Review of the sureFire 60 round AR magazine:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/sure...agazine-revie/
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Review of the sureFire 60 round AR magazine:
http://www.gunsamerica.com/blog/sure...agazine-revie/
Have you experienced issues with tilting? A buddy of mine used one of these mags at the range and dropped to to see what would happen. The follower jammed up sending rounds all over the place on the inside.
When you're dealing with a mag with this capacity, it's going be be very heavy when loaded.
Common sense dictates you handle it a little more carefully since it's constructed much like the standard USGI mag.
Well sometimes being careful isn't enough. Doing hard drills in class, being in combat, being in any "dynamic" situation can cause anything to happen. The "drop" test my buddy did show that you hit the mag hard enough on a surface and it will jam.
Also I did some googling on this matter and the jamming with the follower is a common problem with this mag. A lot of people have experience jams and feeding issues when the mag isn't being babied. Also apparently SureFire has a buy back program for these mags if you aren't satisfied, it kinda tells you that the manufacturer isn't happy with the design either.
I understand. I look at the 60 rounder as something you'd stuff in your pack or vehicle. I doubt I'd run it at my primary mag. But it's a nice way to stow a lot of extra fire power near by.
lol no doubt. Have sixty extra rounds of hard candy is definitely a nice thing.
So, far, my 2 Surefire 60s have been 100%. I'm at the point where I'm confident enough that I use one as my primary mag for my work gun. This may change, though, for a few reasons. One of which is weight; my otherwise lightweight and nicely balanced gun is noticeably heavier with one loaded.
Dropping these things while loaded can apparently cause issues as noted before. IIRC, in addition to the feed lip area, the magazine base may also be prone to failure if dropped loaded. I think there was a discussion about this on Lightfighter (look for one of Pat Rogers' class reviews). The "fix" was to put a mag bumper of some sort on the bottom. The 7.62 Magpuls work well for this. I suspect that its not a 100% solution, but both of mine wear them, just in case.
They're nice, to be sure, and mine have been 100%. But, these will likely be the last I'll buy.