Buckshot
12-22-2011, 02:03 AM
After waiting on backorders, I recently received three 60 round Surefire Mags from 2 sources. At $120 plus per mag I expected good stuff. Surefire has a good
reputation and make the only mags I use for my Saiga rifles. I fully loaded my first 60 round mag and by the time I emptied it I had 5 jams. It stopped feeding around
the 30-40 round point twice. The spring and/or follower apparently got stuck. To make matters worse, although there was no pressure against the top round the
bolt brushed against it enough to partially pull it forward. When I removed the jammed mag that round fell out and stayed loose in the receiver. I found myself
twice holding a jammed mag in one hand and shaking my AR15 with the other to get the loose round to fall out of the receiver. Reaching in the neck of the mag and
pushing on the follower finally got the spring pressure back and the rounds to come up. The last 3 jams were when less than 8 rounds were left in the mag. The
follower, which was in the neck of the mag, tilted forward and jammed against the front wall. The follower sits on a pedistal (like a teeter totter) and is
just begging to tilt forward. I don't see anything in the design to stop it. I had some problems like this with all 3 mags. I worked with them, tried to break them in
by repeatedly loading and unloading them, even use a little dry lub. I finally returned one mag. I kept 2 of them, but don't trust them for anything other than
plinking. What bothers me as a retired soldier is Surefire hyping these as what every soldier needs in a ambush situation. I recommend anyone thinking about
buying this mag look at the reviews at Midway, Brownells and other sites. There are plenty of glowing reviews, but also to many reviews from buyers
that have had problems with them. I hope others have had better luck than me!
reputation and make the only mags I use for my Saiga rifles. I fully loaded my first 60 round mag and by the time I emptied it I had 5 jams. It stopped feeding around
the 30-40 round point twice. The spring and/or follower apparently got stuck. To make matters worse, although there was no pressure against the top round the
bolt brushed against it enough to partially pull it forward. When I removed the jammed mag that round fell out and stayed loose in the receiver. I found myself
twice holding a jammed mag in one hand and shaking my AR15 with the other to get the loose round to fall out of the receiver. Reaching in the neck of the mag and
pushing on the follower finally got the spring pressure back and the rounds to come up. The last 3 jams were when less than 8 rounds were left in the mag. The
follower, which was in the neck of the mag, tilted forward and jammed against the front wall. The follower sits on a pedistal (like a teeter totter) and is
just begging to tilt forward. I don't see anything in the design to stop it. I had some problems like this with all 3 mags. I worked with them, tried to break them in
by repeatedly loading and unloading them, even use a little dry lub. I finally returned one mag. I kept 2 of them, but don't trust them for anything other than
plinking. What bothers me as a retired soldier is Surefire hyping these as what every soldier needs in a ambush situation. I recommend anyone thinking about
buying this mag look at the reviews at Midway, Brownells and other sites. There are plenty of glowing reviews, but also to many reviews from buyers
that have had problems with them. I hope others have had better luck than me!