Butler Creek: Savage A22 - 22 LR Magazine 25 rds capacity

[ambishooter]

I am looking for a reliable Savage A22 22LR magazine. I got a Butler Creek 25-rounder, very finicky, loading is tricky, and feeds unreliably. I would say feeding is just 50% reliable. I was using Federal Automatch (bulk) and Federal Champion (bulk). However, the Savage 10-rounder is reliable. I could have bought 4 of this 25-round magazine, luckily, I held off until I tried this one.

Any recommendation for a hi-cap A22 magazine?

 

[Buck1950]

First, I'd suggest you use something other than 'bulk ammo'. I had an A22 and it fed Just Fine thru the BC-25, and so does my B-22-FV. A major problem with the A-22 I had was using HP ammo, they often would catch o the chamber lip. What 'symptoms' does your feed probs have? And the 10-round mags will wear work better if you "un-wind" the mag spring. Attached is a doc I made for that mod.
There's not any other A-22 mags that I'm aware of.

 

[ambishooter]

First, I'd suggest you use something other than 'bulk ammo'. I had an A22 and it fed Just Fine thru the BC-25, and so does my B-22-FV. A major problem with the A-22 I had was using HP ammo, they often would catch o the chamber lip. What 'symptoms' does your feed probs have? And the 10-round mags will wear work better if you "un-wind" the mag spring. Attached is a doc I made for that mod.View attachment 938702v
There's not any other A-22 mags that I'm aware of.

I believe, HPs are the ones I have. I will try RNs next time. This is a simple and a usable mod. The 10 rounder has indeed a higher tension during loading. The BC 25- rounder is easier to load because of the red tab.

 

[chocol8thunda]

I am looking for a reliable Savage A22 22LR magazine. I got a Butler Creek 25-rounder, very finicky, loading is tricky, and feeds unreliably. I would say feeding is just 50% reliable. I was using Federal Automatch (bulk) and Federal Champion (bulk). However, the Savage 10-rounder is reliable. I could have bought 4 of this 25-round magazine, luckily, I held off until I tried this one.

Any recommendation for a hi-cap A22 magazine?

I have a A22. The Butler Creek mags are very finicky. I also shoot the Fed Champion blue box in 40 gr. I have two of them. 1 is very very unreliable, the other isn't as bad, if I don't shoot as fast as I can go. The Savage rotary mag is solid af.

 

[ambishooter]

Tried RNs on the Butler Creek mags, same feeding issue. I reduced the loaded ammo to 20 rds, feeds better. Just noticed the angle of the ammo as it exits the magazine, it is inconsistent. Instead of at an angle going up, it was straight out, hitting the magazine lip or too high, not straight to the chamber. I might just buy few 10 rounders and keep fiddling with the BC 25 rounder.

 

[Buck1950]

Is the BC 'wiggly' in the stock ? Maybe put some thin plastic in the back of the mag to raise the angle a bit. I recall this being done to some standard mags to 'cure' the angle - posted on RFC or Savageshooters dot-com a few years ago. I think the fellow used a guitar pick ? Maybe was a YT vid on it, too?

 

[ambishooter]

BC mag is tight. Just the angle of exit from mag to chamber. I might try sanding the rear portion of the plastic magazine follower so the rim of the ammo is kept lower, and the ammo tilts slightly upward. I was also thinking of filing the lip a little down by the tip where the ammo enters the chamber where the problem persists. But adjusting the lip is a point of no return. The plastic follower can be easily remediated using JB Weld.

Is the BC 'wiggly' in the stock ? Maybe put some thin plastic in the back of the mag to raise the angle a bit. I recall this being done to some standard mags to 'cure' the angle - posted on RFC or Savageshooters dot-com a few years ago. I think the fellow used a guitar pick ? Maybe was a YT vid on it, too?