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January 29th, 2012, 05:36 PM
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#1 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: on the ocean
Posts: 42
| Korean Mag issuessssss!!!
Put my new SAI m1a scout squad through its paces today. Had a great time but had some issues with two of my magazines. They were Korean 20rd purchased from cheaper than dirt for 10$. One consistently would not feed rounds, specifically the bolt would lock back frequently but not consistently. I also had trouble releasing the bolt and stripping the first round. The other mag had a few similar hiccups but consistently would lock open on the last round leaving it free in the receiver. Let me say outright that I will be ordering two new CMI mags from .44 mag but as something of a project I would like to modify these mag and see I can get them to function better. Your thoughts please
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January 29th, 2012, 05:55 PM
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#2 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: shiloh,il
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Well Lesson Learned For You. Some People Never , Some People it takes a Great Deal of Time for the problems to manifest .
You cannot go wrong with CMI
My Suggestions as to get them to Perform Better
Use them as Targets 
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January 29th, 2012, 06:18 PM
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#3 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: on the ocean
Posts: 42
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Originally Posted by charlesPOSTLEwade  You cannot go wrong with CMI
My Suggestions as to get them to Perform Better
Use them as Targets | Lol My buddy suggested the same thing.
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January 29th, 2012, 06:37 PM
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#4 | | Platoon Sergeant
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Kennesaw
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Thirdly I agree with Charles and your buddy. Don't feel bad I think we all have done it. Ever since I did I have been on a mission to buy as many legit mags as possible and to prevent others from making the same mistake.
Just a note there is a fella in the PX selling some CMI mags.
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January 30th, 2012, 02:22 AM
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#5 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Im ova here!
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USGI or nothing in my Rifles period!
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January 30th, 2012, 05:22 AM
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#6 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Kentucky
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It might just be throwing good money after bad, but you could change the spring and follower to CMI and see if that helps.
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January 30th, 2012, 09:34 AM
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#7 | | Grunt
Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Ohio
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I bought a couple last spring that had problems. I got out the calipers and compared everything to a GI mag and the original GI mag blue print. After some Demel work and some bending with pliers I got them to work reliably.
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January 30th, 2012, 10:58 AM
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#8 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas
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I bought three way back when I first got my rifle and two have ended up as targets.
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January 30th, 2012, 03:39 PM
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#9 | | Lifer
Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisiana
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Originally Posted by LiberalInsurgent Put my new SAI m1a scout squad through its paces today. Had a great time but had some issues with two of my magazines. They were Korean 20rd purchased from cheaper than dirt for 10$. One consistently would not feed rounds, specifically the bolt would lock back frequently but not consistently. I also had trouble releasing the bolt and stripping the first round. The other mag had a few similar hiccups but consistently would lock open on the last round leaving it free in the receiver. Let me say outright that I will be ordering two new CMI mags from .44 mag but as something of a project I would like to modify these mag and see I can get them to function better. Your thoughts please |
You don't really say how many of these Korean mags you bought, just that you had trouble with two at the range? You could replace the spring and follower w/USGI, and hope that solves the problem. But the real problem could be an out of spec mag body or feed lips, so you would still have problems. And out the $$$ for the springs and followers. I agree with the other posters to cut your losses, and call it a lesson learned. dozier
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January 30th, 2012, 04:52 PM
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#10 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: on the ocean
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I bought two both were bad. I ordered three new CMI 20rds today. After some thought i have decided that i have enough projects. I will post pics of what a korean mag looks like post .308 round Cheers all and thx for the feed back.
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January 30th, 2012, 05:45 PM
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#11 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Florida
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Id try new followers and springs first, why waste what could be decent range mags? That way you arent wearing out your good mags
If the new parts dont help, save tehm for later in case you need them then destroy the bodies
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January 30th, 2012, 10:16 PM
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#12 | | Scout Sniper
Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Carson City, Nevada
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I did it to, the metal isn't up to standards. They may start out as in spec, but load em up with twenty rounds, leave them for a while. Tlips give, I see where the bolt polishes the lip edges. Good only if you only load a few rounds at a time.
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January 31st, 2012, 09:30 AM
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#13 | | Platoon Commander
Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Arkansas
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Originally Posted by Al Mack I did it to, the metal isn't up to standards. They may start out as in spec, but load em up with twenty rounds, leave them for a while. Tlips give, I see where the bolt polishes the lip edges. Good only if you only load a few rounds at a time. | exactly! one of mine would jam on 11th rd and the other on the 8th.
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January 31st, 2012, 04:13 PM
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#14 | | Old Salt
Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: shiloh,il
Posts: 1,951
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Originally Posted by Al Mack I did it to, the metal isn't up to standards. They may start out as in spec, but load em up with twenty rounds, leave them for a while. Tlips give, I see where the bolt polishes the lip edges. Good only if you only load a few rounds at a time. | Notoriously Poor Heat Treating
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February 15th, 2012, 05:34 PM
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#15 | | Rifleman
Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: on the ocean
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