I have a 182-series Mini-14. that I bought used in the late 80's. I have 6 magazines
1x5rnd Ruger - bought at a gunshow because being in Texas,
I didn't know they made one that small.
2x30rnd Tapco Gen II
2x30rnd unmarked/unknown steel
1x40rnd unmarked/unknown steel
Yep, what he ^^^ said. Most Brand-X magazines may work here and there, but not all Brand-Xers work all the time. If you want Mini mags that work first time, every time, stick with Ruger factory mags. The only, and I mean only, Brand-X magazines that work consistently at all times are PMIs. The stainless PMIs are marked on the bottom plates. But blued ones are not marked. For future reference, here are some pictures of both PMI blue and stainless magazines. Notice the pressed and spot-welded rectangular steel lugs on the upper rear edge of both blue and stainless PMI magazines.
At the risk of upsetting people,
my 182 series Mini-14 is at best a 2-3MOA rifle, $40-50 for a magazine seems quite the waste to me.
Sorry, but there it is.....
But seriously, I thought the OP asked a pretty harmless question,
if there a way to make aftermarket magazines he already owns more reliable.
He didn't really ask if he should buy aftermarket magazines or not.
No problem. I'm lucky I guess. My 581 is an moa gun. I have couple Promag that after some dremel work are reliable and have been for years. I have some Tapco Gen 2 that work fine as well. Hopefully Sportsmans will get them back in production.
I don't think Ruger has cornered the market on over-priced factory magazines.
I think inexpensive, but 100% functional magazines for AR's and Glocks have spoiled some of us.
But saying "If you can't afford the magazines, you can't afford the gun" is a little silly,
because bitching about prices is a very American thing to do.
They were owned by Remington and went under with them. I read that sportsman’s warehouse bought the tapco brand.
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