Complete Tikka magazines - Orange, flush, extended COAL, etc. (Now a product)

[West2East]

I was able to use my 223 4rd V1's this last weekend. They did not have a problem seating once the bolt opened with 4 rounds in the mag. I put probably 50 rounds through each of them.
I did have probably 4 times in the 5 or 6 full clips where on the 2nd or 3rd round, the back of the case was "stuck" down and the bolt wouldn't pick it up. It seems like the finish on the back of the follower or the inside of the mag isn't smooth enough yet and it's getting bound up, holding the rear of the case down enough.
I think this issue will resolve itself when the friction parts wear down, hopefully.
I will say that they seem durable and so far I like them, and I would buy them again.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I was able to use my 223 4rd V1's this last weekend. They did not have a problem seating once the bolt opened with 4 rounds in the mag. I put probably 50 rounds through each of them.
I did have probably 4 times in the 5 or 6 full clips where on the 2nd or 3rd round, the back of the case was "stuck" down and the bolt wouldn't pick it up. It seems like the finish on the back of the follower or the inside of the mag isn't smooth enough yet and it's getting bound up, holding the rear of the case down enough.
I think this issue will resolve itself when the friction parts wear down, hopefully.
I will say that they seem durable and so far I like them, and I would buy them again.

Yeah the V1 work just fine, they self seat once the bolt is opened but I went ahead and fixed that for V2.

The fibers in the filament have some roughness to the surface but it shouldn't hang anything up. First time I've heard anyone having a hang up like that and I've put alot of dummy rounds through these mags. I can't keep track of folks real vs user names, so I don't know how many you have, is it just one mag you had issues with or multiple? Factory bottom metal? What stock?

Sanity check question, push the nose of the follower down to make sure the spring is slid back into its slot in the bottom of the mag, I do this when I assemble them but maybe it got missed or something, if the spring bottom is slipped forward it won't push up on the rounds correctly. Also if you push the follower down with a tool can you recreate it hanging up at all? Maybe you got a follower with a tolerance issue or surface defect I didn't notice that is causing an issue?

Please keep me informed.

 

[West2East]

Yeah the V1 work just fine, they self seat once the bolt is opened but I went ahead and fixed that for V2.

The fibers in the filament have some roughness to the surface but it shouldn't hang anything up. First time I've heard anyone having a hang up like that and I've put alot of dummy rounds through these mags. I can't keep track of folks real vs user names, so I don't know how many you have, is it just one mag you had issues with or multiple? Factory bottom metal? What stock?

Sanity check question, push the nose of the follower down to make sure the spring is slid back into its slot in the bottom of the mag, I do this when I assemble them but maybe it got missed or something, if the spring bottom is slipped forward it won't push up on the rounds correctly. Also if you push the follower down with a tool can you recreate it hanging up at all? Maybe you got a follower with a tolerance issue or surface defect I didn't notice that is causing an issue?

Please keep me informed.

I got 2 of the Orange 4rounders. It really isn't that big of a "problem". Like I said, I think it will sort itself out over time. But I will definitely try pushing down on the front of the follower next time I'm out. 95% of the time, It wasn't an issue and I didn't keep track if it was one or both of them But I will pay more attention the next time I'm out.
I also want to be clear, I would recommend these to anyone. Fit and finish is great and I'm sure this will be resolved too.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I got 2 of the Orange 4rounders. It really isn't that big of a "problem". Like I said, I think it will sort itself out over time. But I will definitely try pushing down on the front of the follower next time I'm out. 95% of the time, It wasn't an issue and I didn't keep track if it was one or both of them But I will pay more attention the next time I'm out.
I also want to be clear, I would recommend these to anyone. Fit and finish is great and I'm sure this will be resolved too.

If it happened more than a rare anomaly its something to resolve in my mind so definitely keep me informed if its something you can recreate or if you notice anything standing out like an obvious surface imperfection or something binding up, etc.

