You may have seen the ads but Ruger, finally after 47-years, came out with a Factory 25-Round Magazine (BX-25) for their 10-22.
I saw a dealer (a friend) with a few of them at a gun show last weekend and he was getting $25 for them.
Some guy came by his table and was chapped when he saw my buddy’s mags for $25 because he said he paid $40 the week before.
My buddy said he thought the mags will probably level off around $20 when they start getting out.
Just didn’t want anyone to get gouged…
I’ve never tried the 25-round mags because I always heard they failed.
Just picked one up yesterday to try. I’m hearing the same thing from others (they work). Another bonus, unlike other 10/22 mags these are designed to be taken apart & cleaned by the user and include instructions on how to do so.
This would have never happened if Bill Ruger was still alive. Bill Ruger did not believe there was any reason for civilians to own magazines with a capacity beyond 15 rounds. He did support the Clinton-era magazine ban but thought it should be 15 not 10, exempting all Ruger factory mags intended for civilian sale.
If I could buy these for $25, I’d be snatching them up pronto. I think the “level off at $20” is a pipe dream. The market has been longing for for these with a deep dark longing usually confined to drug store romances, and they will sell by the quadrillions at anything shy of $40.
I’ve never tried the 25-round mags because I always heard they failed.
I’ve had very few problems with the el cheapo Butler Creek Hotlips 25rd mags (I’ve got a bunch of them and the Butler Creek crank loader, which is awesome)
These Ruger mags look quite similar to the Tactical Innovation’s polymer models (including the ability to be taken apart).
I’m glad Ruger has seen the light and producing one of the first accessories many 10/22 owners seek from aftermarket sources.
Prior to these coming out, for some years a lot of 10-22 users have liked the Tactical Innovations hi-cap mags for their quality and reliability. I’m in that camp as well. They have both machined aluminum mags (these are quite expensive–but good), and then a polymer version which still has the adjustable steel lips. These sell for around $35. I’ve had such good success with an estimated 5K rounds through the hi-cap polymer TI mags, that I’ll probably stick with these until or unless I hear a large accumulated set of great feedback on the Ruger mags.
While on vacation I happend into a shop back east that had these mags ($26/per). I picked up two, but was unable to try them until I got home. I ran over to the range this afternoon and put a 100 rounds through both of them without any issues. I am very pleased. My experience with hi-cap mags (Butler creeks steel lip and non) is that they run fairly well until they start loading up with bullet wax/fouling/crud and then there reliability starts rapidly going down hill (I have no experience with the TacSol mags). I am glad that Ruger made these to take-a-part. With my limited experience they seem good to go.
He believed that if he embraced the idea of a magazine limit, they would leave his guns alone in regards to the “assault weapons” bans that were gaining momentum at the time.
In California, the detachable magazine Mini 14 is still legal for sale, while AR15’s, HK93’s, and other virtually identical functioning guns are not, so he wasn’t completely wrong.
Bill Ruger may have been self serving when it came to protecting his company’s products, but attempts to spin him as somehow personally “anti gun” are off base.
I have 2 of the Ruger mags on the way from 44mag. When I go on vacation in a few days we will give them a good workout.
I’d never heard of the Tactical Innovations mags and may try those as well.
The ability to disassemble for cleaning is great. I have a bunch of gunked up Butler Creek mags that I’d might as well pitch. As you know bulk ammo is bigtime dirty.
I think I JUST saw these mags on sale at CDNN for $19.99, sale ended yesterday at noon, iirc.
My favorite gunshop for years has had a box full of clear, 25rnd mags
at the checkout counter for $9.99. They even attach to each other for a total of 50 rnds. I have about 10 or so,and they are 100% reliable in both my rifles.
Personally, the Ruger mags dont excite me too much because of these mags I already own.
UPDATE: I just checked the CDNN site, and these Ruger mags are on sale now for $22.95, limit two.
[QUOTE=Straight Shooter;1057236]Personally, the Ruger mags dont excite me too much because of these mags I already own.
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The clear ones often work for a while but, over time, fill up with carbon and wax from the .22lr rounds. At that point they seem to start hickuping until they eventually start having multiple problems for each mag loading. The Ruger’s can be taken apart and cleaned/serviced. For those of us that shoot a lot of .22, there in lies the appeal.
I know some brands do clog up. and dont last long.
I looked at mine awhile ago, Shooters Choice is the brand.
The two I use out of my stash have held up nicely tho.
As an aside, I ve got 4 of the 10rnd box mags that are over
4 decades old apiece, have had tens upon tens upon tens of thousands of rounds ran thru them, and I have cleaned them a few
times thru the years. They were a brilliant design, imo.
I like the Shooters Choice mags, they can be “jungle clipped” together.
Since Ruger has come out with these. I wonder if the “others” will come down in price to get back the market share that will be going to Ruger’s mag now. I for one plan on getting at least 3 of these for my Ruger. I was planning on getting the TI’s but heck the cheapest I have found them for was 34 bucks not sure i want to spend that kind of money on a lead thrower. If my Ruger was not stock and i shot it more then I do know maybe. But I am getting the rugers instead. Plus I can paint them to match my Rugers new color scheme.
funny you should complain of this. Midway charges $5, but then adds on another $3 for an “under $25” order. Not THAT big a deal, when you are trying out something of this nature, ya think?
ETA: HA! Once I went to process Midway, S&H jumped to $9+, PLUS the $3. So $8 is a Good Deal in comparison. Just ordered from CDNN
