Hi-caps for Ruger 10/22

Bushwhacker · September 1, 2004, 08:45 AM

Is ruger planning on supplying hi cap mags when the AWB sunsets (dies a horrible death!)

Anyone heard anything?
What companies supply hi-caps for the 10/22?
I know about Butler Creek, are there any others?
Thanks...

Erich · September 1, 2004, 09:35 AM

Ruger never did. The Ram-Line 30-round mags were $6.95 or $7.95 apiece before the AWB. I'll bet we'll see them within a month, though they might be $12.95 now.

rugerdude · September 1, 2004, 04:46 PM

I bought a ramline 25 rd. for 30 bucks, it was the best price I had ever heard of at the time. It may be plastic but it hasn't failed me yet, not once.

Erich · September 1, 2004, 05:10 PM

Tamara, you were selling back then, weren't you? I'd been out of the racket for a few years at that point . . . how much were these?

Casp_A · September 1, 2004, 06:33 PM

Butler Creek and Ramline. Ramline made mags all the way up to 50 rounders. I have some experience with a Butler Creek 25 round mag and didn't like it, it didn't seem to lock very securely into place. Not sure how well the Ramlines are in that respect. I really don't know any prices, sorry.

Actually, I also saw this odd thing somewhere on the net some time ago, not sure what kind of mag that is:

Colt45GCNM · September 6, 2004, 08:22 PM

I've got a butler creek 25 rounder that the lips are GONE on it, the ammo simply stands to attention and salutes when you insert it into the mag, was quite upsetting for the last few years, but in a few day's I'll be happy as can be (perhaps I can even get butler creek to repair that POS) Lesson to be learned here: Buy a mag with metal lips they'll never wear out. To be fair however I did probably put 15k-20k rounds through it before it went south...

Cheers,
Colt45GCNM

Edward429451 · September 7, 2004, 09:56 AM

I've had some Eagle 30 rounders for....along time now. They're better than the BC's. They don't seem to wear as fast. They do though. The drawback to the Eagles is that they're single stack so long.

Nothing beats the Ruger factory mags. I don't even hardly use the high caps anymore. Bought extra factory mags and don't even miss the others. I might buy some more hi caps just to have but will likely continue to use the factorys.

I've used all (?) the hi caps over time and here's how they stacked up for me.

Eagles...Best
Butler Creek..OK
Ramline.....Poor

mattjoe · September 7, 2004, 07:44 PM

thats a 50 round drum in that picture up there. They work great. Only difficulty with them is figuring out how to load them, as they come with no directions, and if you dont snap the back of it on right, it will pop off during shooting and the mag will fall out of the gun.
They come with this little plastic T shaped thing in the middle, you pop the back off, take it out, use it like a key around this coiled spring, and wind it, as you wind it, stuff the rounds in their little slots. Last like 3 or 4 you stuff in through the top, one, twist the key a little, stick another round in, and so on.
If they fall back below $80 in a week, i'm going to buy a handful. For now, i'll have to make due with only one.

ACP230 · September 7, 2004, 10:23 PM

I had a Ramline that choked almost as soon as I started using it.
Just before Bill (Prevaricator In Chief) Clinton's '94 ban took effect I bought several Butler Creek 25 rounders. Even though they are the plastic lipped mags, I had no trouble with them so far.

I'll probably buy some more after the ban dies.

I called Washington today and Tom Delay's office, Speaker Hastert's office and Sen. Majority Leader Frist's office all seemed to think the AWB was going the way of the buffalo. "We're getting lots of calls," one staffer said.

jefnvk · September 7, 2004, 10:33 PM

Buying hi-caps and a folding stock. Maybe even a red-dot. Its gonna be tacti-cool

greg531mi · September 8, 2004, 02:48 PM

That was the Mitchell Drum mag, a teardrop, if you buy them new, they had directions in them, simple, wind it back, insert 5 rounds, release tenison, put in other 45 rounds...snap on cover...I bought mine for $16.95, a long time ago, and work better then my factory mags!!! Should have sold them for $150, at least that is what the dealer had them for on the table!!!

September 1, 2004, 08:45 AM	#1
Bushwhacker Senior Member Join Date: January 6, 1999 Location: Somewhere in USA Posts: 323	Hi-caps for Ruger 10/22 Is ruger planning on supplying hi cap mags when the AWB sunsets (dies a horrible death!) Anyone heard anything? What companies supply hi-caps for the 10/22? I know about Butler Creek, are there any others? Thanks... __________________ Tiro per divertimento, tiro per la sopravvivenza _____________________________________________ No freeman shall ever be debarred the use of arms. Thomas Jefferson: Draft Virginia Constitution, 1776

September 1, 2004, 06:33 PM	#5
Casp_A Senior Member Join Date: August 12, 2004 Posts: 495	Butler Creek and Ramline. Ramline made mags all the way up to 50 rounders. I have some experience with a Butler Creek 25 round mag and didn't like it, it didn't seem to lock very securely into place. Not sure how well the Ramlines are in that respect. I really don't know any prices, sorry. Actually, I also saw this odd thing somewhere on the net some time ago, not sure what kind of mag that is: __________________ Johnny was a chemist's son, but Johnny is no more. What Johnny thought was H2O was H2SO4.

