REVIEW - Magpul PMag 35 rd for CZ Scorpion Evo 3
It’s always a little disappointing to see topics about issues with products degrade so quickly although entertaining. Since I’m dealing with some insomnia I thought I might give it a try with some edits/suggestions of the first post instead of negative comments to the op.
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Issues with scorpion pmags/ scorpion pmags malfunctioning
TLDR
Just received 16 Scorpion PMags from Brownell's late today and they all have issues in my 2 scorpion sbrs
Obviously I have/will be contacting magpul ASAP about these issues.
-- I didn't load the scorpion pmags, because there is no point if they're malfunctioning empty.
-- I own 2 SBR'ed Scorpion Evos purchased in 2017
I have made no modifications that affect the height / distance of the lower receiver / magwell relative to the upper receiver.
-- All 16 pmags catastrophically fail to seat properly in Scorpion #1.
-- All 16 pmags can be seated, but with very dubious reliability, in Scorpion #2.
-- 800 rds through each scorpion sbr and they work flawlessly with 4 x OEM CZ 20 rd mags and 20 x OEM CZ 30 rd mags.
Just wanted to let people know of my recent experience/disappointment and if anyone has any suggestions or similar issues. While I wait for response from magpul.
Full Details of Issues/Malfunctions
Scorpion #1
-- The magazines (all 16 of them) will NOT seat on a closed bolt when empty. I can put the magazine floorplate on the floor, and put all of my body weight on the gun pushing down on the mag, and it's impossible.
-- The magazines WILL stay in place in the magwell if you try (and fail) to insert them on a closed bolt and then you just let go of them, even though they're not fully seated / locked. They will continue to stay in place and even if you then pull and lock the bolt back. So I didn't realize anything was wrong at first.
-- If the bolt is locked back first, the magazine can easily be fully inserted and will lock in place with the bolt open.
-- If the bolt is released, and the charging handle is manually eased forward, the bolt will get caught and stop when it reaches the top of the mag. It can then be pushed forward and fully closed with moderate force on the charging handle after that, but you can feel a decent amount of friction as it scrapes across the top of the mag.
-- If the bolt is released, via depressing the bolt catch, then the bolt will close fully on its own due to its momentum before it reaches the mag (there is maybe 1/4" of travel before), but you can feel the bolt drag across the top of the mag, like it wants to fail, but barely succeeds in getting across the mag and closing.
Scorpion #2
-- The magazines (all 16 of them) WILL seat on a closed bolt when empty. And while you can do this with one hand, it takes more force than any other gun I've ever used (and I'm pretty used to fully loaded 30rd AR-15 PMags being a bit difficult to seat on a closed bolt).
-- If the bolt is released, and the charging handle is manually eased forward, the bolt will fully close and NOT stop when it reaches the mag, though you can feel it drag across the top of the mag. If you just hit the bolt release, then the bolt also will fully close - again the drag across the mag is noticeable.
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