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STANAG magazine

February 01, 2023

A STANAG magazine[1][2] or NATO magazine is a type of detachable firearm magazine proposed by NATO in October 1980.[3] Shortly after NATO's acceptance of the 5.56×45mm NATO rifle cartridge, Draft Standardization Agreement (STANAG) 4179 was proposed in order to allow NATO members to easily share rifle ammunition and magazines down to the individual soldier level. The U.S. M16 rifle's magazine proportions were proposed for standardization. Many NATO members, but not all, subsequently developed or purchased rifles with the ability to accept this type of magazine. However, the standard was never ratified and remains a "Draft STANAG".[4]

Two STANAG-compliant magazines: A 20-round Colt-manufactured magazine, and a 30-round Heckler & Koch "High Reliability" magazine.

Magazines

The STANAG magazine concept is only an interface, dimensional and controls (magazine latch, bolt stop, etc.) requirement.[2][5] Therefore, it not only allows one type of magazine to interface with various weapon systems,[2][5] but also allows STANAG magazines to be made in various configurations and capacities.[2][5] The standard capacities of STANAG-compatible magazines are 20 or 30 rounds of 5.56×45mm NATO ammunition.[citation needed] There are also 5-, 10-, 40- and 50-round box magazines,[5] as well as 60- and 100-round casket magazines,[6][7] 90-round snail-drum magazines,[8] and 100-round drum magazines.[9] There has also been a 150-round drum magazine produced.[citation needed]

Issues and improvements

 
Close-up of L85A2 with Magpul Industries EMAG polymer magazine with clear viewing window

The STANAG magazine, while relatively compact compared to other types of 5.56×45mm NATO box magazines, has often been criticized for a perceived lack of durability and a tendency to malfunction unless treated with a level of care that may not be practical under combat conditions. Because STANAG 4179 is only a dimensional standard, production quality from manufacturer to manufacturer is not uniform. Magazines have been manufactured with lightweight aluminum or plastic bodies and other inexpensive materials in order to keep costs down, or to meet requirements that treat the magazine more as a disposable piece of equipment than one that is supposed to stand up to repeated combat use.[citation needed]

As a result, in March 2009, the U.S. military began to accept delivery of improved STANAG magazines.[10] To increase reliability, these magazines incorporate heavier, more corrosion resistant springs and new tan-colored anti-tilt followers.[11] In addition, many commercial magazine manufacturers now offer improved STANAG-compatible magazines. These magazines are made from high-grade stainless steel bodies, rust- and set-resistant chrome-silicon springs, and anti-tilt followers. There are also highly reliable polymer magazines, some with view windows, others are translucent.[citation needed]

ARDEC began development of a new magazine design in July 2013 to address feeding issues of older designs with the new M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round. It was first made public in 2014 and completed development in mid-2016 as the Enhanced Performance Magazine. The magazine uses a blue follower and a tan body which presents the rounds with a better angle to the weapon's feedway, preventing the hardened steel tip of the EPR from contacting the aluminum feed ramp of the M4 carbine, increasing mean rounds between stoppage by 300%.[12][13]

Gallery

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    Standard issue 30-round M16 magazine.

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    Loaded STANAG magazines

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    Close-up of loaded STANAG magazine

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    Improved M16 magazine follower

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    USGI Enhanced Performance Magazine (EPM) magazine for AR-type rifles

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    The Feed Lips Wear Tool is designed for inspecting STANAG magazines

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    T91 30-round STANAG-compliant magazine with ammo capacity indicator.

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    STANAG-compliant 30-round PMAG with Ranger Plate from Magpul Industries. Note: clear viewing window.

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    Diagram of a STANAG Beta C magazine

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    In order to comply with civilian legal restrictions. STANAG 30-round magazines may be pinned to hold only 5 rounds.

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    Two STANAG 30-round magazines placed together with duct tape in the "Jungle style".

