10/22 Magazines

Well I'm looking to buy up magazines for guns I don't even own yet. I was wondering if anyone has any experience with hi-cap 10/22 magazines. I'm looking at these three, just let me know.

Ramline 50rnds for $20

Butler Creek 25rnds for $25

Eagle 30rnds for $10

Thanks for the help!

buk

Butler Creek's mags can be very picky, but in my experience it has been 50/50 ammo related. Remington Golds run pretty good, but the bulk Federal crap is a FTF every third round or so.

I've rarely gone through the whole mag without a "FT-something"

Like I said, finicky.

I would say that the best 10/22 mags out there are made by Tactical Innovations. They aren't cheap, but they are very good.

If you go with Butler Creek, look for the Steel Lips version. They have better feeding reliability. Ram-Line mags are decent mags as well. I am not too familiar with Eagle mags.

Check out www.rimfirecentral.com , they will have lots of information for you.

Ram line = Jam line (just my experience)

BC would be the best of the ones you listed, but like RD said, check out the TI mags. They are not cheap, but they just might be the best on the market. If you go with BC mags get the steel lip version.

Don't buy the Pro Mag "RUG-A9" 32 round. I bought one at the Smyrna Gun Show for $23.99 with the aluminum lips. First time I tried it the bolt wouldn't even close! The bolt hits the right side lip, when looking at it from the top. It looks like it is too high for the bolt to close. I thought about filing it down, but the sticker says "Lifetime Warranty", so I guess I'll just take it back. I was thinking about getting two of them at the gun show....glad I didn't now. Anyone else have experience with these mags? Are they a piece of crap, or did I just get the runt of the litter? Any info is greatly appreciated.

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Originally Posted by Reservoir Dog

I would say that the best 10/22 mags out there are made by Tactical Innovations. They aren't cheap, but they are very good.

+1. Tactical Innovations are the only mags that will run in a full auto 10/22, and they are VERY picky about mags. They are the BEST 10/22 mag out there. If you dont want to drop the money on the TI mags then I would go with Butler Creek steel lips. Ive never had a 50 round .22 mag that would run right. I would stick with the 25 rounders.

Originally Posted by Sidewinder

... Are they a piece of crap, or did I just get the runt of the litter? Any info is greatly appreciated. ..

Hardly anyone ever claims Pro Mags work well, for ANY gun.
I just don't understand how they stay in business.

- OS

Originally Posted by OhShoot

Hardly anyone ever claims Pro Mags work well, for ANY gun.
I just don't understand how they stay in business.

- OS

Listen to OS. He knows more about 10/22 mags than anyone.

Originally Posted by Garufa

Listen to OS. He knows more about 10/22 mags than anyone.

Now now...

I'd like to have some of those Tactical Innovations polymer jobbies which are not as pricey as the aluminum ones, but still pretty high.

Can tell you that the Butler Creek steel lips tend to work nicely IF you souse the insides with silicone spray lubricant. Best to use copper jacketed stuff with them too.

(that's a new experiment you hadn't heard about yet, John!)

- OS

Originally Posted by OhShoot

I just don't understand how they stay in business.

- OS

Because, at P.T. Barnum said "there's a sucker born every minute". In this case there's always a newbie to owning guns and they don't know any better and they just want the cheapest mag they can find.


I have 2 of the BC steel lips. First thing I did before using them was douse the inside with silcone or teflon spray. I've never had a problem from them.