[guido2]

Hello

I have an S12 that refuses to function with anything but factory 5 or 8 rounders. No AGP's (G1 or G2), no Surefires. Haven't tested my drums in it yet. Don't own any ProMags. My other S12's run 'em fine, so I don't think it's the mag's that are faulty.
Just can't overlook that we are not dealing with Rolexes here, tolerances are not that tight, if you know what I mean......

That being said, give me a handful of Izzy 8's for serious work....

JMHO..

guido in Houston

[waltham_41]

I have 7 AGP 10 rd mags, had a few problems until I took them apart and sprayed a light layer of dry graphite in the bodys, That seems to have helped a lot. That and I did the homemade conversion to make them Gen 2 mags. No failures now, and they can sit loaded and still function.

The surefire mag I keep in my shotty, fully loaded. It works every time all of the time. no complaints

My MD drum, the only real problem I have had with it was trying to hip fire with the stock folded using light birdshot loads. Wasn't the drums fault, I kind of "limpwristed" the shotty. I extended the stock and shoulder fired the rest of the drum and it ran fine

I guess all in all I have been lucky, but I have had good luck with all of my mags.

THe russian 5 rounder is of course a no brainer, it always works.

[post-apocalyptic]

guido2, on 07 November 2009 - 05:54 AM, said:

...give me a handful of Izzy 8's for serious work...

I agree in principle. Since "a handful of Izzy 8's" would likely run ~$450, (if we're only talking 3 mags), I much prefer reasonably priced Surefire products.

[DistalRadius]

post-apocalyptic, on 08 November 2009 - 12:23 AM, said:

guido2, on 07 November 2009 - 05:54 AM, said:

...give me a handful of Izzy 8's for serious work...

I agree in principle. Since "a handful of Izzy 8's" would likely run ~$450, (if we're only talking 3 mags), I much prefer reasonably priced Surefire products.

Serious work = serious $$$

[Grand]

Here is my list

5–5rd factory. All function flawlessly

2–10rd Promag pieces of crap that had to be boiled, sanded, and cut down to 5rds before they would function consistently

1-10rd AGP G2 that will not feed high brass all the way to the top. Needs a little work, just haven’t got to it yet. I think it will be fine in the end.

2-Surefire 12rd. They function perfect no matter what I put in them. I don’t like the plastic feed lips but they are holding up fine so far.

If When I buy more – Surefire 8s and 12s and more factory mags.

[robiejuan]

billdeserthills, on 06 November 2009 - 01:10 AM, said:

post-apocalyptic, on 04 November 2009 - 11:06 PM, said:

billdeserthills, on 04 November 2009 - 11:04 PM, said:

So, Allmightysam have you tried keeping that SureFire mag loaded for a few weeks & then shooting with it?
Now, do tell me how great it works for you.

What are you trying to say? Has a Surefire mag that you've done that with failed on you? What brand of mag do you prefer?

I loaded my S-12 SureFire mag 1 week before I went shooting, 1st & 2nd round refused to chamber due to weakened mag spring? I pulled the rest of the ammo out & reloaded it, then it worked fine. I can't find any mag that I can keep loaded,that I can trust with my life. I find the Saiga 12 Ga to be so far ahead of it's time that the mags have yet to catch up. I guess I'll just cram it back into the safe & pull out my old No Knock Warrant gun, a 1919 with a crankfire & a 200 round ammo belt, at least until some manufacturer learns how to make a Heavy Duty mag spring for my Saiga.

like they always say youre gun aint shit unless it's belt fed!

[uzitiger]

I own a Pro Mag which functioned perfectly out of the box. I did have to fit it to the S-12 but all my aftermarket magazines had to be fitted. My AGP Gen II works well but I did have to take a fired steel case and hand cycle it to smooth out the rough spots to make it work right. The Taiwanese five rounders also work well. I don't have any experience with Surefire mags so I can't comment on them.

To anyone who doesn't want his Pro Mag magazines can give them to me, I'll be glad to take them off your hands.