I definitely do not like the length of them. I wish they had just started off with the 20 round mag. In all honesty its not big deal, but after shooting the stock S&W mags for 4 years, it is just different enough to be inconvenient.
Plinker Tactical 35 Round Magazine
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I definitely do not like the length of them. I wish they had just started off with the 20 round mag. In all honesty its not big deal, but after shooting the stock S&W mags for 4 years, it is just different enough to be inconvenient.
richeyo2
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Had the FDE earlier today also but are all gone when I checked back about 10:30pm 01/31/13
blazzinbird
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I hade no FTf, or fte today. When you put the mag in make sure the bolt is closed.
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So buy or don't buy? Seeing as there are no other options I'm considering. But general consensus appears to be no good.
blazzinbird
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Other than how long it is, I like it.
I wouldn't call it a general consensus. I would just say according to the bell curve, the lower end has a higher representation than average
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Majorlk
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They will not insert in my two rifles if the bolt is closed.
blazzinbird
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I dont know what to tell you, worked perfect for me.
Majorlk
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For which I am happy.
Maybe they corrected the mistakes they made in the original design. I hope so.
nomobux
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I have to say that you never fail to have an opinion or answer to any question posted. To me , more than not, you are rude ! Forums are supposed to be informative and helpful, not critical and condesending ( sp ? ) Strictly my opinion from your constant and many posts. Happy days.
Majorlk
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nomobux
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I was over it before I hit submit.
Just joined about...5 minutes ago. Been watching this thread for a few days now. From someone who has read the entire thread, it seems like there are more positives towards the end of this (more current) than negatives which are all at the beginning(last year). I have been toying with the idea of gettin a few hoping PT has fixed the problem but still am not sure I'm convinced. Any feedback from yall that have purchased one more recently and used it? Still problems? Works great? Let's hear all the details.
Check out my review of promag magazines. I say go that route myself. Just my opinion tho. You are going to buy whatever you want. I cannot say one way or other about the plinker mag. I avoided any potential problems by reading this thread. I personally do not care for the idea that you have to buy a loading tool for this magazine. And honestly I value Major's opinion. I honestly think he is going to call it like it is regardless of anyone else's opinion. How ever, he always has a pretty sound reason for disliking something. He is going to tell you if it works or if it doesn't. Enough on that, welcome to the forum. I hope we can help you with any future questions.
Sid Nitzerglobin
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Mine were purchased in December through Midway.
It would be great if they fixed the issue but I'll be standing pat w/ my S&W 25 rounders and 10 round shorties until there are a whole bunch more positive reviews. Not sure that I would purchase more of the PT mags personally even after that just based on their length.
Plinker Tactical Magazines
I just returned from the range after shooting 4 magazines with 2 old coffee cans full of various .22's Remingon,peters,federal,winchester,etc.
The cans were full of ammo from an old garage sale, all total about 600 rounds.
I did not have one single problem with any of the magazines.
All I can say is they work!
The gun was clean to start with but, is in need of a good cleaning now.
Just my .02 cents on great product
I just returned from the range after shooting 4 magazines with 2 old coffee cans full of various .22's Remingon,peters,federal,winchester,etc.
The cans were full of ammo from an old garage sale, all total about 600 rounds.
I did not have one single problem with any of the magazines.
All I can say is they work!
The gun was clean to start with but, is in need of a good cleaning now.
Just my .02 cents on great product
hazmattech
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Hi Guys! I just bought the last MP 15-22, that our local gun store had in stock. It is a NY ban model (in RealTree camo) . I'm from Iowa so the fixed stock was "unfixed" right away. It had the 10 round shorty mag. I bought 2 of the 35 round PT's off GunBroker and tried one out today. Though its a real PIA to load, it worked fine. No FTF's or FTE's and the bolt held open fine after the last shot. I didn't run them through fast, because I was sighting in my new scope. (TruGlo 4X32-RealTree camo on a 1/2 riser, which only needed 2 clix left to be dead on at 50 yds.)
I just ordered the load assist for them. But, so far, so good! I'll sure keep you posted. You guys are right on the length, its awkward, but for right now, it seems that these are the only HC mags available. I'm on the waiting list for CTD, Natchez and Midway, for the S&W mags. And ammo! This craze really sux for the serious shooters and hunters.
I just ordered the load assist for them. But, so far, so good! I'll sure keep you posted. You guys are right on the length, its awkward, but for right now, it seems that these are the only HC mags available. I'm on the waiting list for CTD, Natchez and Midway, for the S&W mags. And ammo! This craze really sux for the serious shooters and hunters.
Well, here I am. Yet another forum troll with just one post. I recently got into shooting at what seemed like a very bad time to start getting into the sport. Ammo is nowhere to be found, mags and guns are priced gouged out of this world and here I am, trying to be excited to start a new hobby.