 

[JDMBEND]

Received my 6UM mags. They look great! Waiting on a barrel to come in to use them. Very nice work and the orange is perfect.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Thread updated with classified listing, I have some inventory printed out for 223, M+, PRC, and UM to go with that posting.

I finished an ARC (and BR/Dasher) prototype that I think is solid but I sent some out for testing last week to get confirmation on how they feed before releasing them since I do not have a rifle chambered in ARC/BR/Dasher for a final test.

 

[mtnbound]

Thread updated with classified listing, I have some inventory printed out for 223, M+, PRC, and UM to go with that posting.

I finished an ARC (and BR/Dasher) prototype that I think is solid but I sent some out for testing last week to get confirmation on how they feed before releasing them since I do not have a rifle chambered in ARC/BR/Dasher for a final test.

How many rounds will the ARC mags hold?

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

How many rounds will the ARC mags hold?

3rd.

 

[Mattyq17]

I received my order of 2 3rd M+ mags this weekend. Very good quality and work as advertised with both 243 and 6.5CM. I really like the orange look!

 

[wind gypsy]

Just shot you an email for a 223 and WSM mag.

I am currently using HCA mags for a 7 SAUM which work OK for 2 rounds down and 3.1" COAL, they dont work with 3" and shorter COAL. A longer COAL option might be a nice upgrade from HCA if everything works out well with the 3" one i ordered.

Also, i dont even own an ARC or Dasher but that is the most exciting offering IMO if all works out.

Thanks for taking this on!

 

[Nick4050]

I'm interested in ordering a couple of L's (I believe that's the correct size for 300 win mag?), how would you compare these to the OEM magazines? Are you offering these as an upgrade from a function standpoint, or as an identical function at a better price than OEM?

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

I'm interested in ordering a couple of L's (I believe that's the correct size for 300 win mag?), how would you compare these to the OEM magazines? Are you offering these as an upgrade from a function standpoint, or as an identical function at a better price than OEM?

Yes that is the size. I've stated this in the first post and elsewhere as the project developed, the injection molded factory mags will be stronger / more durable, its just a reality filament printing compared to injection molding.

Some of these offerings are to serve a unique purpose and some don't other than color and / or the embosed label and knurling. The 3rd M+ and L fall in to the latter category. OEM pricing is all over the map, sometimes they are lower than what my initial price is so no that wasn't really a driving motivation. Realistically the 3rd M+ and L mags exist because I wanted some in orange and also folks would have inevitably asked for them anyways.

What is unique (other than color / embossed label and knurling):
-All the flush variants
-The 223 mag is a longer cartridge length
-The 3rd 6.5 PRC isn't offered by tikka
-The UM / SAUM / WSM is longer than the tikka WSM mag and was sized to fit the cartridge length most folks were using in 6UM
-If / when I get an ARC and BR/Dasher variant sorted out that fills a gap also.

 

[Kkeene]

Got my V2 4 round 223 mag. I am very happy with function. Appreciated the fast shipping.

 

[ztc92]

Yes that is the size. I've stated this in the first post and elsewhere as the project developed, the injection molded factory mags will be stronger / more durable, its just a reality filament printing compared to injection molding.

Some of these offerings are to serve a unique purpose and some don't other than color and / or the embosed label and knurling. The 3rd M+ and L fall in to the latter category. OEM pricing is all over the map, sometimes they are lower than what my initial price is so no that wasn't really a driving motivation. Realistically the 3rd M+ and L mags exist because I wanted some in orange and also folks would have inevitably asked for them anyways.

What is unique (other than color / embossed label and knurling):
-All the flush variants
-The 223 mag is a longer cartridge length
-The 3rd 6.5 PRC isn't offered by tikka
-The UM / SAUM / WSM is longer than the tikka WSM mag and was sized to fit the cartridge length most folks were using in 6UM
-If / when I get an ARC and BR/Dasher variant sorted out that fills a gap also.

