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Posted: 8/5/2022 3:50:14 PM EDT
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I bought one on a whim, works great. Are they around? |
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Sorry, OP. I bought a bunch of Tapco Gen 2 mags last year, and vendor has long been out of stock on both Tapco Gen2 and (nearly as good) Thermold mags. I mercilessly plundered the vendor at that time, and later shared the opportunity on perfectunion.com. Vendor was out of stock very shortly, amd remains so. OEM Ruger>PMI>Tapco Gen2>Tapco Gen1>Thermold>ProMag>John Masen>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>No-name Any old mag, and some new mags might need a spring replacement; usually Springs for GI 30-rd metal mags will work and can be carefully cut-down for 20-rd mags. Midway sells Ruger followers which will fit in some mags but not in others. There are other GTG metal Mini-14 mags whose Mfrs names I can't recall. Some metal mags were as well made as the Factory Ruger mags, and were always clearly identified by mfr's name. Some mfrs make GTG Mini-14 mags, and poor Mini-30 mags; sometimes the reverse is true. Suggest perfectunion Mini forum is best forum to find info on decent Mini-14 and Mini-30 mags. IDK why Magpul does not buy the tooling and rights to make the Gen 2 Tapco mags again; It's been suggested to them many times, and no response. Why re-invent the wheel? |
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Originally Posted By JRCmx: I found 1 in a trailmix bin at a LGS. Still looking though. Going to gun shows is likely your best option at this point, as I reckon most vendors have exhausted their stocks of Gen 2 Tapco mags by now. I got very lucky when I found a vendor with decently priced Tapco Gen 2 mags, back when. I feel your pain because I went through the 10 years of the Fed AWB, which also included so-called "High Capacity Mags". Genuine Ruger mags are the "Gold Standard" nowadays. Priced accordingly, unfortunately, but against that, very durable. If I was offered a choice between a NIB 30-rd Ruger-brand mag and a NIB Gen 2 Tapco mag nowadays, I'd probably opt for the heavier, but more durable Ruger-brand mag. Ruger will "warranty" defective mags, but Tapco is out of business. The lighter weight Tapco Gen 2 mag was always considered as a very good and relatively inexpensive alternative to factory Ruger mags--when they were available at reasonable prices. IIRC, the Tapco Gen 2 mag was never considered "better" than the factory Ruger mags, just "Nearly" as good, and much less expensive. If I come across some Tapco Gen 2 mags, I'll post about it in this forum first. PerfectUnion guys got the "head's-up" the last time. Suggest you >>might<< consider the Thermold mags as an alternative to the Gen 2 Tapco. Roughly on a par with Gen 1 Tapco mags, but the Thermold mags I have often used have seen a LOT of range use over years, and zero problems so far. IDK what the availability of Thermold mags might presently be. If buying USED mags, always consider a thorough internal cleaning of the mag body is likely required, and a spring replacement might be needed, possibly a follower replacement as well. Suggestions for both items given above. Good luck, OP! |
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