223 aics mags

[L2bravo]

Is Accurate mag or MPA our only choices? Bought a ruger, 223 mag....what a piece of shit. I may keep it for range use, single loading. It jams shit at a steep angle.

So are there any other options??

Magpul needs to make a 223 yesterday.

 

[diverdon]

MDT are nice https://mdttac.com/us_en/mdt-polymer-magazines.html

 

[Red_SC]

I still have some of the AI branded ones. If you find any- run. They are terrible.

 

[IowaGeologist]

Have nothing but good things to say about my poly MDT mag. Tough, runs flawlessly, and has a very generous OAL.

 

[Rob01]

MDT mags run very good in my rifle.

 

[mi223]

I have a mdt as well. No complaints

 

[702lineman]

I've had mdt and accurate mags both. No comparison. Accurate all the way. Way smoother and the mdt follower hung up quite a few times on me

 

[PAYDIRT]

Accurate here, smooth as silk.

 

[mmlook]

I run the Ruger mags.

Had to tune/grind the crap out of them.

but now they will reliably feed 2.600 OAL rounds in my T3x

 

[Mordamer]

Remove 1/4" from the front of the Ruger feed lips and they work pretty good.

 

[dgheriani]

I have 5 MDT polymer .223 mags that I run in both a R700 and a Nucleus and they run great, no issues.

 

[mmlook]

Remove 1/4" from the front of the Ruger feed lips and they work pretty good.

pretty sure I removed more than that, lol

You basically only need the feed lips to hold from the shoulder back.

anymore and the rounds will nose dive.

I actually wanted to try the MDT mags, but the 223's are always in short supply or OOS

 

[viking78]

for MDT here too.
And Mkmachining does do mag extension for these mags.

 

[MarinePMI]

I run the Ruger mags.

Had to tune/grind the crap out of them.

but now they will reliably feed 2.600 OAL rounds in my T3x

That's a pretty long .223 round....

 

[Moose]

I run the Accurate mags in my 223AI and 223 rifles,No problems and feed rounds very good.

 

[jtv3062]

The lips on the Ruger needs to be opened up, they worked fine for me after that.

 

[Hoser]

I still have some of the AI branded ones. If you find any- run. They are terrible.

I have about a dozen of the plastic AI mags.

They run flawless for me with 223, 223 Ackley and 300 Whisper.

 

[FishDr]

Were there two versions of the AI mags for 223? I have heard of some that were bad about splitting, and others that run great. I have a pair of AI mags, and a pair of MDT 223 mags. All of them run great. The AI mags will hold 11....

 

[MarinePMI]

Wow...he didn't last long...28 posts and bam, the ban cat arrived.

 

[FishDr]

Wow...he didn't last long...28 posts and bam, the ban cat arrived.

Agreed, when I read the post... I knew that was the experience that some have had, but noted the vehm and vinegar.... looked at a couple others.... wow.... all in the first two hours too....

 

[PAYDIRT]

I reread one other post 4-5 times and never did figure out what I read.

 

[Red_SC]

Were there two versions of the AI mags for 223? I have heard of some that were bad about splitting, and others that run great. I have a pair of AI mags, and a pair of MDT 223 mags. All of them run great. The AI mags will hold 11....

My understanding is the older .223 mags were better, but a lot of people had issues with the newer ones. I never tried the older ones, but mine wouldn’t feed .223 or .223 AI reliably.

 

[hertz654]

I've got some of the original AICS mags from 10+ years ago and they've worked. My MDT mags also work fine.
I keep trying to convince a manufacturer to make a 20-round double-stack, single-feed .223 mag for AICS-compatible bottom metal, but no takers.

 

[Bwells]

I'm still trying to figure out why Magpul hasn't got in ring.

 

[MarinePMI]

It's a niche market, which has gotten saturated and raised the barrier to entry. The ROI (I'd wager) isn't there for Magpul, when you consider all the other stuff they make.

 

[jtv3062]

Check out this thread for the Ruger magazine mod

https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/aics-223-magazines.6874130/#post-6929640

 

[IowaGeologist]

I've got some of the original AICS mags from 10+ years ago and they've worked. My MDT mags also work fine.
I keep trying to convince a manufacturer to make a 20-round double-stack, single-feed .223 mag for AICS-compatible bottom metal, but no takers.

I think if anyone could make it work great, MDT would based off how well their 10/12 rd steel mags run.

 

[bunsen27]

for MDT here too.
And Mkmachining does do mag extension for these mags.

Anybody have experience with these extensions? Not too badly priced at $25+shipping

 

[viking78]

Anybody have experience with these extensions? Not too badly priced at $25+shipping

I have, work as good as normal