Thermoplastic loop installed on the base of a rifle or subgun magazine to provide an easy-to-grasp handle for unsurpassed speed and controllability during high stress, tactical magazine changes. Recessed, rough texture provides positive gripping surface under slippery or wet conditions. Finger loop acts as shock absorber to protect magazine from damage when dropped from rifle. Silences magazines stored next to each other in pouch.
SPECS: Industrial thermoplastic, black. Impervious to most chemical compounds. Pak of 3. 5.56 NATO fits 20- and 30-round AR-15/M16.
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Customer ratings for ORIGINAL MAGPUL ASSIST FOR 5.56X45 AR15 MAGAZINE ODG 3/PK
Number of ratings: 10
From brownells.com: 10
Average rating: 4.2
1 Review Covers All(22/07/2011)
A good idea but after a while, the loop gets in the way the more applications you use them. You're not going to be walking along, dangling 3 or 4 of them from your fingers and expect to be ready to shoot. When packing the mags with this thing on the end, it makes the mag longer and not fit into a pouch that was designed for the magazine without the loopie thing. The really useful application for these is to identify, which end of the magazine is the bottom. Cut off the loop and just use the portion that goes around the magazine. With the loopless Magpul on the bottom end of the magazine, you can tell what end is the bottom and will work for faster loading (in the dark).
Work Great(22/11/2011)
These work great for magazines as intended. You can slide them down the magazine body further if you need more room in your pouches. If you need them to tell which end of the magazine is up you need more training.
Easy removal(09/12/2009)
A simple product that does exactly what it is supposed to. I use a Maxpedition pack as an active shooter bag and it stacks the mags side-by-side. This makes it very easy to remove them. Just be patient installing them.
Just Works as Advertised(17/01/2010)
So simple and so useful - and they work! And they make a fine makeshift monopod without any extra bulk or weight. Send me a few more for those folks that try to buy mine at the range!
Beats 550 cord and tape(04/02/2010)
Very nice design and great price. I've used these on GI mags and now on my Magpul mags. Easy to install and they work well.
Good product(28/02/2010)
Easy to put on. Works great for fishing mags out of pouches. I used to use the 550 cord loops, which I still prefer for mag retention(use with a carabiner). These pulls work well with a drop bag.
Nice Concept But In The Way MoreThan Not(11/06/2010)
At first they looked like something that was a good idea. After getting a few, installing them and using them, well, not as good as I thought they would be. 1. When you are stacking, or packing your magazines these change the shape of things where compactness is lost. 2. When you insert them into the mag-well and go to "slap" the mag into the gun, these create a "softness" and you wonder, "did it really seat in the gun." 3. They make the magazine too long to fit in a mag pouch properly. On the plus side, you can carry 5 mags on your fingers more easily using the loops. When you drop a mag, if it hits the bottom of the mag, it cushions the impact. I would not reccommend these to a friend without first lending him a few to try before buying so he could decide whether it was a good item to have or not. Personally, I took them ALL off and put them in a bag in the closet.
Great for the Price!(07/04/2012)
Works Great
My Least Favorite MagPul Product(15/07/2012)
Another reviewer named Snowden hit it all on the head. I think this was MagPul's first product ever (might be wrong about that) and they've improved a lot over the years. If you're looking for some sort of an extension, go for the MagPul Ranger floorplate which can also be used as a base when using your magazine as a monopod. The problem with these is that they're so smushy feeling, they are more of a detriment than a benefit when trying to use the magazine for support, or when you give the mag a smack to ensure that it's properly seated. In short, all my magazines have a Ranger floorplate now, except for a few I keep "plain" so they'll fit in a mag pouch.
Great pull for metal magazines(01/07/2016)
This was one of MagPuls first products and was designed to be slipped on to USGI aluminum and steel magazines instead of using duct tape and paracord. If you are stuck with this type magazines this is an excellent system for quickly retrieving magazines from pouches. I've even added these pulls to Black Dog's 10 and 15 round .22 caliber magazines. If you have trouble installing them soak in a bowl of hot water and then slip them on. I personally have swapped out all my metal 5.56 magazines for the MagPul Gen 3 magazine with the ranger plate.
Product no.: 100003425 ORIGINAL MAGPUL ASSIST FOR 5.56X45 AR15 MAGAZINE ODG 3/PK Mfr Part: MAG001-ODG873750000039 Thermoplastic loop installed on the base of a rifle or subgun magazine to provide an easy-to-grasp handle for unsurpassed speed and controllability during high stress, tactical magazine changes. Recessed, rough texture provides positive gripping surface under slippery or wet conditions. Finger loop acts as shock absorber to protect magazine from damage when dropped from rifle. Silences magazines stored next to each other in pouch.
