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Our SWAT team here uses them on most of their M4's. They like them, and for plainclothes work I looked at putting one on mine since I'd likely only have whatever ammo is in/on the weapon. What stopped me was the electronic gun rack in my vehicle. The RediMag makes it too wide to fit. I don't expect I'll encounter many problems in LE that require more than 30rds. I just like having a spare mag for remediation of any mag fed weapon. My pants belt is pretty full already. For now I just suck it up and keep an extra mag in my car.
Agree with TR about the balance, and they do now offer a lighter version (not sure how much of a difference it makes - mfg claims 25% reduction). I don't think it's something you can't get used to. Look at all the various accessories we put on our rifles these days. Weight can get up there quickly. If you can tolerate it, more power to you. But at $165+ that's an expensive experiment IMO.
One last issue is your manual of arms. If you are used to hitting the left side of the weapon with your palm to release an open bolt on a reload, you will have to modify how you do that because the RediMag will be in the way.
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