I shot my buddies M&P 22 hand gun and that's really what turned me onto 'plinking'. It was extremely fun, I could practice fundamentals, and I didn't have to break the bank doing it. Albeit finding .22lr required an almost Indiana Jones sense of discovery, I thought it would be only fair to pick up the AR clone 15-22 to train myself before getting into the real deal. I bought the gun about, 3 weeks ago, edging out some guy who kept going back and forth about buying their last one. I picked it up, liked it, shelled out the cash and the dude just stood there while i filled out the paperwork regretting and asking over and over again when the shop would get more.
Now, I'm a bit of a tinkerer. I like to research and find things to make my toys more fun. I found the stock mags to be simply sublime. I love them. I think they are truly befitting of the platform of the rifle. However, with that being said, I couldn't find any spares and having just one mag was killing my buzz. I did a lot of research and found the plinker tactical mags and was able to order 2 of them and a loading assist tool (which I too believe should be included with the purchase of a magazine) directly from PT. The turn around time was far exceeding that of what I expected and I was extremely happy. Now, I hadn't had time to take the rifle out and shoot them with the new mags until about 20 minutes ago, and all day after work I was reading the horror stories about the mags. I was so worried about the quality of these mags that I ran to the range and decided now was as good a time as any to test them out and also zero out my new red-dot.
The mags themselves are a bit bulky and long, making rested shooting a bit of a task. But once I racked in a round, the mags did not miss a beat. They fed consistently and I was using Rem thunderbolt and some cheapo federal ammo. The shop had some CCI there so I picked some up to do some 'quality control'. Every round shot flawlessly and I managed to zero in my red-dot before I even finished out one of the PT mags. I dumped about 2 PT mags in succession and reloaded them (which without the tool is an absolute pain.) and went through about 400 rounds without a single hiccup.
I can relate to the OP about having a bad experience and it leaving a bad taste in their mouth. First impressions are hard to fix and neigh impossible sometimes, especially in the world of online retail. One bad product can ruin a customers total experience and put them off to that retailer/brand forever even if that brand revamps their product and every person under the sun has flawless experiences.
All in all, if PT did have a problem early on, they fixed it. And I personally am pleased with their product. I won't discredit the OP one bit and I respect his honest, unbiased opinion. That's hard to come by now a days.
sorry for the long first post, but I wanted to talk about the mags and the fun time I had at the range.
I shot my buddies M&P 22 hand gun and that's really what turned me onto 'plinking'. It was extremely fun, I could practice fundamentals, and I didn't have to break the bank doing it. Albeit finding .22lr required an almost Indiana Jones sense of discovery, I thought it would be only fair to pick up the AR clone 15-22 to train myself before getting into the real deal. I bought the gun about, 3 weeks ago, edging out some guy who kept going back and forth about buying their last one. I picked it up, liked it, shelled out the cash and the dude just stood there while i filled out the paperwork regretting and asking over and over again when the shop would get more.
Now, I'm a bit of a tinkerer. I like to research and find things to make my toys more fun. I found the stock mags to be simply sublime. I love them. I think they are truly befitting of the platform of the rifle. However, with that being said, I couldn't find any spares and having just one mag was killing my buzz. I did a lot of research and found the plinker tactical mags and was able to order 2 of them and a loading assist tool (which I too believe should be included with the purchase of a magazine) directly from PT. The turn around time was far exceeding that of what I expected and I was extremely happy. Now, I hadn't had time to take the rifle out and shoot them with the new mags until about 20 minutes ago, and all day after work I was reading the horror stories about the mags. I was so worried about the quality of these mags that I ran to the range and decided now was as good a time as any to test them out and also zero out my new red-dot.
The mags themselves are a bit bulky and long, making rested shooting a bit of a task. But once I racked in a round, the mags did not miss a beat. They fed consistently and I was using Rem thunderbolt and some cheapo federal ammo. The shop had some CCI there so I picked some up to do some 'quality control'. Every round shot flawlessly and I managed to zero in my red-dot before I even finished out one of the PT mags. I dumped about 2 PT mags in succession and reloaded them (which without the tool is an absolute pain.) and went through about 400 rounds without a single hiccup.
I can relate to the OP about having a bad experience and it leaving a bad taste in their mouth. First impressions are hard to fix and neigh impossible sometimes, especially in the world of online retail. One bad product can ruin a customers total experience and put them off to that retailer/brand forever even if that brand revamps their product and every person under the sun has flawless experiences.
All in all, if PT did have a problem early on, they fixed it. And I personally am pleased with their product. I won't discredit the OP one bit and I respect his honest, unbiased opinion. That's hard to come by now a days.
sorry for the long first post, but I wanted to talk about the mags and the fun time I had at the range.
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