Best AR 10 round and 15 round magazines for S&W MP?

[Bucksnbows]

I thought an awful lot about buying an AR during the Obama administration yet never pulled the trigger, pun intended.  But now with Murphy coming in as NJ Governor, I felt I couldn't wait any longer and treated myself to an early Christmas gift, a NJ compliant M&P (.223/5.56) and topped it with a Vortex SPARC sight.  I have yet to shoot it, but that will come very soon.  My question is about buying spare magazines.  Seems there are so many options for either a 10 or 15 round mag.  I know Magpul gets good reviews and my weapon came stock with an ASC mag.  Do I want aluminum or stainless?  Do I want a "blocked" 20 round mag that only holds 15? 

 

I know there will be many opinions out there, but I'm looking for some consensus.  Was hoping to pick up one more 10 round and a pair of 15s once I decide, just to have on hand.  And looking for quality and function over low price.  I appreciate any help I can get as the AR platform is fairly new to me.      

[Haskell_Hunter]

Technical note:  a .223/5.56 is an AR-15.  A .308/7.62 is an AR-10.

 

With that, here are the mags I got.  Love them.

 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/765895/magpul-pmag-m3-magazine-ar-15-223-remington-556x45mm-300-aac-blackout

 

If you actually have an AR-10, I got a bunch of these and will be taking them to the range to see if they work as well as the AR-15 mags.  More than likely they will.

 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/966934/magpul-pmag-lr-sr-gen-m3-magazine-lr-308-sr-25-ruger-precision-rifle-308-winchester-polymer

[cappy]

You can't ever go wrong with Magpul.  They are light, tough and proven in combat. 

I prefer the 10 round and 20 round pinned to 15.  The 30 round mags are to long for range use off a bench. 

[BothBarrels]

I'm no expert. I have one AR-15 that I built out of parts. The stripped lower was S&W M&P, the rest is from a variety of manufacturers. But, we've put gazillions of rounds through it. Rapid magazine changes, etc

 

All I have is blocked 20-round Magpuls, that I've bought from various online retailers. Never had any kind of glitch with them.

 

Have fun.

[mattg1500]

Hexmags or magpul are all i use.

[Bucksnbows]

Technical note:  a .223/5.56 is an AR-15.  A .308/7.62 is an AR-10.

 

With that, here are the mags I got.  Love them.

 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/765895/magpul-pmag-m3-magazine-ar-15-223-remington-556x45mm-300-aac-blackout

 

If you actually have an AR-10, I got a bunch of these and will be taking them to the range to see if they work as well as the AR-15 mags.  More than likely they will.

 

https://www.midwayusa.com/product/966934/magpul-pmag-lr-sr-gen-m3-magazine-lr-308-sr-25-ruger-precision-rifle-308-winchester-polymer

 

Ooops, I see why I caused the confusion.  I have an AR-15 and am looking for both 10 and 15 round mags.  I can see why you might have thought I was saying I had an AR10 and/or an AR15.  I did add caliber in my post so folks would know I meant I have an AR-15.  

[Bucksnbows]

I had a feeling Magpul would come up often.  Thanks and please feel free to comment further.  I'm a newbie on the AR platform.  This AR is just for paper punching unless the you-know-what hits the fan one day.  I find them just flat out fun to shoot.    

[LittleM]

 

Hexmags or magpul are all i use.           

Same here.  No issues with either.