SamsonMan22
WKR
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- Dec 9, 2018
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The steel lipped mags still maybe have an issue but it is overcome by paying attention to loading. When I originally got mine I was only able to get 3 rounds in them and if I really tried to force a 4th round the follower would get stuck underneath the steel insert. They have a tendency to want to stack the rounds in a true single fashion with no stagger. The first 3 are no problem but when loading the 4th I have to make sure I’m pushing the third round off to the side so they will orient correctly. Could just be a flaw with the way I load mags but the normal plastic ones never showed this issue. I can’t 100% blame the magazines themselves but they are the only mag between the plastic tikka, MT, Aics, and waters that have given me this issue.
I have approximately 1500 rounds through 4 of the steel lipped mags now and not a single failure to pick up a round as of yet. They feed and function 100%, now that I have changed my loading technique for them they take the 4th round no problem and I have had no hang ups. If they ever get to the states at a reasonable cost I would buy them without hesitation. Given they were around $70 a piece to get them here I would rather spend the extra on the waters and gain the length and capacity.
Edit*
I was mistaken they were about $50 a piece to get them here. For some reason I thought more, given that factory plastic tikka mags cost nearly that here in the states there is some hope that these will be reasonable. Even if you had to order from the UK they would be a better buy than the regular all plastic mags. I still like the waters better but for a flush fit option that doesn’t need more length these are hard to beat so far. I’m not sure I would go with the 6 rounders based on the design, imo there will be a higher chance for the follower to hang up on the steel insert.
I have approximately 1500 rounds through 4 of the steel lipped mags now and not a single failure to pick up a round as of yet. They feed and function 100%, now that I have changed my loading technique for them they take the 4th round no problem and I have had no hang ups. If they ever get to the states at a reasonable cost I would buy them without hesitation. Given they were around $70 a piece to get them here I would rather spend the extra on the waters and gain the length and capacity.
Edit*
I was mistaken they were about $50 a piece to get them here. For some reason I thought more, given that factory plastic tikka mags cost nearly that here in the states there is some hope that these will be reasonable. Even if you had to order from the UK they would be a better buy than the regular all plastic mags. I still like the waters better but for a flush fit option that doesn’t need more length these are hard to beat so far. I’m not sure I would go with the 6 rounders based on the design, imo there will be a higher chance for the follower to hang up on the steel insert.