any experience with HC3R mag on ruger 10/22 ??and how to mod
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They work well but need to be loaded very specifically. The mods fairly easy and available on many videos and forums. Google and Youtube are your friend or do a search on here. Its been discussed
Waaaay better vs. 10/22 oem mags.
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Loading conventionally with maglula is the easiest/best for me... no jams at all. just make sure you load 25.
I've never used the stripper. i actually glued the stripper shut.
I can't seem to get my HC3R mags to run well in my 2 SBI builds... the bolt seems to get hung on on them and I get jams or have to force it forward by hand.
It's like they sit too high. Gonna have to try filing the feed lips and rear of the magazine a bit and see if that works.
Anyone else have this issue?
I've had much better luck with the SBI adapter and 597 mags. They run nearly flawlessly.
Would be nice to get the HC3R mags running though... they were expensive and I have 4 of them lol.
It's like they sit too high. Gonna have to try filing the feed lips and rear of the magazine a bit and see if that works.
Anyone else have this issue?
I've had much better luck with the SBI adapter and 597 mags. They run nearly flawlessly.
Would be nice to get the HC3R mags running though... they were expensive and I have 4 of them lol.
as long as your modding the gun and not the mag, you're good to go.
I got a chance to use the magazines today. They jam up quite a bit; perhaps I did not stack them properly. Nevertheless, I prefer them over the 597 since I don't need to use an adapter.
I tried again today (Sunday) and experience is the same unfortunately. The bullets are stacked correctly, but the bolt sometimes gets hung up on the rear of the magazine and doesn't seem to have enough force sometimes to load a new round. I'm using the magazines in a DLASK receiver.
I'm still troubleshooting to see if it is the bolt, ammo, or perhaps lack of recoil due to my shorten barrel. However, OEM BX-25 magazines seem to shoot reliably.
I'll post a follow-up if I ever figure it out.
I tried again today (Sunday) and experience is the same unfortunately. The bullets are stacked correctly, but the bolt sometimes gets hung up on the rear of the magazine and doesn't seem to have enough force sometimes to load a new round. I'm using the magazines in a DLASK receiver.
I'm still troubleshooting to see if it is the bolt, ammo, or perhaps lack of recoil due to my shorten barrel. However, OEM BX-25 magazines seem to shoot reliably.
I'll post a follow-up if I ever figure it out.
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Are you loading the magazine itself or the clip that inserts into it?
This has been my experience too. The bolt gets hung up on the rear of the magazine and the feed lips. I'm going to try filing down those areas to see if it helps.
I tried both methods, but I prefer to load the magazine itself with my Maglula speed loader. The stripper clips seem to be fussy and more effort than they are worth. Since I am using bulk ammo, the rounds aren't nicely aligned for easy use with the stripper clips.
