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Huge (former...) E-Lander mag fan here. I have six E-Lander 17-RD 6.5 Grendel magazines that run flawlessly for me with 6.5 Grendel, 6.8 SPC, and .224 Valkyrie in every platform in which I've tried them. Never one problem!!!
When I decided to build a "test platform" 6mm ARC, I just pulled the barrel and bolt out of my test platform .224 Valkyrie.
The E-Lander magazines that all ran with nary a problem when the rifle was a .224 Valkyrie would not feed reliably in the same rifle rebuilt as a 6mm ARC with more than three rounds in them. With fifteen rounds loaded, I could not get a round to strip out of the magazine. The tip of the bullet would nose-dive into the front wall of the magazine every time.
It looks to me like the forward rib in the E-Lander magazine body is interfering with the rebated shoulder on the 6mm ARC case. It could be I have magazines all from a particular run with the same issue, since others report good results with E-Lander mags. I tried a different lower receiver, just to see if that was a factor - same results.
Next, I tried other magazines - ASC, Duramags, and others. Mixed results. Duramags to me are unnatural in appearance. I don't think use them if they did work 100%, but they're among the better functioning ones I tried.
Then, fortunately, a friend involved in the development of the 6mm ARC electro-optics suggested magazines they used with good success from an outfit I'd never even heard of before: Brenton USA.
https://www.brentonusa.com
Extremely agreeable people make up Brenton USA. This is a place where real people answer the phone and can actually answer your questions with authority. The boss himself may be the one you get when you call - I did. Among other interesting things, they build a handsome looking straight body 15-RD stainless steel 6.5 Grendel magazine, blocked to four round capacity for hunting.
Don't try to buy a straight 15-RD version. They just sell them with one way, apparently. I imagine they have a good reason. It's simple to yank the offending piece of red plastic out by simply pulling off the floor plate. I can't get but fourteen rounds in mine, but at least now I have a magazine that is working 100% of the time.
My groups are noticeably better when my gun runs correctly.
I’ve not seen a single person running them in 6ARC have any issues; only @Yonderling griping about taper, hah.
Griping, no, but maybe it's not worth pointing out red flags to certain people if that's the way you take it. Some guys get way too defensive about their purchase decisions; there's no reason to take something like that personally. If they work, great, but it's pretty clear they used a x39 mag body without thinking about body taper. It's really surprising you don't have some bolt over base malfunctions, unless you just aren't using full mags with those 26rd versions. With the shorter mags or just less rounds in the mag the body curve doesn't matter.
And seriously, read my screen name again. No L. You can always spot the city boys, trying to spell it like some sort of stupid hobbit name or something.
I would also prefer a straighter bodied magazine, but not at the expense of functionality, capacity, or availability. If someone comes out with some straighter bodied 5/10/20/25rd magazines that run 100% I’m all ears but buying blocked 15rd magazines bugs me. It’s an odd capacity, and I don’t like blocked magazines when I want lower capacity; I want smaller magazines.
So since it’s been a month how are those 6.8 mags running with 6ARC?Magazines
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I’ve had good luck with these
Just picking this thread back up.
Looking for 10 and 15 round dedicated 6ARC mags.
So since it’s been a month how are those 6.8 mags running with 6ARC?
I have a couple and they've worked great with my 243 LBC and Grendel rifles. But then again, I haven't had issues with ASC or Elander mags either.Just picking this thread back up.
Looking for 10 and 15 round dedicated 6ARC mags.
So since it’s been a month how are those 6.8 mags running with 6ARC?