Some of those 7.62×39 Colts came with the 20 rnd mags, correctly marked. I’ve seen where if you leave them loaded for an extended time, the spot welds holding the mag body fail. No idea why, as I’ve never seen or heard of the 5.56 mags doing that. Looks like the same followers, and springs. I’m guessing the cases are applying a higher side force, due to the change in geometry. Could just be a bad batch of mags, perhaps. I’ve only ever seen the two mags, so a small sampling.
More than maybe 6 rounds, and a mag becomes a storage container, as the case taper forces the bullets down, eliminating any possibility of feeding.
August 6th, 2018 at 5:56 pm
Looks like it’s a trend: https://gunsandgeardaily.com/after-dark-racking-the-bolt-the-old-fashioned-way/#comments
August 6th, 2018 at 8:20 pm
I’m so surprised that’s not Oleg’s version of an inside-joke.
August 6th, 2018 at 11:58 pm
“Ok, it’s kind of funny- Holy crap, is that a Specter M4?”
*trousers hit the floor*
August 7th, 2018 at 3:05 pm
Some of those 7.62×39 Colts came with the 20 rnd mags, correctly marked. I’ve seen where if you leave them loaded for an extended time, the spot welds holding the mag body fail. No idea why, as I’ve never seen or heard of the 5.56 mags doing that. Looks like the same followers, and springs. I’m guessing the cases are applying a higher side force, due to the change in geometry. Could just be a bad batch of mags, perhaps. I’ve only ever seen the two mags, so a small sampling.
More than maybe 6 rounds, and a mag becomes a storage container, as the case taper forces the bullets down, eliminating any possibility of feeding.