Do you have any feel for how reliable your 223 mags are relative to the factory 3 and 5 round options? You probably know this, but it seems for the past couple years the 223 mags have been very unreliable and it appears the issue is the springs. Since you’re sourced your own springs, maybe you’ve remedied this?

Mine from ~2021 have worked perfectly but newer factory 223 mags were dropping like flies at the two S2H courses I attended. Would love to know there’s a good replacement out there when mine finally wear out…

 

[Dunky]

Got a 2 round prc mag. Haven’t had it out shooting yet but fed several rounds of factory 143 eldx flawlessly and I really like how flush it is.

 

[Schmo]

Do you have any feel for how reliable your 223 mags are relative to the factory 3 and 5 round options? You probably know this, but it seems for the past couple years the 223 mags have been very unreliable and it appears the issue is the springs. Since you’re sourced your own springs, maybe you’ve remedied this?

Mine from ~2021 have worked perfectly but newer factory 223 mags were dropping like flies at the two S2H courses I attended. Would love to know there’s a good replacement out there when mine finally wear out…

I think the Achilles heel will be that you can’t take the mags apart to clean them if they load up with dust and debris. Maybe a there’s a way though. I don’t say this to put these down in any way. I bought a couple to run for myself. I’m looking at it in the light of there not being another alternative anywhere near the price point for long COAL 223. You have to go to NDR or Waters, or switch to AICS.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

Do you have any feel for how reliable your 223 mags are relative to the factory 3 and 5 round options? You probably know this, but it seems for the past couple years the 223 mags have been very unreliable and it appears the issue is the springs. Since you’re sourced your own springs, maybe you’ve remedied this?

Mine from ~2021 have worked perfectly but newer factory 223 mags were dropping like flies at the two S2H courses I attended. Would love to know there’s a good replacement out there when mine finally wear out…

We'll find out more on that front going forward, I sent some to form to use in the classes and in his shooting so we'll eventually know what weaknesses they have. I didn't think about sending some loose springs but if someone at S2H wants to they could pull a spring out of one of the mags and put it into a factory 223 mag that has failed to see how well it holds up apples to apples vs the factory spring.

-I had this spring made 10% thicker material with the intention of increasing the spring pressure some, ideally that helps.
-I presume the malfunction you were seeing was the rear drooping and bolt skipping over it? These are setup to present more of the case head to the bolt also (this is in reference to the 223 mags).

I think the Achilles heel will be that you can’t take the mags apart to clean them if they load up with dust and debris. Maybe a there’s a way though.

Not sure why you say that, you can take the follower and spring out the same as a factory mag. caveat being the flush ones you can take it out but its harder so I wouldn't recommend (see next sentence instead). If there is dust in them you don't have to fully remove the follower and spring though, you could just push the rear down till the front end pops free and leave it like that so water has an easy path to flow in/out and run water through it. Then just let it dry well, the spring is stainless steel.

As noted above you can take to follower and spring out of them, the flush ones are definitely more tricky to do so and someone might break something doing so if they aren't careful. Also the tabs on the 223 followers are a bit more fragile than the others so need to be careful not to do something that is prying the spring away from the bottom of the follower or it might crack the thin side wall. As mentioned above just flush them out if you need to imho.

 

[Schmo]

@pods8 (Rugged Stitching)
The only reason I said what I did is because I was ignorant of the fact that the follower can be removed. So, my reason for concern is not valid.

 

[pods8 (Rugged Stitching)]

@pods8 (Rugged Stitching)
The only reason I said what I did is because I was ignorant of the fact that the follower can be removed. So, my reason for concern is not valid.

Roger. Yeah tip down the back to pop the front free (just like a factory mag) and it can be pulled out pretty easily in the 3rd mags (again be careful not to flex the spring away from the bottom of the 223 follower, it has thinner walls where the spring is inset). The body is truly one piece but factory mags bodies are essentially one piece also because they are very difficult to remove the bottom off (not that you would need to), the follower comes out of both the same way.