It's kind of funny you brought it up. I like pmags because they don't ding up my lower and are very durable, like my ARs looking like new.. LOL They do look better than USGI mags. But as for functionality, I don't see a pmag being better than the newer USGI mags with the anti-tilt followers. Most of my friends that have served in iraq or afganastan prefer the USGI mags for some reason. I really don't know why, Maybe because they are lighter and have been proven in combat and can be used for many many years to come. Plastic does change properties through time. Pmags haven't been out that long to test if they are as durable as they were new 20 years from now. The USGI mags has. That is my theory... lol