Firearms compatible with STANAG magazines

AR-15/M16 type rifles

Non-AR-15/M16 type rifles

Manually operated rifles

STANAG magazine convertible rifles

Loading tools

Loading a STANAG magazine, particularly one with a large capacity and a corresponding high spring pressure pushing the rounds to the top of the magazine, can be quite difficult. A number of devices are available to make this task simpler. These are sometimes called speedloaders but are more commonly known as magazine loaders, stripper clips, spoons, or stripper clip guides. There are a wide range of both commercial and military type loading tools available for STANAG magazines. For example; draft STANAG 4181 is a type of stripper clip and guide tool proposed for standardization based on the USGI M16 rifle stripper clips and guide tools.[23]

Gallery

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    Manually loading a magazine with individual rounds.

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    STANAG guide tools and stripper clip filled with 5.56mm NATO ammo.

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    Close-up of STANAG loading guide tool.

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    Loading a magazine with STANAG stripper clip and guide tool.

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    Ditto, with stripper clip pressed against a hard surface to load the magazine more quickly.

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    Loading a magazine with loading tool.

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    Loading a magazine with an alternative style of loading tool.

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    M-16 / AR-15 LULA magazine loader and unloader.

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    StripLULA™ loading tool.

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    BenchLoader heavy-duty magazine loader.

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    Trijent Mech-loader for high volume loading

Additional information

 
STANAG magazines loaded with .223 Rem (left) and .450 Bushmaster (right)
  • The "RAM-LINE 30-round COMBO MAG" is a uniquely notable STANAG magazine. These commercial translucent plastic magazines can be used in both AR-15 type rifles and Ruger Mini-14 type rifles.[24]
  • Magnolia States Armory offers an adapter that allows the use of STANAG magazines in 5.56mm Galil rifles as well as one that works in a variety of 5.56mm AK-47 type rifles such as the Saiga, WASR3 and Norinco rifles.
  • While STANAG magazines are typically loaded with 5.56 mm NATO ammo, they are also used for other calibers as well.
  • There are also a wide range of dummy STANAG magazines in a variety of sizes, weights and colors for training purposes.

See also

References

  1. ^ Rottman, Gordon L. (2011). The M16. Osprey. pp. 35–36. ISBN 978-1849086905.
  2. ^ a b c d Dockery, Kevin (2007). Future Weapons. Penguin. pp. 125–126. ISBN 9780425217504.
  3. ^ Watters, Daniel (2000–2007). . The Gun Zone. Archived from the original on March 16, 2015.
  4. ^ Arvidsson, Per G. (2008). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on December 1, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c d Rottman, Gordon L. (October 20, 2013). The Book of Gun Trivia: Essential Firepower Facts. Osprey. ISBN 9781782006206.
  6. ^ . Accurate Shooter. June 9, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Crane, David (December 3, 2010). . Defense Review. Archived from the original on March 21, 2015.
  8. ^ Crane, David (June 21, 2009). . Defense Review. Archived from the original on March 27, 2015.
  9. ^ The Gun Digest Book of the AR-15. Patrick Sweeney. Gun Digest Books, September 9, 2005. page 106
  10. ^ Brownells shipping M16 magazines with anti-tilt follower to military - The Firearm Blog, June 13, 2009
  11. ^ New US Army M16 “Tan” Magazine - The Firearm Blog, December 16, 2009
  12. ^ BREAKING: US Army Introduces New Enhanced Performance Magazine For M4/M16 Series Rifles - Thefirearmblog.com, 26 July 2016
  13. ^ Army fielding new magazine optimized for M4/M4A1 Carbine and M855A1 - By U.S. Army, November 1, 2016
  14. ^ Forgotten Weapons - The Fort Ellis XR-86
  15. ^ (PDF). ST Engineering. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 14, 2008. Retrieved September 11, 2007.
  16. ^ CROSSFIRE! The Crossfire MKI with Forgotten Weapons -The Firearm Blog
  17. ^ "The LW-S1 is a bolt action 5.56 caliber (.223 Remington), magazine fed rifle utilizing the popular AR15/M16 magazine"
  18. ^ New rifles by Voere: S16 and K15A | all4shooters
  19. ^
  20. ^ Run AR Magazines in your Rem 700 Bolt Gun « Accurateshooter.com Daily Bulletin
  21. ^ Security Arms | Firearm Photo Archive :: The Armalon PR precision rifle "It consists of an extensive re-working of a Remington 700 series rifle, and has achieved a high degree of success in competition [..], [and] the 5.56/.223 versions use similarly re-modelled AR15/M16 magazines.
  22. ^ "Steyr AUG NATO Conversion kit - AUG Accessories - Accessories". Retrieved November 15, 2014.
  23. ^ "NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization December 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine", NDIA Conference 2008
  24. ^ Ruger Mini-14 vs. the AR-15 SWAT magazine, March 2002, page 42-45 "Incidentally, Ramline magazines work in both Mini-14s and AR-type guns with no modifications necessary—a bonus for those who own both type of rifles."

