Why do so many people get worked up about proprietary magazines?

[mjsdwash]

too many internet videos of people doing "tactical reloads". Ive seen a few people at ranges who think you need to practice shootout scenarios that involve abusing the magazine, so they need to be easy to replace. Yes, even bolt actions. People are dumb

 

[CraigC]

IMHO, they're cheap and like to have things to complain about. How many pistols are made with magazines that interchange? Virtually none. How much griping do we hear about them? Virtually none.

 

[Merle1]

IMHO, they're cheap and like to have things to complain about. How many pistols are made with magazines that interchange? Virtually none. How much griping do we hear about them? Virtually none.

and none of my pistol mags sell for $100 either....

 

[benEzra]

I lived through the Clinton AWB, and if you owned a gun with a proprietary magazine, mag availability was hit or miss. I spent a lot of time and money during those dark years chasing down expensive proprietary Mini-14 magazines at gun shows, when non-proprietary AR/AK magazines were cheap and abundant. I eventually bought an AK, and mags were $5.99 for 20's and $9.99 for 30's....worlds better.

For hunting rifles or weapons not chamber in 5.56, 7.62x39, 7.62x51 or 9x19mm, I don't think many people care, as long as the proprietary mags aren't stupid expensive.

The problem is that due to low production volumes, bespoke design, and lack of competition, proprietary mags tend to be stupid expensive by default.

 

[Slamfire]

Recently I was talking to a bud about S&W M41 pistols. I have two in 22 LR. Thank goodness parts and magazines are plentiful. Lots of older shooters have High Standards, which are out of production. I heard magazines for them are $90.00 apiece. Bud mentioned that there was a S&W M41 in 22 Short, very rare. Magazines, if they can be found, are over $200.00. This really affects the value of a firearm, once shooters know that they are logistically unsupportable. If you have a weapon with a custom, one of a kind magazine, you better buy a bunch of magazines, because once they become unavailable, the price of the magazine will become un reasonable. And then, trying to sell the weapon gets difficult unless it comes with a lot of magazines because the next buyer knows, replacements are unavailable.

Anyone remember the Bren Ten pistol? Most of those were shipped without a magazine. When the company went bust, magazine supply stopped. I wonder what the price is for a Bren Ten with magazine versus a Bren Ten without.