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Just wanted to give a heads up about a few problems I experienced with a new Surefire 60 round magazine. I purchased the magazine a few days ago and immediately noticed that the follower is not an anti-tilt design and it was easily jammed when it was pushed down with my finger.
I attempted to load the magazine and found that I could only get 10 rounds in the magazine and no more. I manually unloaded the magazine and tried again a few times, only 10 rounds each time. I called Surefire and was advised to take the magazine apart and reassemble it according to the instructions. After a lot of fumbling with the array of springs, followers, and a "guide", I finally got the magazine reassembled.
I attempted to load the magazine again and this time I was able to load 60 rounds. Some of the rounds rattled around inside the magazine, but that was okay. Now the real problem begins, I decided to chamber a round and noticed that it seemed a little strange, as if the round was being forced into the chamber. I tried it a few more times and experienced a failure to chamber a round. Closer inspection of the round revealed that it had been bent just behind where the bullet was seated into the casing. I tried two more times and on the second attempt experienced another failure, this time the tip of the bullet was sheared off and the bullet itself was, dislodged and pushed back into the casing, all the way, not just slightly.
The rifle used is a Daniel Defense DDM4 V1 and the rounds used were Winchester Ranger 55 grain jacketed soft point. Both have performed well for me and I have no reason to believe that either caused the failures.
It is very possible that I bought a defective magazine, however, I found it unacceptable and will not use one for duty use after what I experienced. The magazine was promptly returned and exchanged for several other magazines.
Be Safe,
Hap
I attempted to load the magazine and found that I could only get 10 rounds in the magazine and no more. I manually unloaded the magazine and tried again a few times, only 10 rounds each time. I called Surefire and was advised to take the magazine apart and reassemble it according to the instructions. After a lot of fumbling with the array of springs, followers, and a "guide", I finally got the magazine reassembled.
I attempted to load the magazine again and this time I was able to load 60 rounds. Some of the rounds rattled around inside the magazine, but that was okay. Now the real problem begins, I decided to chamber a round and noticed that it seemed a little strange, as if the round was being forced into the chamber. I tried it a few more times and experienced a failure to chamber a round. Closer inspection of the round revealed that it had been bent just behind where the bullet was seated into the casing. I tried two more times and on the second attempt experienced another failure, this time the tip of the bullet was sheared off and the bullet itself was, dislodged and pushed back into the casing, all the way, not just slightly.
The rifle used is a Daniel Defense DDM4 V1 and the rounds used were Winchester Ranger 55 grain jacketed soft point. Both have performed well for me and I have no reason to believe that either caused the failures.
It is very possible that I bought a defective magazine, however, I found it unacceptable and will not use one for duty use after what I experienced. The magazine was promptly returned and exchanged for several other magazines.
Be Safe,
Hap
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