Surefire 60 rd magazine ; initial impressions

AR/M4 AR General Discussion
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Gang I just got a few of the new Surefire 60 rd magazines to try out before my recent training gigs in PA

I took one with me and shot it the first class myself ( limited amount of course- enough to demo different drills and such) and a student used it as his primary mag in the second class - probably 600 rds or more with that mag in two days

When I first loaded it I could only get 51 rds in it before the spring tension got super stiff - that went away however as the student reported loading it to capacity after that

Bottomline the mag worked flawless- it honestly could not have functioned better. I was very impressed with the mag in general and how well it worked

The student reported the extra inch in length or so going prone was a
plus as well as the extra wide footprint

To me the design gem is the two miniature feed ramps in the front of the mag- honestly when feeding a round into the chamber it fed so smoothly it felt like the bolt was closing on an empty chamber

I give the Surefire 60 rd mag a big thumbs up and highly recommend you get one and try it out

Cheers

LAV

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thanks Larry,
did you see any signs of follower tilt? I was told these do not have anti-tilt followers.

I really appreciate you giving some feedback, there are certain things I need to hear about from a non-biased, hold no punches, kind of guy.

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After seeing it I am getting one or two. Not sure what problem they solve for me, but they are pretty damned cool.

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Very cool. I’d love to get one of these for some full auto shooting.

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Thanks for the good word Larry.

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That’s a great way to put it.

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I’m glad to hear good reports on these mags and I’m excited to run one of these through the paces! If these continue to work well, I think they would be a great option for troops carrying the IAR and for backup non-belt fed mags for the M249. Did you do any full auto mag dumps with one?

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My understanding is, the absence of a no tilt follower is by design.

There’s a SureFire rep that posts here, I’ll see if I can get him to comment.

Also, the compatibility of the mag with the IAR is somewhat questionable.

Bob

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Cool and thanks for the review LAV.

C4

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Sweet, I’m in.

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On Mr. Vickers’s recommendation, I’m all for getting one! :smiley:

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I was very impressed with it and it worked like a charm!

Not one single malf! Hold open worked everytime but you rarely get to an empty mag with it in a training environment.

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but does it survive your torture test(s)

Thanks for the headsup

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i do want one of these. just can’t justify the price at this point. looks fun though.

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Are they available for the rest of us yet?

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Awesome! Good to hear impressions from a SME.

I’ll probably wait a little until the prices come down a smidge and stick one in my bedside carbine.

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If LAV says its good to go and that I should check it out… I think I will. Now we ask who’s got the best price, and who has them in stock?

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R. Moran is correct. Due to the mag’s nesting follower system (twin follower ends up mateing with the quad follower) there is not currently any room to make the twin follower “anti-tilt.”

Lav,thanks for takeing the time to post your impressions!

Matt

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No full auto mag dumps yet- also a piece of info; I have it from a source the reason the AK74 60 rd mag is so scarce is because limited numbers were made for testing and the mag was deemed not reliable enough for service use

Anti tilt follower aside when a mag works as well as this one did it gets my attention

Well done Surefire!

Be safe

LAV

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This is the real issue; when\where can I buy one?