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A STANAG magazine 1 2 or NATO magazine is a type of detachable firearm magazine proposed by NATO in October 1980 3 Shortly after NATO s acceptance of the 5 56 45mm NATO rifle cartridge Draft Standardization Agreement STANAG 4179 was proposed in order to allow NATO members to easily share rifle ammunition and magazines down to the individual soldier level The U S M16 rifle s magazine proportions were proposed for standardization Many NATO members but not all subsequently developed or purchased rifles with the ability to accept this type of magazine However the standard was never ratified and remains a Draft STANAG 4 Two STANAG compliant magazines A 20 round Colt manufactured magazine and a 30 round Heckler amp Koch High Reliability magazine Contents 1 Magazines 2 Issues and improvements 3 Gallery 4 Firearms compatible with STANAG magazines 4 1 AR 15 M16 type rifles 4 2 Non AR 15 M16 type rifles 4 3 Manually operated rifles 4 4 STANAG magazine convertible rifles 5 Loading tools 5 1 Gallery 6 Additional information 7 See also 8 ReferencesMagazines EditThe STANAG magazine concept is only an interface dimensional and controls magazine latch bolt stop etc requirement 2 5 Therefore it not only allows one type of magazine to interface with various weapon systems 2 5 but also allows STANAG magazines to be made in various configurations and capacities 2 5 The standard capacities of STANAG compatible magazines are 20 or 30 rounds of 5 56 45mm NATO ammunition citation needed There are also 5 10 40 and 50 round box magazines 5 as well as 60 and 100 round casket magazines 6 7 90 round snail drum magazines 8 and 100 round drum magazines 9 There has also been a 150 round drum magazine produced citation needed Issues and improvements Edit Close up of L85A2 with Magpul Industries EMAG polymer magazine with clear viewing window The STANAG magazine while relatively compact compared to other types of 5 56 45mm NATO box magazines has often been criticized for a perceived lack of durability and a tendency to malfunction unless treated with a level of care that may not be practical under combat conditions Because STANAG 4179 is only a dimensional standard production quality from manufacturer to manufacturer is not uniform Magazines have been manufactured with lightweight aluminum or plastic bodies and other inexpensive materials in order to keep costs down or to meet requirements that treat the magazine more as a disposable piece of equipment than one that is supposed to stand up to repeated combat use citation needed As a result in March 2009 the U S military began to accept delivery of improved STANAG magazines 10 To increase reliability these magazines incorporate heavier more corrosion resistant springs and new tan colored anti tilt followers 11 In addition many commercial magazine manufacturers now offer improved STANAG compatible magazines These magazines are made from high grade stainless steel bodies rust and set resistant chrome silicon springs and anti tilt followers There are also highly reliable polymer magazines some with view windows others are translucent citation needed ARDEC began development of a new magazine design in July 2013 to address feeding issues of older designs with the new M855A1 Enhanced Performance Round It was first made public in 2014 and completed development in mid 2016 as the Enhanced Performance Magazine The magazine uses a blue follower and a tan body which presents the rounds with a better angle to the weapon s feedway preventing the hardened steel tip of the EPR from contacting the aluminum feed ramp of the M4 carbine increasing