September 6, 2004, 08:22 PM	#6
Colt45GCNM Junior Member Join Date: September 6, 2004 Location: Farmington, NM Posts: 8	Don't get the plastic lipped ones.. I've got a butler creek 25 rounder that the lips are GONE on it, the ammo simply stands to attention and salutes when you insert it into the mag, was quite upsetting for the last few years, but in a few day's I'll be happy as can be (perhaps I can even get butler creek to repair that POS) Lesson to be learned here: Buy a mag with metal lips they'll never wear out. To be fair however I did probably put 15k-20k rounds through it before it went south... Cheers, Colt45GCNM

September 7, 2004, 10:23 PM	#9
ACP230 Senior Member Join Date: October 18, 2000 Posts: 708	I had a Ramline that choked almost as soon as I started using it. Just before Bill (Prevaricator In Chief) Clinton's '94 ban took effect I bought several Butler Creek 25 rounders. Even though they are the plastic lipped mags, I had no trouble with them so far. I'll probably buy some more after the ban dies. I called Washington today and Tom Delay's office, Speaker Hastert's office and Sen. Majority Leader Frist's office all seemed to think the AWB was going the way of the buffalo. "We're getting lots of calls," one staffer said. __________________ "To disarm the people (is) the best & most effectual way to enslave them." George Mason.

September 1, 2004, 09:35 AM	#2
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Ruger never did. The Ram-Line 30-round mags were $6.95 or $7.95 apiece before the AWB. I'll bet we'll see them within a month, though they might be $12.95 now.

September 1, 2004, 04:46 PM	#3
rugerdude Senior Member Join Date: July 6, 2004 Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma Posts: 1,443	I bought a ramline 25 rd. for 30 bucks, it was the best price I had ever heard of at the time. It may be plastic but it hasn't failed me yet, not once.

September 1, 2004, 05:10 PM	#4
Erich Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 1999 Location: Albuquerque, NM, USA Posts: 2,543	Tamara, you were selling back then, weren't you? I'd been out of the racket for a few years at that point . . . how much were these?

September 7, 2004, 09:56 AM	#7
Edward429451 Junior member Join Date: November 12, 2000 Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado Posts: 9,494	I've had some Eagle 30 rounders for....along time now. They're better than the BC's. They don't seem to wear as fast. They do though. The drawback to the Eagles is that they're single stack so long. Nothing beats the Ruger factory mags. I don't even hardly use the high caps anymore. Bought extra factory mags and don't even miss the others. I might buy some more hi caps just to have but will likely continue to use the factorys. I've used all (?) the hi caps over time and here's how they stacked up for me. Eagles...Best Butler Creek..OK Ramline.....Poor

September 7, 2004, 07:44 PM	#8
mattjoe Senior Member Join Date: January 19, 2001 Location: in my house or at the gun club Posts: 109	thats a 50 round drum in that picture up there. They work great. Only difficulty with them is figuring out how to load them, as they come with no directions, and if you dont snap the back of it on right, it will pop off during shooting and the mag will fall out of the gun. They come with this little plastic T shaped thing in the middle, you pop the back off, take it out, use it like a key around this coiled spring, and wind it, as you wind it, stuff the rounds in their little slots. Last like 3 or 4 you stuff in through the top, one, twist the key a little, stick another round in, and so on. If they fall back below $80 in a week, i'm going to buy a handful. For now, i'll have to make due with only one.

September 7, 2004, 10:33 PM	#10
jefnvk Senior Member Join Date: June 8, 2004 Location: MI Tech Posts: 1,791	Buying hi-caps and a folding stock. Maybe even a red-dot. Its gonna be tacti-cool

September 8, 2004, 02:48 PM	#11
greg531mi Member Join Date: December 7, 2002 Posts: 94	That was the Mitchell Drum mag, a teardrop, if you buy them new, they had directions in them, simple, wind it back, insert 5 rounds, release tenison, put in other 45 rounds...snap on cover...I bought mine for $16.95, a long time ago, and work better then my factory mags!!! Should have sold them for $150, at least that is what the dealer had them for on the table!!!