I don't really want to spend 30+ dollars on a mag. I haven't ordered any yet, still waiting on a few parts to finish the rifle. Hoping someone would know what works best.
Best 50 Beowulf magazine?
- Thread starter Mclovinguns
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I use the standard AR15 5.56 mag. I've used the Magpul and the USGI aluminum mags and they work perfectly fine. Absolutely no need to buy a "50 Beowulf" mag.
You also have to trade a single stack follower that you can get on e-bay for the double stack originally included in the 5:56 mag.
I have owned 2 50 Beowulf rifles for many years and I have never had to make any revisions to a completely stock USGI mag. No grinding, no single stack follower. The round is so large, it can't shift within the mag to cause a FTF issue. This includes shooting HP rounds out of these rifles.
YMMV
The only thing I do is slightly bend the ends of the feed lips up so the round sorta tilts up instead of feeding straight in. No need for the cutout though that's not a bad idea. No need for different followers. In fact, this is what happens to all GI mags that take a shit otherwise --they become "new" Beowulf mags.
The ONE factory Beowulf mag I have? The one sent with it? Yeah, rusted and shit somehow, never really worked that well anyway. Use GI mags.
