ProMag 32 Round Magazines

mr2r6 said:
Yeah does not sound like it feels good. There is a vender making a brass defelector so that might be somthing you want to look into.

Tell me more about these steel challenges. I would love to do some. How do you get started?
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The best place to start is asking around your local clubs, there will usually be someone who knows where a club holding a steel challenge(or speed steel if they are not affiliated with SC). Also try SCSA, they may have a club near you.
 
I googled it and yes there is a club locally. Looks like a blast to do. It sucks cause I will be held up for the next two challenges with the kids birthdays so will not be able to do any for the next two months. O well I just built abunch of steel targets and think I will orginize one with some friends.
 
Here's the list that come up on the steel challenge website for charlston, SC.

Clubs within 200 miles of Charleston, South Carolina (Zip 29401)


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CENTRAL CAROLINA SHOOTING CLUB – SCSA071
Contact Info
Ben Lochary
Charlotte, NC 28277
Home: (704) 578-7565
Email: [email protected]
Distance to contact: 166 miles


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MID-CAROLINA RIFLE CLUB – SCSA013
Contact Info
Linda E Chico
Columbia, SC 29223-3530
Home: (803) 629-7095
Work: (803) 787-9693
Fax: (803) 787-1168
Email: [email protected]
Distance to contact: 107 miles


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PALMETTO GUN CLUB – SCSA077
Contact Info
George W. Williams Jr.
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Home: (843) 412-9320
Email: [email protected]
Distance to contact: 18 miles


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SPARTANBURG PRACTICAL SHOOTING ASSN. – SCSA124
Contact Info
James Wagner
Moore, SC 29369
Home: (864) 576-4652
Work: (864) 542-5508
Email: [email protected]
Distance to contact: 188 miles
 
Sounds good. I actually got my local club's steel challenge match started this year and it's been an awesome start. We hope to expand our match and grow more next year.
 
Hey all, new guy here. I have a new promag 32, used it tonight, zero problems. I have 2 - 25 mags, S&W brand, I'm always having feed problems, sometimes every 3rd or 4th, even 5th round, doesnt feed right when firing. I saturated the mags in lubricant after tonights session. A trip to the range hopefully tommorow. Anyway, do these SW 25 round magazines have a flaw I dont know about ?............I've had the rifle about a year.
 
trex600450 said:
Hey all, new guy here. I have a new promag 32, used it tonight, zero problems. I have 2 - 25 mags, S&W brand, I'm always having feed problems, sometimes every 3rd or 4th, even 5th round, doesnt feed right when firing. I saturated the mags in lubricant after tonights session. A trip to the range hopefully tommorow. Anyway, do these SW 25 round magazines have a flaw I dont know about ?............I've had the rifle about a year.
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Pretty much guaranteed to cause problems. The inside of polymer magazines should be clean and dry with no wet lube. At best, some DRY graphite could be squirted in.

FWIW, the overwhelming majority of feeding problems with the factory magazines are cause by improper loading. I have never heard of any design flaws with the magazines, although there have been a couple of reports about the seams not being completely closed - easily cured with a little SuperGlue.
 
Yep, run your mags with no lube or a dry lube. Also load one round at a time, make sure you pull the follower down just enough to load one round, it assures the rounds stagger properly. When you look at the rounds from the side of the mag they should alternate back and forth, otherwise you can run into fail to feed issues.
 
Hey guys.......an update. It appears I may have been using.... " old " ..... ammo. This was pointed out to me by some guy I know. ( wink wink )....It appears some random cartridges didnt have the same action, or reaction, as others of the same batch. Also, I loaded the S&W magazines a bit more careful, using the follower after each cartridge load. All 3 magazines worked flawless when a newer box of ammo was used, including the 32 rd promag. Also, the 2 S&W magazines had lubricant from the night before, without negative effect...............With that said, do any of you have any experience with making a slidfire work on a 15/22 specifically ?.............
 
glad to hear you got it all figured out.

there are a few owners who use the slidefire and love it. i believe theres a revised edition as the first didnt fit so well so make sure you get the right one. it also requires a lighter 3-4 lb trigger in order to work.
 
Hey guys,in your opinion, in regards to the Slidefire, does it get " old " after awhile ?............ I used a 9mm AR15 with the slidefire recently from some guy I know ( wink wink ). It was kewl, but rather expensive in regards to the price of 9mm compared to 22lr. 30 round magazines went quite quickly. And, other than fending off zombies or large mutants, it seems somewhat impractical and wasteful, but no doubt fun.
 
I don't even have one and it's "old".

It's just not for me. "Fully auto" is overrated IMO.

It would be cool to shoot someone elses once, but after that I would be over it. That's just me though. I have tons of fun slaying gophers.
 
Gopher Slayer said:
I don't even have one and it's "old".

It's just not for me. "Fully auto" is overrated IMO.

It would be cool to shoot someone elses once, but after that I would be over it. That's just me though. I have tons of fun slaying gophers.
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This. I have no desire to own a full auto gun, I prefer to make all my shots count. I have a friend who owns multiple FA capable guns and lots of silenced ones as well. I am tempted to get a silencer in the near future as my funds allow.
 
There was a full-auto .22LR back in the 70s. It was the American 180 and was built on the Thompson pattern. Our local LE office had a couple and I put a few drums-full through them over a few months. Also had friends in a big city department's SWAT teams and got to shoot their full-auto Uzis.

It was the kind of thing, to me, that's fun a couple of times but the novelty soon wore off - especially when I am buying the ammo. To each his own weirdness, but I'll pass. Too many other things to spend the cost of the SlideFire on - like more magazines and ammo, or even another 15-22 for my grandson. :)
 
Majorlk said:
It was the kind of thing, to me, that's fun a couple of times but the novelty soon wore off - especially when I am buying the ammo.
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That's the way I feel about it too. Our local gun shop allowed people to shoot a full auto tripod mounted machine gun, for a fee. That's fun. And I'd put a mag or three through someone else's SlideFire or other auto available. Even if I HAD a full auto, I might SHOW it to people, just to show off. But just every day shooting, like I like to do, would not be with an auto.
 
I can't see buying a slide fire for my 15-22. I didn't really care to fire the M-16 full auto many years ago.

My rifle sees dual duty - for targets and small game and I rarely fill the 25 round magazines.


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Back to life!!!

Let's get some more reviews since y'all should have some more (thousands) of rounds through these mags! :)
 
Love to give a review, but still no delivery on my ProMags direct from ProMag...shows "processing".
 
Deadonmyfeet said:
I ordered four of them and used them for steel challenge today. I didn't have a single issue with them. In fact, they worked just as well as my factory mags. It was nice to be able to shoot each stage with just one mag and have plenty left over.
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Ditto here also. Ran my club's Speed Steel match with nary a hitch. Worked so well I sold 2 of my unused supply of 25s to a friends daughter that had a new 15-22 and only one mag as everyone is sold out. Wish I had ordered more than 2 Promags.
 
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