17.9GBP54£17.90
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Delivery time approx. 7-14 days. More than 10 pieces in USA warehouse
Product no.: 100003424 ORIGINAL MAGPUL ASSIST FOR 5.56X45 AR15 MAGAZINE FDE 3/PK Mfr Part: MAG001-FDE873750000114 Thermoplastic loop installed on the base of a rifle or subgun magazine to provide an easy-to-grasp handle for unsurpassed speed and controllability during high stress, tactical magazine changes. Recessed, rough texture provides positive gripping surface under slippery or wet conditions. Finger loop acts as shock absorber to protect magazine from damage when dropped from rifle. Silences magazines stored next to each other in pouch. Pack of 3.
17.9GBP86£17.90
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Delivery time approx. 7-14 days. More than 10 pieces in USA warehouse
Thermoplastic loop installed on the base of a rifle or subgun magazine to provide an easy-to-grasp handle for unsurpassed speed and controllability during high stress, tactical magazine changes. Recessed, rough texture provides positive gripping surface under slippery or wet conditions. Finger loop acts as shock absorber to protect magazine from damage when dropped from rifle. Silences magazines stored next to each other in pouch.
SPECS: Industrial thermoplastic, black. Impervious to most chemical compounds. Pak of 3. 5.56 NATO fits 20- and 30-round AR-15/M16.
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Customer ratings for ORIGINAL MAGPUL ASSIST FOR 5.56X45 AR15 MAGAZINE ODG 3/PK
Number of ratings: 10
From brownells.com: 10
Average rating: 4.2
1 Review Covers All(22/07/2011)
A good idea but after a while, the loop gets in the way the more applications you use them. You're not going to be walking along, dangling 3 or 4 of them from your fingers and expect to be ready to shoot. When packing the mags with this thing on the end, it makes the mag longer and not fit into a pouch that was designed for the magazine without the loopie thing. The really useful application for these is to identify, which end of the magazine is the bottom. Cut off the loop and just use the portion that goes around the magazine. With the loopless Magpul on the bottom end of the magazine, you can tell what end is the bottom and will work for faster loading (in the dark).
Work Great(22/11/2011)
These work great for magazines as intended. You can slide them down the magazine body further if you need more room in your pouches. If you need them to tell which end of the magazine is up you need more training.
Easy removal(09/12/2009)
A simple product that does exactly what it is supposed to. I use a Maxpedition pack as an active shooter bag and it stacks the mags side-by-side. This makes it very easy to remove them. Just be patient installing them.
Just Works as Advertised(17/01/2010)
So simple and so useful - and they work! And they make a fine makeshift monopod without any extra bulk or weight. Send me a few more for those folks that try to buy mine at the range!
Beats 550 cord and tape(04/02/2010)
Very nice design and great price. I've used these on GI mags and now on my Magpul mags. Easy to install and they work well.
Good product(28/02/2010)
Easy to put on. Works great for fishing mags out of pouches. I used to use the 550 cord loops, which I still prefer for mag retention(use with a carabiner). These pulls work well with a drop bag.
Nice Concept But In The Way MoreThan Not(11/06/2010)
At first they looked like something that was a good idea. After getting a few, installing them and using them, well, not as good as I thought they would be. 1. When you are stacking, or packing your magazines these change the shape of things where compactness is lost. 2. When you insert them into the mag-well and go to "slap" the mag into the gun, these create a "softness" and you wonder, "did it really seat in the gun." 3. They make the magazine too long to fit in a mag pouch properly. On the plus side, you can carry 5 mags on your fingers more easily using the loops. When you drop a mag, if it hits the bottom of the mag, it cushions the impact. I would not reccommend these to a friend without first lending him a few to try before buying so he could decide whether it was a good item to have or not. Personally, I took them ALL off and put them in a bag in the closet.
Great for the Price!(07/04/2012)
Works Great
My Least Favorite MagPul Product(15/07/2012)
Another reviewer named Snowden hit it all on the head. I think this was MagPul's first product ever (might be wrong about that) and they've improved a lot over the years. If you're looking for some sort of an extension, go for the MagPul Ranger floorplate which can also be used as a base when using your magazine as a monopod. The problem with these is that they're so smushy feeling, they are more of a detriment than a benefit when trying to use the magazine for support, or when you give the mag a smack to ensure that it's properly seated. In short, all my magazines have a Ranger floorplate now, except for a few I keep "plain" so they'll fit in a mag pouch.
Great pull for metal magazines(01/07/2016)
This was one of MagPuls first products and was designed to be slipped on to USGI aluminum and steel magazines instead of using duct tape and paracord. If you are stuck with this type magazines this is an excellent system for quickly retrieving magazines from pouches. I've even added these pulls to Black Dog's 10 and 15 round .22 caliber magazines. If you have trouble installing them soak in a bowl of hot water and then slip them on. I personally have swapped out all my metal 5.56 magazines for the MagPul Gen 3 magazine with the ranger plate.