best feeding 10/22 clip
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Capt. Charlie
Moderator Emeritus
By far, the Ruger factory mag.
I've tried a number of the aftermarket mags, and none but the original were what I'd call reliable.
Sorry I can't remember what the other brands were; those went in the circular file a long time ago.
I've tried a number of the aftermarket mags, and none but the original were what I'd call reliable.
Sorry I can't remember what the other brands were; those went in the circular file a long time ago.
Apparently my 10/22 is different from most, because I've had the best luck with 10-round eagle mags, and absolutely none of my ruger factory mags have fed reliably. Actually, with the factory mags, it's not my gun's fault, it's a problem with the magazine. Often the spring will not push the next round up to the feed port and the whole works gets jammed, and I'll end up with a potentially explosive baby rattle that I have to disassemble to unload. What has worked (somewhat) is cleaning the mag VERY well and really twisting the heck out of the mag spring before reassembly (in other words, winding it as tight as I can get it).
As Capt Charlie said the Ruger Mags are the most reliable. They can be disassembled for tuning and cleaning. However for that barrel melting experience that only a hi cap can provide the metal hi cap mags will generally out perform the plastic variety.
I'd say:
Factory mags
BC Metal Lips
BC Hot Lips (plastic)
Eagle (plastic)
Ramline's good for throwing at critters if you want 'em to laugh themselves to death.
The Tachtical Innov. is supposed to be very nice. However it doesn't come cheap!
Rimrock
I'd say:
Factory mags
BC Metal Lips
BC Hot Lips (plastic)
Eagle (plastic)
Ramline's good for throwing at critters if you want 'em to laugh themselves to death.
The Tachtical Innov. is supposed to be very nice. However it doesn't come cheap!
Rimrock
10/22 magazines worth having
in order
1. Factory Ruger 10-rd rotary
2. Eagle, black and smoke (not amber) 30-rd
3. Butler Creek Steel Lips 25-rd, with extractor located on magazine
4. Ram-Line 30-rd SINGLE COLUMN, in:
all clear plastic,
one clear, one black
all smoke,
all amber
(NOT: all black)
5. Butler Creek Hot Lips, no ejector (fragile though)
6. Bingham Steel Magazine, with some adjustment
BAD 10/22 mags:
- all black ramline 30-rd single column
- amber Eagle 30-rd single column
- ALL Ramline double column mags (all capacities and colors)
- Sanford/Eaton 50-rd drums
- Mitchell 50-rd tear drop drums
- Eaton 25-rd stick mags
- Condor 30-rd mags
in order
1. Factory Ruger 10-rd rotary
2. Eagle, black and smoke (not amber) 30-rd
3. Butler Creek Steel Lips 25-rd, with extractor located on magazine
4. Ram-Line 30-rd SINGLE COLUMN, in:
all clear plastic,
one clear, one black
all smoke,
all amber
(NOT: all black)
5. Butler Creek Hot Lips, no ejector (fragile though)
6. Bingham Steel Magazine, with some adjustment
BAD 10/22 mags:
- all black ramline 30-rd single column
- amber Eagle 30-rd single column
- ALL Ramline double column mags (all capacities and colors)
- Sanford/Eaton 50-rd drums
- Mitchell 50-rd tear drop drums
- Eaton 25-rd stick mags
- Condor 30-rd mags
Edward429451
Moderator
I like the Factory mags the best, then the nod goes to the Eagle mags, then Butler Creek which are so so and the Ramline mags are crap IME,
The Ruger factory mags do come apart and go together easily for cleaning. The main screw/pin is just like the shellplate on a Dillon 550 and adjusts the same way for tension sans setscrew. I was scared of taking them apart for a long time thinking I'd not be able to get it back together right but its a snap. Put em back together clean & dry on the inside.
The Ruger factory mags do come apart and go together easily for cleaning. The main screw/pin is just like the shellplate on a Dillon 550 and adjusts the same way for tension sans setscrew. I was scared of taking them apart for a long time thinking I'd not be able to get it back together right but its a snap. Put em back together clean & dry on the inside.
I prefer Butler Creek Steel Lips over the factory mag, actually.
I've had more jams with the factory rotary mag using maybe six different types of ammo than anything else. Never tried the Ramline though, based solely on terrible word-of-mouth. When you see total stranger walk by the Ramline mags at a gun show, muttering things to themselves like "total junk" and "cheap crap" ... you know it's time to look elsewhere.
My Eagle mags and Butler Creek mags have performed admirably. I'm not sure what to blame the occasional problems of the rotary mag on... it's not frequent enough to even concern me in more than a passing way, but if faced with a Steel Lips and a factory mag in the same capacity for the same price, I'd take the Butler Creek every day of the week. For all I know, it could be just bad ammo that happens to go through the factory mag instead of the others, sheer chance...
I've had more jams with the factory rotary mag using maybe six different types of ammo than anything else. Never tried the Ramline though, based solely on terrible word-of-mouth. When you see total stranger walk by the Ramline mags at a gun show, muttering things to themselves like "total junk" and "cheap crap" ... you know it's time to look elsewhere.
My Eagle mags and Butler Creek mags have performed admirably. I'm not sure what to blame the occasional problems of the rotary mag on... it's not frequent enough to even concern me in more than a passing way, but if faced with a Steel Lips and a factory mag in the same capacity for the same price, I'd take the Butler Creek every day of the week. For all I know, it could be just bad ammo that happens to go through the factory mag instead of the others, sheer chance...