was recommended to get CPD mag, but problem is their 28rnd version is out of stock, only 5 or 10 rounders i see! its ridiculous and very frustrating, this issue really gets in a way of enjoying or even using this caliber in AR platform.
i also wonder why Lancer wouldnt make such mags? is there some proprietary BS involved with 6.5G or?

anyway, any recommendation im open to. i want at least 25 round magazine and just want it to function.

please mention brands aside from ASC and Elander

[A5BLASTER]

Cpd 26 round mag instock at joebobs are go too ammoseek and use their search function and you will find the cpd 26 round mags instock several places.

Ohh and their has never been a 28 round cpd mag. That was a misprint that never got fixed. I got that info straight from the cpd office. The highest cap mag cpd has ever offered is 26 rounds.

[R2BRO]

ok ordered 2 mags from here:
https://vizardsgunsandammo.com/cpd-2865041206cpd-6-5gr-28rd-mag-blk/


also, it seems that the spec says 28rnd max, but it does say 26 rounds. i wonder if its something like what Lancer does, they say you can fit 31 rounds, but its a 30 round magazine and they just give 1-2 extra space so that if you fit less there is click when you insert on closed mag.
anyway, will see. thanks!

[A5BLASTER]

ok ordered 2 mags from here:
https://vizardsgunsandammo.com/cpd-2865041206cpd-6-5gr-28rd-mag-blk/


also, it seems that the spec says 28rnd max, but it does say 26 rounds. i wonder if its something like what Lancer does, they say you can fit 31 rounds, but its a 30 round magazine and they just give 1-2 extra space so that if you fit less there is click when you insert on closed mag.
anyway, will see. thanks!

What cpd told me is that it was a misprint when they were released and it seems it just never got fixed.

They are 26 round mags.

[FLshooter]

I have 4 ASC 10 round mags.I’ve seen reviews were people say that they had feeding issues and the bolt hold open not working on the last shot.
Like I said I have for a ASC magazines.I have several friends who own four or five each of the ASC mags. I have had no problems and neither of any of my friends.I am going to get 4 more.
10 rd 6.5 Grendel ASC mags can be found on primary arms for $10.95 each. I believe they have 5 round 10 round 15 round and 25 round.Some are $2 more.Shipping is around $8.

[grayfox]

ASC's have worked fine for me, too. no problems, no worries. Like I said elsewhere, for me it's not so much the name as it is the performance. 10-rounders are plenty for me in this caliber, don't need or care for the 25+ or whatever's. To each his own however.

[Wanderson]

[brian y]

I just checked my 25rd ASC mags and they all take 25rds, The 10rd ASC mags all take 10rds and the 10rd E-Lander mags also take 10rds, I just checked all of them.

[Double Naught Spy]

I have ASC, E-Lander, and AR Stoner, all 24/25 round size. I load to 24.

The ASC's have a nasty habit of having the front edge/lip of the magazine being too high and the case mount of the 6.5 Grendel cartridge will catch on it and induce feeding issues that seem to occur irregular. As the round feeds, the edge of the case mouth catches on that edge/lip and either must jump it, or can be stopped by it.

The E-Landers were okay. I wasn't impressed for the cost.

AR Stoners seem to work just fine for me. It is what I am running right now. I get them at Midway.

[lazyengineer]

I run E-landers, and consider the 17 round version (which looks like a modern bent 20 rounder), my go-to general purpose mag. I also have a 10 round version, for some bench use (though not much advantage to it, since the pistol grip sticks out lower than the mag anyway).

For whatever reason, the Grendel round drags against the magazines lips far more than 5.56 casings do, and it takes a lot more force to strip one out. I'm not really sure why.

To date, I have fired close to 800(?) rounds through my magazines. Cycling reliability has been excellent, be it steel, brass, and even 7.62X39 based brass. Only hang-up I had was on the 10 rounder while it was still new. It had enough drag that the bolt didn't have enough ass to fully strip the round. When I rotated the gun to look, that was enough jostling for the spring to finish stripping. Never happened again. FWIW I just run mine in basic Anderson lowers with PSA uppers, and am happy.

People complain about E-landers being difficult to fill to capacity, though I've had no issues with this, and kind of don't know what folks are talking about there.

Only odd thing about E-landers is with usage, they appear to be getting fatter, and are taking a little more effort to fit into the mag-well. Not really a big deal, and they still seem to drop-free when empty.

This weekend I loaded up an E-lander with 7.62x39 brass based 6.5 CM rounds, that had not yet been fire-formed (i.e the taper was sharper than Grendel). After loading 11 rounds or so, they started to "jumble" in the magazine, but they all fired and cycled 100%.

[R2BRO]

that elander i have is super hard to fill to capacity, its garbage and its expensive garbage. paid almost $30 for that trash.

[R2BRO]

I have ASC, E-Lander, and AR Stoner, all 24/25 round size. I load to 24.

The ASC's have a nasty habit of having the front edge/lip of the magazine being too high and the case mount of the 6.5 Grendel cartridge will catch on it and induce feeding issues that seem to occur irregular.

i had that issue with ASC too, also it doesnt release freely on button press after bolt is open.

this is really a shame that nobody developed *proper* mag for this round, each one has one or another negative perk

[sharpshooter33]

https://aimsurplus.com/c-products-6-5-grendel-ar-26rd-magazine

[Double Naught Spy]

i had that issue with ASC too, also it doesnt release freely on button press after bolt is open.

this is really a shame that nobody developed *proper* mag for this round, each one has one or another negative perk

You can file/dremel down that front edge and take care of the problem. You should not have to do that, but if you have the problem, then this method should resolve it.

[maximus83]

So I'm new here and waiting for an upper. I sure see a lot of posts here and elsewhere about feeding problems with 6.5 G. Is this something widespread/universal?

Mark at PF told me he sells ASC mags along with his custom rifles. Don't know if that means anything, but apparently they work ok for him.

Is there usually in general an increase of feeding reliability if you use a lower capacity mag, say 10rd vs anything higher?