Grendel mags?

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When you parachute in, you lower your ruck sack on a 20 foot line. That way it hits before you and your descent rate slows a little before you land.

Stuff in the ruck takes a pretty good shot. It would suck if your mags split.

I've seen guys fall over 8 feet, though, and it would suck to have the mags burst, even if it was your buddies that needed the ammo and not the guy who fell.

One of the guys in the Back Hawk Down incident fell 40 feet on the fast rope in and had to be medevac'ed, so it does happen.

But in each example above, the mags would've been in pouches, protected and cushioned to one degree or another. They weren't naked magazines being dropped.

(IIRC, my favorite C-ration was scrambled eggs. Peaches were pretty good, too. )