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Old 01-22-2010, 01:16 PM
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I soon found out like many that have the ten round compliant mags how much of a pain to load they are so I came up with this. It's just the hook of a bungee cord that I messed with a bit to fit. Hell it works till something better comes along and it was free.


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Old 01-22-2010, 02:14 PM
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Nice jethro engineering... Heck i'd use that too if i had 10 rounders. Good job!
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MacGyver would be proud.

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Old 01-22-2010, 04:01 PM
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These ten rounder mags are rediculous. It just seems that it can't be that hard to make a short mag that is easy to load. Other guns have them.
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Old 01-22-2010, 06:49 PM
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These ten rounder mags are rediculous. It just seems that it can't be that hard to make a short mag that is easy to load. Other guns have them.
Bug Black Dog Machine to make aftermarket 10 rounders for the 15-22. They are considering it, depending on the demand.
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Neat idea!

Another option is a 1" wooden dowel, with a nail sticking out a 1/2" or so. (Just dull the sharp end...) Put the nail in the hole in the follower, and thumb it down easily.

T/C sells a similar device for their 10-round mags for the 22 Classics/Benchmarks, as they are a BEAR to load after 5 rounds are in... Most T/C shooters found a way to make their own for lots less.

By the way, as T/C and S&W have common ownership now, and by me owning both a Classic and M&P15-22, I can see a lot of similarities in the design of the mags.

Of course, the BIG difference in the two is that T/C actually sells a SHORT 5-round mag for their semi-auto 22.

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does anybody know if S&W is planning to release a true 10 rd magazine like they have pictured on their website?
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does anybody know if S&W is planning to release a true 10 rd magazine like they have pictured on their website?
The Customer Service peeps at S&W give conflicting info as they don't seem to know if this is gonna happen or not.
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Old 01-23-2010, 10:04 PM
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that or just putting the load assist button back on these ones would make my thumbs very happy!
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Someone a while back posted that for some reason the load assist button won't work with the 10 rounder.
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It makes zero sense why a load assist button wouldn't work with a ten round mag. No sense at all.
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Old 01-24-2010, 05:09 PM
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It makes zero sense why a load assist button wouldn't work with a ten round mag. No sense at all.
agreed...although from what i've been hearing their having bigger issues with OOB's...
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Go to 44mag and purchase their 15-22 magazine repair kit. It includes a complete stock S&W 15-22 magazine in parts vs. assembled. Take the kits, which do supply the load assist device, and make your own 10 or 15 round magazines by pinning. It worked for me.

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