Product Review: Rem 700 Mag Xtender -- Why is it closed?

[Greebe]

I was hoping to respond to that post and see about more opinions.

Thanks
Greebe

 

[EdLaver]

I can tell you I have one on my remi VTR .308 and for me, it wasnt worth it. It is supposed to hold 8 rounds and I can only fit 5. It looks to me that I would have to make the rifles' mag well slightly larger to let the follower fully seat down into the extender. I have pondered just putting the stock piece back on but it does function with five rounds and it looks really cool.

 

[Greebe]

Cool, thanks for the response. My Rem 700 in .308 only holds 3, so it would seem 5 would be better. I figured for $20 at MidwayUSA it might be worth a shot.

I read on the reviews at Midway that some people had problems with them hinging open sometimes while shooting. Ever had that happen?

Do you have any pictures.

Thanks
Greebe

 

[P.B.Walsh]

Yes, mine will only hold 5 also, but it does look nice, if I must say "takticool"!!

 

[CZRemingtonGuy]

I have one on my SPS-V and it works great. I have no problem at all fitting 7 rounds of .308 into it. The only thing I wish was different about it is that it were made out of aluminum or steel rather than polymer. Don't get me wrong, it's a fairly sturdy polymer that I'm sure would hold up in all but the most extreme of circumstances, but I would still feel more comfortable with it if it were made of metal.

 

[lipadj46]

Plastic is the new metal get used to it

 

[P.B.Walsh]

My SPS-V holds 5 with it and a B&C A2 stock.....

 

[moooose102]

i have one that i put on my remmy, i ended up taking it back off. after about a year, it started poping open, and dumping all of the ammo on the ground when ever it felt like it. i tried to fix it, with no luck. a pain in the keester at the range, a real problem out in the woods! i suppose if you wanted to glue it closed, and use it like a blind magazine. but i just do not like that kind of stuff.