For over a year, I have been testing out new equipment on my AR-15. I wanted to find the best parts that made it comfortable for me to shoot, but also effective when hunting. Two of the items that I have tested extensively are the 10PM556 – 10 Round Polymer Mag and Battlelink Minimalist Stock from Mission First Tactical.
Let me preface this review by saying that the folks at MFT have been very helpful when it came to these items. They have been very patient and allowed me to fully test these out over time where I could shoot with them, beat them up, shoot some more, and now I get to share my findings. Thank you, MFT!
To start, I’ll go over the magazine(s). I have been using both the short 10PM556 – 10 Round Polymer Mag and the long 10-round magazine. They both lock in very well on the first try and feed extremely well. Personally, I like the short magazine because it allowed me to swivel the rifle left-to-right easier and I didn’t have to rest all the weight on the corner of the longer mag. They functioned the same, but I focused on the short version. When changing magazines, they both function very well and pop right out the same way. I inserted and removed empty and loaded magazines over and over to try to find a malfunction. I did this close to fifty times with zero issues.
When I still had the magazine quick release installed, I tested out changing out magazines in different types of situations. The texture on the outside of the magazines is great and allow an easy grip with or without gloves. I tried tactical gloves, leather gloves, wet hands and dry hands. There was no slippage and I was able to load and unload easily. In fact, these worked the best out of any magazine I tried. I did not have any malfunctions with the magazines, nor was there any issue with it locking into place when loading. I then tried loading the magazines and removing them with a fixed magazine scenario. Again, they performed extremely well and I had no issues whatsoever. Two thumbs up from me!
The Battlelink Minimalist Stock is something I think every AR owner in California should look at closely. MFT put some though into this design and it really shows. It weighs in at only 5.8oz and installs quickly and easily.
You should know by now that an AR-15 in California must have a fixed stock. The scope I tested is a telescoping stock and MFT thought it through for us in California. They put a hole in the bottom of the stock to allow you to put a pin (provided with the stock) to secure it, thus making it a fixed stock. Once locked into place I took it to the range to shoot. It functioned very well, stayed locked in place and was very comfortable when shooting.
The design of the stock is pretty cool as it has a hook-like function on the back end. This allowed plenty of comfort when shooting, but also allowed me to hang my rifle on a branch or hook if I needed to. Having a dual function made me appreciate it even more as a hunter. I did have to be careful not to allow the lower portion to catch on anything, but other than that I was very happy with performance.
Both the magazines and the stock are excellent designs and function very well. They allowed me to shoot my AR-15 at the range and hunt with ease. The 10PM556 – 10 Round Polymer Mags have an MSRP of $14.99 each and MSRP on the Battlelink Minimalist Stock is $59.99. I recommend both of these upgrades to your AR-15, especially if you live in California.
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