Duramag
Authorized Dealer • A C Products Defense Brand • Brooksville, Florida
Duramag is the civilian-market brand of C Products Defense (CPD), the Brooksville, Florida magazine manufacturer that holds active Department of Defense contracts for M16 / M4 service magazines. The brand operates around a single uncompromising positioning statement — “Some things should never be plastic” — and builds its entire catalog around anodized aluminum and stainless steel magazine construction in a market where polymer dominates. Keep Shooting carries two Duramag SKUs covering two very different platforms: the standard AR-15 30-round aluminum-body magazine in gray anodized finish, and the more unusual Ruger LCP metal-bodied magazine — a stainless-steel alternative to the OEM polymer LCP mag for shooters who want a metal magazine in a .380 pocket pistol.
Duramag at Keep Shooting
Duramag is the civilian-aftermarket brand of C Products Defense (CPD), a Brooksville, Florida magazine manufacturer that builds aluminum and stainless steel magazines for the US Department of Defense under active M16 / M4 service contracts. The Duramag-branded catalog applies the same manufacturing tolerances and material specifications CPD ships to the military, with finish and packaging aimed at the civilian aftermarket. The brand's positioning is unusually direct for the magazine category: “Some things should never be plastic.” Where Magpul, Amend2, Hexmag, ETS, and most of the modern AR-15 magazine market competes on polymer formulations, Duramag deliberately runs in the opposite direction — building the magazine body out of 6061-T6 anodized aluminum or stainless steel, with the positioning that metal magazines feel like metal magazines in a way polymer can't replicate.
The CPD Heritage — Why Aluminum and Stainless Steel Still Matter
Before polymer magazines dominated the AR-15 aftermarket in the early 2010s, the canonical AR-15 magazine was an aluminum body in the form factor of the original USGI 30-round mag — the magazine Eugene Stoner designed around in the 1950s for the AR-10 and later the AR-15. CPD has been one of the principal suppliers of that pattern to the US military for two decades. Polymer magazines like the Magpul PMAG and the Amend2 line displaced aluminum in most civilian applications because polymer is lighter, cheaper, and doesn't dent. But for shooters who specifically want the metal mag — whether for the heritage feel, the rigidity, the long-term storage durability (polymer feed lips can take a compressed set over decades), or the simple fact that the US military still issues aluminum mags for a reason — Duramag is the current-production answer at the civilian price point.
AR-15 30-Round Gray — The Aluminum-Body Standard
The Duramag AR-15 30-Round Magazine in Gray is the workhorse SKU — a 6061-T6 aluminum body with hard-coat anodized gray finish, the same USGI-pattern 30-round capacity as a standard PMAG, and STANAG-compatible feed geometry that drops into any AR-15 magazine well. The gray anodized finish is more subdued than the matte-black factory finish on most aluminum mags, giving the magazine a distinctive look on the kit. For builders looking for direct comparison against the polymer tier, the Duramag aluminum body weighs slightly more loaded but is more rigid than the ETS or KCI USA equivalents — meaningful for shooters who run barricaded positions where the magazine doubles as a support point and flex matters.
Ruger LCP Magazine — A Metal-Body Alternative for the Pocket Pistol
The Duramag Ruger LCP Magazine is the less-common second SKU in our Duramag catalog — an aftermarket magazine for the original Ruger LCP .380 ACP pocket pistol. Most LCP owners run the factory OEM polymer magazine without thinking about alternatives, but Duramag's metal-body LCP mag occupies a small but meaningful niche: shooters who specifically want a stainless-steel body in a pocket pistol for the same reasons the brand articulates on the AR-15 side — long-term storage durability, dent resistance, and the feel of metal in a category dominated by polymer. Note: this is the original LCP magazine — if your pistol is the LCP II or LCP Max (newer generations of Ruger's pocket pistol), you'll need the corresponding generation-specific magazine, not the original LCP magazine.
Pairing & Cross-References
For the AR-15 magazine catalog organized across all brands, see the AR-15 magazines category for the side-by-side comparison against Magpul PMAG (the dominant polymer competitor), Hexmag (the carbon-fiber alternative also positioned against polymer), Amend2, ETS, KCI USA, and Schmeisser. For the Ruger LCP magazine context, see the LCP magazines subcategory and the broader Ruger magazines catalog. For the complete Ruger product line, see the brand catalog. For the broader AR-15 build-out context, the AR-15 parts catalog pairs with the Duramag magazine spend.
Frequently Asked Questions — Duramag
Yes, we maintain inventory of the most popular Duramag products. Each product listing shows real-time stock status. If an item is temporarily out of stock, you can sign up for back-in-stock notifications on the product page.
Yes! All orders over $49.95 qualify for free shipping, including Duramag products. Orders typically ship within 1–2 business days.
Keep Shooting offers hassle-free returns on Duramag products. If you're not completely satisfied, contact our customer service team for a return authorization. All products must be in original, unused condition.
Yes, Keep Shooting is an authorized Duramag dealer. All products are sourced directly and include full manufacturer warranty coverage.