Why these rifles don't come configured as such from the factory is a mystery to me. They used to. Then Ruger went to the weird 4-round flush fit mag that owners love to hate.
I honestly didn't have any issues with mine, and four rounds is three more than I usually need for hunting.
But, the thought of being able to have ten rounds of .308 Win on tap was just too tempting. Plus, carrying extra ammo in my pack for emergencies in the form of an extra ten round magazine seemed like a cool idea.
So, I ordered the parts kit from Ruger for $29 total, shipped to my door. I bought a ten round AICS and 5 round AICS Magpul mags
Got the kit on Saturday and installed it this morning. Loaded up the mags and cycled ammo through a couple of times to ensure function.
The ten round mag has too weak of a spring, apparently. When it got down to three rounds left, the cartridge wasn't being caught by the bolt. So the round wasn't being pushed up far enough. I guess that would be caused by a weak spring??
The five round magazine functioned flawlessly and will be the main magazine used. Need to order some more of those. My LGS has a bunch of M1 .308 metal magazines in stock, but I don't know if they will work in my rifle. They were stupid expensive anyway at $52 each.
Ordered another ten round mag to see if maybe the one was just defective, but have never gotten a defective mag from Magpul out of the dozens I own.
I honestly didn't have any issues with mine, and four rounds is three more than I usually need for hunting.
But, the thought of being able to have ten rounds of .308 Win on tap was just too tempting. Plus, carrying extra ammo in my pack for emergencies in the form of an extra ten round magazine seemed like a cool idea.
So, I ordered the parts kit from Ruger for $29 total, shipped to my door. I bought a ten round AICS and 5 round AICS Magpul mags
Got the kit on Saturday and installed it this morning. Loaded up the mags and cycled ammo through a couple of times to ensure function.
The ten round mag has too weak of a spring, apparently. When it got down to three rounds left, the cartridge wasn't being caught by the bolt. So the round wasn't being pushed up far enough. I guess that would be caused by a weak spring??
The five round magazine functioned flawlessly and will be the main magazine used. Need to order some more of those. My LGS has a bunch of M1 .308 metal magazines in stock, but I don't know if they will work in my rifle. They were stupid expensive anyway at $52 each.
Ordered another ten round mag to see if maybe the one was just defective, but have never gotten a defective mag from Magpul out of the dozens I own.