kmoore 3 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 (edited) I have a MWG 90 rounder that was always reliable, and handled ok, but I eventually stopped using it and switched to the beta C. Occasionally we'd have odd shooting positions (barricades, sideways prone, whatever) and the mwg90 would get in the way. The beta did too. Actually, I prefer a cinched set of mags now and rarely use a drum of any flavor. (just not that hard to find a reload spot). Obviously, I'm talking rifles in a shotgun thread, but hey. Having said all that, seems like a snail would have one less turn to push the shells thru which means less work on the spring? Feels like it could be more likely to be more reliable? If it's not a huge drum then it might be fine. The knoxx drums I had were snail only, and would not have bothered many folding stocks... they just didn't need to rise that high on the sides.. There, you have my .02 cents ... about 4 months too late. Edited February 17, 2009 by kmoore Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hktome 1 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I could be way off base here, but it seems to me that the problem with a large drum and the 3 inch magnums is the recoil and what it does to a large heavy drum. If it were a smaller, compact drum, perhaps it could survive the recoil better and would be possible? Cameron, what do you think? Mine will take all the recoil you could throw at it, mostly because its steel and its 1" shorter than the Five round factory mags, these mini-drums are going rock people. Big smile on face right now, big smile on your faces later. any chance your mini drum with its steel constuction could be ordered/modified to have an extended tower so as to work with a magwell Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cvhanh20 1,052 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 I could be way off base here, but it seems to me that the problem with a large drum and the 3 inch magnums is the recoil and what it does to a large heavy drum. If it were a smaller, compact drum, perhaps it could survive the recoil better and would be possible? Cameron, what do you think? Mine will take all the recoil you could throw at it, mostly because its steel and its 1" shorter than the Five round factory mags, these mini-drums are going rock people. Big smile on face right now, big smile on your faces later. any chance your mini drum with its steel constuction could be ordered/modified to have an extended tower so as to work with a magwell The first drums will release with a short tower, but if we see a nice mag well come out or if we decide to manufacture one ourselves, we may put one out with a longer tower. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
daughertym 15 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 With 10 and 12rnd stick mags. available, I don't see the usefulness of a 10rnd drum. Maybe a 12-15rnd drum to offset the overly long stick mags. IMHO of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dirtyharriett 0 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Well I'm sold and drooling. I have not yet seen any pricing info yet and would like to know if a price range has been established yet? Thanks... dirtyharriett Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BpS12 512 Posted February 17, 2009 Report Share Posted February 17, 2009 Has anyone thought about a double stacked mag? Perhaps made of metal or at least metal lipped? Just a thought, Mikel Quote Link to post Share on other sites
garyvv 0 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 FWIW - a 10-round drum would be legal in California, 12-round not. I think the market here would be pretty significant. gary Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cobra 76 two 2,677 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 I like the idea of them being steel the most. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 With 10 and 12rnd stick mags. available, I don't see the usefulness of a 10rnd drum. Maybe a 12-15rnd drum to offset the overly long stick mags. IMHO of course. It makes a more compact balanced carry package for firing from odd positions, entries, and more convinient carry. what wouldn't be to like aside from possibly slightly longer reload times? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paladin 37 Posted February 18, 2009 Report Share Posted February 18, 2009 I'll just keep up my mantra: Compact, compact, compact. LE/competitors/gunfighters want a compact, handy weapon. I use competitions to sharpen fighting skills and test equipment in a dynamic environment. I love my MD drum, but after using it in a competition (actually I used two and a AGP) it's two freaking big and heavy for serious social work. It would work for static defense only. The AGP's also are a tad too long, shooting or loading prone is an adventure. I'm cutting mine down to 8's. A compact 10rd drum would resolve this nicely. And a +1 on the mag well. Magwells will make a huge difference in the speed of reloads and provide the complete package of capacity, size, and speed to the S12 platform. That and LRBHO and bolt release. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vance665 225 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I would love to be able to fold my stock and use a drum at the same time. If someone makes a drum that solves this problem I will buy atleast one. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
presto_z 125 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 only problem is that not all stocks fold the same direction.. for example a tapco tock folds the opposite way of ace stock if im not mistaken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stiletto raggio 20 Posted September 4, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Irony: Although people usually asociate drums with high capacity and stick mags with compactness, this drum and Mike's new double stack sticks may well make reverse those attributes. That is, the most efficient high-cap mag will be a stick mag and the most compact mag of all will be a drum. Weird! Awesome! Free market! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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