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    T3 mags

    Had the bottom and guts drop out of my t3 mag.Is this common with these.

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    Did you clean it with any kind of solvent?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
    Had the bottom and guts drop out of my t3 mag.Is this common with these.
    I've had the same, supposed to be a 6 round but doesn't like more than 3 rounds 1/2 the time then the follower and spring fall out if you try jiggling them around.

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    I have never cleaned it much and only put 4 in it. Its a bit disappointing to pay 140 for a $4 piece of plastic and still do half the trip with a single shot.
    I'll try gluing the next one.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
    I have never cleaned it much and only put 4 in it. Its a bit disappointing to pay 140 for a $4 piece of plastic and still do half the trip with a single shot.
    I'll try gluing the next one.
    Yeah don't think I'll get another tikka.

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    I had a similar issue with my 22.250 where the mags wouldn't take more than 3 rounds. I had imported 4 mags from the USA and none of them would take more than 3 rounds without tilting the follower and failing to feed. I was pretty pissed to say the least and in my anger I forced an extra round in while forcing the follower to remain level. Something snapped in the mag which I suspect was a small plastic obstruction from the injection moulding. Mag now feeds 5 rounds every time without a hitch. Followed the same process with the other 3 plus and original one I had with the same problem and they now all work without a problem.

    Go figure?

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    Im lucky madjon gave me a spare. I havent got a tikka its in my tube gun. Did it work out much cheaper from the U S.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian View Post
    Did it work out much cheaper from the U S.
    Definitely cheaper than buying local. Cost me US$56 per magazine landed in the country for an order of 4x mags which was the max I could get out of the USA keeping under the US$100 invoice price excluding freight. Total cost for 4 mags was US$225 landed. NZ/US exchange was a bit higher when I bought them in last year, but even on today's exchange that works out to NZ$84 per mag.

    Cheapest NZ price was NZ$165
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