{"id":28933,"date":"2019-01-24T03:54:51","date_gmt":"2019-01-24T03:54:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/01\/24\/this-50-round-drum-magazine-for-762mm-could-lighten-the-load-for-machine-gunners\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:46:53","slug":"this-50-round-drum-magazine-for-762mm-could-lighten-the-load-for-machine-gunners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/off-duty\/2019\/01\/24\/this-50-round-drum-magazine-for-762mm-could-lighten-the-load-for-machine-gunners\/","title":{"rendered":"This 50-round drum magazine for 7.62mm could lighten the load for machine gunners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LAS VEGAS \u2014 The company that finally got <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/off-duty\/gearscout\/\" target=_blank>polymer magazines <\/a>adopted for widespread use in the services has a 50-round, 7.62mm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/off-duty\/gearscout\/2018\/01\/23\/this-drum-mag-could-be-the-answer-for-marine-iar-gunners-who-need-to-pour-on-the-fire\/\" target=_blank>drum version<\/a> of its popular magazine available for purchase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Magpul\u2019s D-50 weighs just under 2 pounds empty and comes in at about 4.5 pounds fully loaded. But the design puts this package in the same height profile as the 25-round 7.62mm magazine the company currently makes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The 5.56mm, 30-round PMAG was adopted by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/12\/10\/more-than-a-rifle-how-a-new-68mm-round-advanced-optics-will-make-soldiers-marines-a-lot-deadlier\/\" target=_blank>Marine Corps<\/a> as an acceptable magazine for use in 2017 after years of rave reviews from deployed Marines, some of whom faced punishment for taking the magazines on deployment but did so anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/news\/your-marine-corps\/2018\/05\/07\/this-move-could-shave-20-pounds-off-a-belt-of-50-cal-ammo\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/DOD_50-caliber-ammunition-loaded-onto-machinegun_cal0518.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">This move could shave 20 pounds off a belt of .50-cal ammo<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Your next belt of .50-caliber ammunition could weigh 10 to 20 pounds less than it does now.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among civilian shooters, the 60-round, 5.56mm drum has been popular, though it is not yet a common inventory item for active-duty personnel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scott Creed, Magpul marketing director, said that the higher capacity magazine was being reviewed by the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1600\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PMAG-D50-loading.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-58192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PMAG-D50-loading.jpg.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PMAG-D50-loading.jpg.jpg?resize=150,150 150w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PMAG-D50-loading.jpg.jpg?resize=300,300 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PMAG-D50-loading.jpg.jpg?resize=768,768 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PMAG-D50-loading.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,1024 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/PMAG-D50-loading.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1536 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The PMAG D50, a 50-round drum polymer magazine in 7.62mm made by Magpul. (Magpul)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The D-60, the company\u2019s 5.56mm version, was being evaluated last year for use with the Marine\u2019s M27 Infantry Automatic Rifle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more than three years now, the Corps has been looking for a higher capacity magazine to use with the recently adopted M27. 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(Magpul)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The idea for an IAR gunner, Roberts says, is that he\u2019d load the M27 with the D-60 to go out on a mission and carry standard 30-round capacity mags for subsequent reloads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new D-50, 7.62mm drum mag is built for SR25\/M110-type rifles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIts unique drum configuration gives it roughly the same overall height profile as a standard 25-round 7.62mm PMAG, making storage easy and shooting from various positions \u2014 including prone \u2014 no different than with smaller capacity magazines,&#8221; according to the company\u2019s website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While the 30-round magazines are in use, the military is still evaluating the drum 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