10/22 mag and loader

ed h · #1 03-11-2006, 09:19 AM

I have a 20 rd mag for my 10/22. I intend to purchase 1 or 2 more( I don't think you can ever have too many mags). Which brand of mags is the most reliable? I have also considered purchasing one of the magazine loaders. Do these work as advertised and which one works best? I have looked at the Ram-Line that uses a push button, and Butler Creek that has a knob that turns.

8X56MS · #2 05-31-2006, 02:47 PM

although others may offer different advice, the only mags for the 10/22 that I can recommend are the factory 10 rounders. Every other brand, Hot lips, Butler Creek, etc I have tried, were found lacking in reliability.

fabsroman · #3 05-31-2006, 04:37 PM

I have the Butler Creek Hot Lips mags and the related loader, and the loader leaves something to be desired. However, I would hate to load that many rounds by hand. Even though it jams up every once in a while, I still believe it saves time overall.

Haven't had any issues with the rounds feeding, but I am still working on what I think is a firing pin problem, but I haven't ruled out the mags yet.

BILLY D. · #4 05-31-2006, 07:25 PM

GEEEEEEEEZ, fabs, you still futzing around with the firing pin fiasco?

i thought ya had that fingered out by now.

fabsroman · #5 06-01-2006, 01:13 AM

Billy, I haven't had the time to make it to the range since my last attempt and the complete stripping of the action/firing pin and the cleaning of the loctite off the firing pin. So, I cannot confirm that the gun/problem is fixed.

Spent most of this last weekend power washing and staining/weatherproofing my deck, and it is a small deck. If I get the chance to build my own house, you can bet the deck will be made out of the synthetic stuff and the house will be brick around all 4 sides with a very minimal amount of exposed paint. I have owned a house for almost 2 years now and it is quite a headache.

Anyway, I am going to try to get to the range this week if work allows.

BILLY D. · #6 06-01-2006, 04:11 AM

owning your own house is sometimes a pleasure, but at other times being a homeowner ain't all that great.

houses are a lot like women, "sometimes the pleasure ain't worth the pain."

ok ladies put weapons back, i'm sure the shoe could placed on the other foot just as easily. i'll be the first to admit i'm not perfect.

my wife was at the commisary one day and got a little to close to a fire hydrant. rubbed the rear fender with it and yellow didn't look real well on a red car and i told her so. it looked like a flame coming out of the wheel well. she proceeded to tell me how perfect i was. she said honey, your perfect, a perfect a$$hole. she wasn't a peck, peck, nag type and to get me angry enough to argue i have to be needled. that was the end of that dispute.

that evening after supper i went out and started repairs. when i said rubbed i mean rubbed. i washed the car and pulled out the polishing/rubbing compound and went to work on the smudge. after a few minutes i looked up and there was "sweet thing" that was my nickname for her, picking up a hunk of cheesecloth and getting with the program. we got done rubbing it out and put on a coat of johnsons paste wax and you couldn't even tell the fender got rubbed. we always cured all our problems together.

still got the car, all my daughters learned to drive in it. wish i still had her. tomorrow would have been our 46 wedding anniversary. but god decided he needed another angel to help him out in heaven. i'll see her again sometime.

fabsroman · #7 06-01-2006, 11:05 AM

Billy, that was a tearful story. Sorry about your loss buddy. Between this story and the dog story in the Seniors forum, I might ruin my keyboard with the crying.

My wife and I have almost been married a year and we have been with each other for 3 years. Yeah, we have our arguments, but we solve them together. She would have grabbed the cheesecloth too, but I don't know if she would be of much help. Actually, she works for Target as a pharmacist and she drives about 100 miles a day because she likes the store/people she works with and she doesn't want to transfer to the store across the street from us. Anyway, she alternates between driving the Sonata and the Taurus because I want the Taurus to be about 60,000 miles above the Sonata all the time (i.e., don't want to have to replace both cars at once). My Taurus didn't have any dings in it when she started driving it. Now, it has been hit twice at Target and I cannot tell you the number of door dings it has. Told her that if we ever need another car, we will be buying an economy car like the Ford Focus for her to drive to work so we can save on gas and I won't cry as much when it gets banged up. Her response, "When the time comes, just get me something that runs, has a radio, cruise control, and A/C and I will be fine."