Which brand of 10/22 hi-cap mags work the best and worst?
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Eightball
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I have a Butler Creek mag, 25-rounder. Got it during the AWB, so I assume it was made pre-ban. Didn't cost too much, loads very well, with the occasional fail-to-feed, since it loads from the center of the mag (instead of from the left side, as is standard with factory mags). Other than that, it's got a pin and a hole on the side, so that if you have two, you can clamp them together without a mag clamp (50-round banana style 
). Not that I have two of them.......that, and they take an annoyingly long time to load (as is expected). That's just my experience.
). Not that I have two of them.......that, and they take an annoyingly long time to load (as is expected). That's just my experience.beerslurpy
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My old ram-line 50 rder is still going after about 10-15 years. I never bump fired it though- some bump-firerers reported that they melt.
I remember buying it for 20something bucks back in the early 90s. From the sportsman's guide? Dont remember.
I remember buying it for 20something bucks back in the early 90s. From the sportsman's guide? Dont remember.
Crosshair
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The BC Steel lip mags work VERY well. Yes they cost more, but they are worth it IMHO. (I own 3 of them.) If you have standard capacity mags for the 10/22 then a mag loader is a must. I use the BC one and it works well.
earthworm
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Believe it or not the cheapo Eagle 50 rounders work well if you don't trigger fan,but the Butler Creek & RamLines are better.
JA
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My exspearince is with pre 1994 magazines but the Eagle brand were iffy. I had to sent 3 brand new mags back for replacement as they just wouldn't feed 100%. Several friends bought them also and some worked some didn't.
The Butler Creek worked ok for a while but had the plastic feed lip break with heavy use. The steel lip mags held up well.
The Ramline 50rd mags are the best as they held up to heavy use with a handcrank trigger activator. The screw that holds the handle on kept coming loose and required tightening with a electric screwdriver,just hated it as the screw never seems to get tight till the 50rd mag was empty
After 10,000+ rounds fired out of 4 of them 2 split about 1" of the seam on the back of the mag but still function 100%.
Been aiming to send them back to Ramline for replacement as they had a lifetime garentee when I bought them in the early 1990's but hey they still work fine. They are just a little tight inserting them in the mag well when fully loaded due to the seam being split.
The Butler Creek worked ok for a while but had the plastic feed lip break with heavy use. The steel lip mags held up well.
The Ramline 50rd mags are the best as they held up to heavy use with a handcrank trigger activator. The screw that holds the handle on kept coming loose and required tightening with a electric screwdriver,just hated it as the screw never seems to get tight till the 50rd mag was empty
After 10,000+ rounds fired out of 4 of them 2 split about 1" of the seam on the back of the mag but still function 100%.
Been aiming to send them back to Ramline for replacement as they had a lifetime garentee when I bought them in the early 1990's but hey they still work fine. They are just a little tight inserting them in the mag well when fully loaded due to the seam being split.
nyresq
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I have two ram line 30 rounders that I got some time around 1990. been used and abused and still fire a full 30 rounds with no failures. The ones I have are the black plastic ones. they also made them in clear, but I don't know if there was a difference in the material.
Zach S
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I've seen the tactical innovations magazines reccomended at RFC several times, and I dont go there often. They are expensive though, right around 65 clams. Never tried them. www.tacticalinc.com
My eagle magazine doesnt run 100%, probably around 95% or so, I havent documented how many rounds fired or malufunctions - but it seems to jam up for one or two rounds with every magazine. For an nine to twelve dollar magazine, its decent.
The eagle mag is about the only one I've tried.
My eagle magazine doesnt run 100%, probably around 95% or so, I havent documented how many rounds fired or malufunctions - but it seems to jam up for one or two rounds with every magazine. For an nine to twelve dollar magazine, its decent.
The eagle mag is about the only one I've tried.
oldfart
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I picked up one of the Butler Creek mags just after the ban died. I've loaded it and shot it exactly once. It works fine but it's so danged hard to load those last few rounds into that I don't think it's worth it.
I usually flatten the rounded outside surface of a couple of standard 10-round magazines and then then glue them together. That gives me 20 rounds and it's a whole lot easier to load. The extra five rounds can be in the next pair of magazines.
I usually flatten the rounded outside surface of a couple of standard 10-round magazines and then then glue them together. That gives me 20 rounds and it's a whole lot easier to load. The extra five rounds can be in the next pair of magazines.
I use a 10-22 mag loader that makes loading the long mags pretty easy. It's not the Butler Creek loader, but it works. Can't remember the brand, but you dump a bunch of rounds into it, press a button on the bottom, and it quickly loads up the mag.
JA
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This is the best thing since sliced bread for loading 10-22 magazines. Lay it on it's side and open the lid. Dump in a 50rd box and shake till the cartridges all fall into the rack bullet down. Close the lid sit it upright,insert a magazine,and flip the locking lever to hold the magazine in place. Then hit the loading button with the heel of your hand. Depending on how fast you are you can load a 50rd mag in a couple of seconds.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=349816
The one I bought in the early 1990's and has loaded 10,000+ rds still works fine.
http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpage.exe/showproduct?saleitemid=349816
The one I bought in the early 1990's and has loaded 10,000+ rds still works fine.
yellowcarbon
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In my personal experience, the old Eagle 30rd mags and Ramline 25rd Trunicator single stack mags work great. Believe it or not, I have never used Butler Creek magazines. They weren't widely available before the '94 ban where I was. After the ban, prices just got crazy. I ended up trading my 10/22 for an AK since the mags & ammo was soo cheap.
I don't know if the new Eagles are the same, but the old ones were recomended by Norrell for use in his 10/22 full auto conversions. The old ones worked great for me. I must have shot 20,000 rounds through various 10/22 during highschool. Them was good times. I just ordered 15 of them, so I hope the new ones work decently. If not they will sit in my closet until the next ban and will be used as trade fodder.
The 20, 30 & 50rd double stacked Ramline magazines always cause malfunction is my stock 10/22 rifles. They usually split in 2 relatively quickly. That wasn't a problem when I was a teenager. I would just trade them out at the gunstore when I was picking up ammo to go plinking. I must have gone through several dozen doing that. But the gun shop always took them back. During the '94 ban, it was a different story.
Like most thing rimfire related. You almost have to just try things out in your gun. What runs in one, won't run in the next. I'd buy one of each and give it a go.
I don't know if the new Eagles are the same, but the old ones were recomended by Norrell for use in his 10/22 full auto conversions. The old ones worked great for me. I must have shot 20,000 rounds through various 10/22 during highschool. Them was good times. I just ordered 15 of them, so I hope the new ones work decently. If not they will sit in my closet until the next ban and will be used as trade fodder.
The 20, 30 & 50rd double stacked Ramline magazines always cause malfunction is my stock 10/22 rifles. They usually split in 2 relatively quickly. That wasn't a problem when I was a teenager. I would just trade them out at the gunstore when I was picking up ammo to go plinking. I must have gone through several dozen doing that. But the gun shop always took them back. During the '94 ban, it was a different story.
Like most thing rimfire related. You almost have to just try things out in your gun. What runs in one, won't run in the next. I'd buy one of each and give it a go.
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