W.E.C.S.O.G. - Mag Compatability 101:group excercise

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That sounds like a super title for a musical number :)
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The M1a and the Armalite AR-10 mags are semi compatible. It was designed IIRC that way to make converting the mags easy. It is the same body and profile just one has a cutout and the other has a tab. For a while Armalite was converting M-14 mags for people. You can actually hold one in and it works.

Now I wonder if I cut a tab in my m-14 mags..... hmmm....
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CombatController wrote:The M1a and the Armalite AR-10 mags are semi compatible. It was designed IIRC that way to make converting the mags easy. It is the same body and profile just one has a cutout and the other has a tab. For a while Armalite was converting M-14 mags for people. You can actually hold one in and it works.

Now I wonder if I cut a tab in my m-14 mags..... hmmm....
Are there any other GOOD compatible magazines for the M1A/M-14? Ones which work reliably (without spending an arm & leg)?
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308Mike wrote:Are there any other GOOD compatible magazines for the M1A/M-14? Ones which work reliably (without spending an arm & leg)?
Victory M14/M1 GI Magazines?



$9.95 or $14.95
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Thomas wrote:
308Mike wrote:Are there any other GOOD compatible magazines for the M1A/M-14? Ones which work reliably (without spending an arm & leg)?
Victory M14/M1 GI Magazines?



$9.95 or $14.95
Yeah, I have quite a few. They are as good as GI. Some are blued instead of parked but AFAIK they are made on US equipment and under license.
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Thomas wrote:
308Mike wrote:Are there any other GOOD compatible magazines for the M1A/M-14? Ones which work reliably (without spending an arm & leg)?
Victory M14/M1 GI Magazines?



$9.95 or $14.95
I just ordered 5 of them. I'll see how they work.
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Does anyone know if the polymer magazines for the Ruger Gunsite Scout work with any AICS mag system? the Gunsite scout runs on AICS magazines, but the polymer mags say "Not recommended for use with other M24/M40/AICS-style systems" I wonder if that's just for liability or they really don't work.
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CombatController wrote:
Thomas wrote:
308Mike wrote:Are there any other GOOD compatible magazines for the M1A/M-14? Ones which work reliably (without spending an arm & leg)?
Victory M14/M1 GI Magazines?



$9.95 or $14.95
Yeah, I have quite a few. They are as good as GI. Some are blued instead of parked but AFAIK they are made on US equipment and under license.
Did you ever have issues with the last round popping out? Even three of the five are horribly messed up, it was still a steal.
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WECSOG-ing the single biggest point of failure in autoloading rifles? NO WAY that could go bad.

But if we must, let's do this! The remington 597 .22 magazines

PROBLEM: Overengineered piece of shit
SOLUTION:

1. Take mag apart
2. make sure components are BONE DRY.
3. Take follower, and GENTLY file down the left and right lips, making them curve.
4. On reassembly, make sure the last bend in the spring is under the FRONT of the follower.
5. Pray it works.
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Interestingly enough...

The magazine from an H&R .32 autoloader will fit in a colt 1903. The reverse is not true, however, because the H&R magazine has a hole where the magazine release fits.
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