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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Why the bad rap for Butler Creek 10/22 mags?

Posted: 10/27/2014 10:21:21 AM EDT

I have one of their Steel lips 25 rders and it has been flawless. Probably had 1K rounds shot with it. I also have one of the old Eagle 30rders with the plastic feed lips and it has never given me a problem. Why the bad rap?

Posted: 10/27/2014 11:52:38 AM EDT

[#1]

I've never had a problem with butler creek steel or plastic lips. The Eagle mags on the other hand

Posted: 10/27/2014 11:34:55 PM EDT

[#2]

I had a butler creek plastic lip that FTF'ed on every single round. Tossed it out on the range and shot it one day.

Was encouraged to get the steel lipped version. It was better (one or two FTF per mag), but crap compared to the Ruger rotary or 25 rounders that I've had zero issues with. Ever.

Definitely seems to vary gun to gun. Mine's a newer 10/22 in an M1 stock, FWIW.

Posted: 10/28/2014 12:04:06 AM EDT

[#3]

Never had a problem with mine, but I bought them during the panic.

Why bother with them when the BX-25 factory mags are so plentiful.

Posted: 10/28/2014 11:25:33 AM EDT

[#4]

I've got three Butler Creek magazines. One steel-lipped and two hot-lips. The steel lipped mag is a pain in the ass and is literally hit or miss. One plastic is gtg and the other is good in two of my three rifles. My Ruger mags, noth rotary and BX-25's are flawless.

roy d...and only a couple bucks more

Posted: 10/28/2014 9:01:57 PM EDT

[#5]

Have both metal and plastic lipped mags that work good.

Used a rod to wear them in a bit before use and sprayed some dry lube in them.

Posted: 10/28/2014 9:45:47 PM EDT

[#6]

/shrug - been shooting the same 25 round plastic lipped ones for over 20 years.

Posted: 10/29/2014 1:07:50 AM EDT

[#7]

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/shrug - been shooting the same 25 round plastic lipped ones for over 20 years.

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I sprayed some silicone lube in the ones i have years ago, let dry and shoot fine. Occasionally relube ones i have left. Only 30 rd mag i had an issue with was an Eagle Ind unit. Dropped at the range watched the feed lips become one with the spent brass

Posted: 10/30/2014 12:02:29 AM EDT

[#8]

mine work great and you can load them with the BC crank loader...

My old preban ramlines worked pretty well too although still had occasional issues, but the 50 rounders with a crank were something. However, the 30 and 50 rounders I bought after ramline restarted production after the ban were total junk. Unsure what they hell happened. Someone must have lost or junked the original tooling during the ban.

Posted: 10/30/2014 4:57:02 AM EDT

[#9]

They work like a piece of crap for me..

I have the steel lips version

Posted: 10/31/2014 4:40:40 PM EDT

[#10]

Feed problems for me. Replaced with the BX-25s and have had 0 problems

Posted: 11/11/2014 2:26:22 AM EDT

[#11]

I have used the 10 round extended length mags with no issues. These are the version with the plastic lips too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UsJS7EP1P-E

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Why the bad rap for Butler Creek 10/22 mags?

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