mean rounds between stoppage by 300 12 13 Gallery Edit Standard issue 30 round M16 magazine Loaded STANAG magazines Close up of loaded STANAG magazine Improved M16 magazine follower USGI Enhanced Performance Magazine EPM magazine for AR type rifles The Feed Lips Wear Tool is designed for inspecting STANAG magazines T91 30 round STANAG compliant magazine with ammo capacity indicator STANAG compliant 30 round PMAG with Ranger Plate from Magpul Industries Note clear viewing window Diagram of a STANAG Beta C magazine In order to comply with civilian legal restrictions STANAG 30 round magazines may be pinned to hold only 5 rounds Two STANAG 30 round magazines placed together with duct tape in the Jungle style Firearms compatible with STANAG magazines EditAR 15 M16 type rifles Edit AAC Honey Badger PDW ArmaLite AR 15 Barrett REC7 CAR 816 Colt M16 Colt M4 Colt Automatic Rifle Colt Canada C7 and C8 G5 carbine Haenel MK 556 Heckler amp Koch HK416 LWRC M6 Marine Scout Sniper Rifle Norinco CQ PVAR R5 RGP Remington GPC Remington R 15 Ruger SR 556 Safir T 15 T 16 and T 17 SIG MCX SIG Sauer SIG516 SIG Sauer SIGM400 Smith amp Wesson M amp P15 SOAR Type 86 Type 91 Unified Weapon Systems Unified Patrol Rifle Windham Weaponry WW 15 Z M Weapons LR 300 Rock River Arms LAR 15 Non AR 15 M16 type rifles Edit Ares SCR Armalite AR 180B Beretta AR70 90 Beretta ARX 160 Beretta 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MKI 16 Mossberg MVP ISSC Pump Action Rifle PAR LW S1 17 POF USA ReVolt Light Remington Model 7615P Ruger American Ranch and Predator Troy Pump Action Rifle PAR Voere S16 18 Q Mini FIX Aftermarket STANAG bottom metals are also available for the Remington Model 700 modification by gunsmith required 19 20 21 STANAG magazine convertible rifles Edit CZ 805 BREN through housing conversion Heckler amp Koch G36 modular magazine well 1 IMI Galil through adaptor 2 SAR 21 through swapping lower receiver with the one from export model citation needed Steyr AUG through right hand only STANAG magazine stock assembly 3 22 CM901 with 5 56 adapter block Wz 1996 Beryl through adaptor 4 Loading tools EditLoading a STANAG magazine particularly one with a large capacity and a corresponding high spring pressure pushing the rounds to the top of the magazine can be quite difficult A number of devices are available to make this task simpler These are sometimes called speedloaders but are more commonly known as magazine loaders stripper clips spoons or stripper clip guides There are a wide range of both commercial and military type loading tools available for STANAG magazines For example draft STANAG 4181 is a type of stripper clip and guide tool proposed for standardization based on the USGI M16 rifle stripper clips and guide tools 23 Gallery Edit Manually loading a magazine with individual rounds STANAG guide tools and stripper clip filled with 5 56mm NATO ammo Close up of STANAG loading guide tool Loading a magazine with STANAG stripper clip and guide tool Ditto with stripper clip pressed against a hard surface to load the magazine more quickly Loading a magazine with loading tool Loading a magazine with an alternative style of loading tool M 16 AR 15 LULA magazine loader and unloader StripLULA loading tool BenchLoader heavy duty magazine loader Trijent Mech loader for high volume loadingAdditional information Edit STANAG magazines loaded with 223 Rem left and 450 Bushmaster right The RAM LINE 30 round COMBO MAG is a uniquely notable STANAG magazine These commercial translucent plastic magazines can be used in both AR 15 type rifles and Ruger Mini 14 type rifles 24 Magnolia States Armory offers an adapter that allows the use