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Posted: 4/25/2005 6:14:45 PM EDT
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Is it true that you need to "break-in" your magazines? Is there any way that I can do this without burning through all of my ammo? I am about to purchase 15 or 20 New USGI mags with teflon, green followers. What if I just load them up by hand once or twice and then unload them? Will that be sufficient? But then I won't know if I have a "bad apple" as someone wrote. Advice? My plan is to keep five for the range. (the five that I already have) ten loaded up at all times. five to ten unloaded and wrapped up for the future in case of any stupid faggot "bans." (that makes me so mad, i like to tell those people that i think their face should be banned, but i don't, they just need understanding and enlightenment to cure their ignorance. By the way, two nights ago I converted an evil "assault weapon" hater, got them even considering going out and buy a handgun for themselves. It took 3 and a half hours of patience, like when you try to explain something to a child.) |
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I've never heard of a magazine "break-in" period, but then again I haven't heard everything... When I get mags, I load them up and run them through the rifle; that's about it. If they work, fine (ALL my USGI mags have worked as advertised). If I have trouble, it's usually from an aftermarket POS mag. If that's the case, I send it downrange to be the target... |
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You could probably take a ruler or something similar and depress and work the follower and spring a few times to see if they work smoothly without hitch. Also, you could ensure beforehand how they work in your magazine well of your rifle. Do they insert and lock in without troubles and do they fall freely. |
I started doing this years ago with all new mags, and virtually all follower-related problems (other than follower tilt) go away. This process loosens up new tight springs and smoothes out the interior finish of the mags were the follower makes contact. -Troy |
+1 Tack |
See I told you I haven't heard of everything  I'm gonna try that myself...
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