of STANAG magazines in 5 56mm Galil rifles as well as one that works in a variety of 5 56mm AK 47 type rifles such as the Saiga WASR3 and Norinco rifles While STANAG magazines are typically loaded with 5 56 mm NATO ammo they are also used for other calibers as well There are also a wide range of dummy STANAG magazines in a variety of sizes weights and colors for training purposes See also EditList of AR platform cartridges SR 25 pattern magazine a scaled up version of the STANAG magazine for 308 based cartridges AICS style magazine an emerging standard for bolt action rifle magazines References Edit Rottman Gordon L 2011 The M16 Osprey pp 35 36 ISBN 978 1849086905 a b c d Dockery Kevin 2007 Future Weapons Penguin pp 125 126 ISBN 9780425217504 Watters Daniel 2000 2007 The 5 56 X 45mm Timeline A Chronology of Development The Gun Zone Archived from the original on March 16 2015 Arvidsson Per G 2008 NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization PDF Archived from the original PDF on December 1 2012 a b c d Rottman Gordon L October 20 2013 The Book of Gun Trivia Essential Firepower Facts Osprey ISBN 9781782006206 Magpul Invents New Quad Stack Magazine for ARs Accurate Shooter June 9 2010 Archived from the original on November 29 2014 Crane David December 3 2010 DR Exclusive SureFire MAG5 60 and MAG5 100 High Capacity Magazine HCM Quad Stack AR Rifle Magazines 60 Round Shot and 100 Round Shot AR AR 15 M16 5 56mm NATO Box Magazines for Significantly Increased Firepower during Infantry Combat and Tactical Engagements of All Sorts Defense Review Archived from the original on March 21 2015 Crane David June 21 2009 MWG 90 Rounder Snail Drum Magazine 90 Rounds of Immediate 5 56mm Firepower for Your M4 M4A1 Carbine or AR 15 Carbine Defense Review Archived from the original on March 27 2015 The Gun Digest Book of the AR 15 Patrick Sweeney Gun Digest Books September 9 2005 page 106 Brownells shipping M16 magazines with anti tilt follower to military The Firearm Blog June 13 2009 New US Army M16 Tan Magazine The Firearm Blog December 16 2009 BREAKING US Army Introduces New Enhanced Performance Magazine For M4 M16 Series Rifles Thefirearmblog com 26 July 2016 Army fielding new magazine optimized for M4 M4A1 Carbine and M855A1 By U S Army November 1 2016 Forgotten Weapons The Fort Ellis XR 86 SAR 21 Product Brochure PDF ST Engineering Archived from the original PDF on April 14 2008 Retrieved September 11 2007 CROSSFIRE The Crossfire MKI with Forgotten Weapons The Firearm Blog Leitner Wise Rifle Co The LW S1 is a bolt action 5 56 caliber 223 Remington magazine fed rifle utilizing the popular AR15 M16 magazine New rifles by Voere S16 and K15A all4shooters Armalon Armalon PR Run AR Magazines in your Rem 700 Bolt Gun Accurateshooter com Daily Bulletin Security Arms Firearm Photo Archive The Armalon PR precision rifle It consists of an extensive re working of a Remington 700 series rifle and has achieved a high degree of success in competition and the 5 56 223 versions use similarly re modelled AR15 M16 magazines Steyr AUG NATO Conversion kit AUG Accessories Accessories Retrieved November 15 2014 NATO Infantry Weapons Standardization Archived December 1 2012 at the Wayback Machine NDIA Conference 2008 Ruger Mini 14 vs the AR 15 SWAT magazine March 2002 page 42 45 Incidentally Ramline magazines work in both Mini 14s and AR type guns with no modifications necessary a bonus for those who own both type of rifles Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title STANAG magazine amp oldid 1135839636, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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