3gunyotehtr Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 After reading all of the rave reviews on the D60, I finally bought one. Other than being slow to load, it seemed to work fine in practice. The first time I used it in a match, I had an issue twice where the loading lever popped up and obviously the rounds refused to feed. I finally resorted to putting a rubber band around the magazine body and latch to hold it in place. Has anyone else had this problem? In spite of the many complaints against the Surefire, I have never had any issues with the ones that I have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timmeh Posted September 5, 2018 Share Posted September 5, 2018 Contact Magpul and tell them what's up, that's not normal at all. I've used probably 6 different ones, and my family has used them for 2 years, never having a hiccup... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF1680 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I have 2 of the surefires and they work great most of the time. One of the guys I shoot with has a few of the D60's and they all worked great even with Binary trigger doing mag dumps. He did have one break but magpul took care of him. With all of the cases rolling on each other they have to be kept clean. I got some sand in one and it had some malfunctions until I got it cleaned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nate89 Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 I have 2 D60s and haven't had the issue with the loading lever popping up. I actually really like them for prone shooting because they are a bit shorter than a standard 30 round mag and wide enough to be a fairly stable monopod. I'm sure if you contact magpul they will get you squared away. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
12glocks Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 Have 2 of them and they run great fully loaded. Our rifles have ML or rifle gas with full mass bolt and H buffers. Some of our friends with lightweight bolt carrier groups and buffers have had some issues with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt1911 Posted October 3, 2018 Share Posted October 3, 2018 I've used one for the past year with a lightweight BCG and JP light buffer with rifle length gas and never had an issue. It's usually my go to mag. The only issue I have with it is it's a bit of a chore to load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rader1812 Posted December 29, 2018 Share Posted December 29, 2018 Have several D-60s available with thousands of rounds through them and not a single issue. They are very reliable, but I do loose sleep over having to load them over and over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adamj Posted January 6, 2019 Share Posted January 6, 2019 While I have no experience with the surefire option my D60 has been good to go since it's first use. Like Rader I would kill for an easier way to load it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DFIVE3 Posted March 31, 2019 Share Posted March 31, 2019 I can't speak to the D60, but I have been running the Surefire for a little over a year now with no issues. It has been my primary mag on damn near every multigun stage I have shot over the last year with good success. I will say that I load it at 55 rounds, not for any specific reason other than I usually never have to worry about getting to round 60 on a stage and it's just a habit from loading aluminum 30s for so long. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MJC082581 Posted April 12, 2019 Share Posted April 12, 2019 I can't speak on the Surefire but my D60 runs great. No issues with around 1000 rounds on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJW3 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 Would like to hear some peoples feed back on the surefire mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 49 minutes ago, CJW3 said: Would like to hear some peoples feed back on the surefire mag. When I was getting into 3 gun about four years ago everyone was in the process of throwing their Surefires in the trash. Haven't seen them since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 My Surefire works great with brass ammo. I heard it can be finicky with steel. No issues with Hornsby steel match ammo though for me. A very wise person suggested a little graphite every 20 rounds eliminates issues. I leave it empty between matches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJW3 Posted June 10, 2019 Share Posted June 10, 2019 On 5/25/2019 at 7:45 PM, pjb45 said: My Surefire works great with brass ammo. I heard it can be finicky with steel. No issues with Hornsby steel match ammo though for me. A very wise person suggested a little graphite every 20 rounds eliminates issues. I leave it empty between matches. what do you mean a little graphite every 20 rounds? in the mag? that seems like it could cause a huge mess pretty quickly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjb45 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 15 hours ago, CJW3 said: what do you mean a little graphite every 20 rounds? in the mag? that seems like it could cause a huge mess pretty quickly. Yes. In the mag. Just a small puff was all I did.. I am in AZ so for the most part 360 of sunshine. I picked it up at an auto store. The kind used for locks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sschultz Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 I RO at a major 3 gun match every year. When the Surefire came I saw a few shooters using them and almost everyone of them would have been for sale after the match cheap. I heard some very colorful language from a few people. The D60 is an excellent mag except that little lever can get bumped up and cause problems( ask me how I know that). A rubber band around the mag and lever solved the issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StealthyBlagga Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I have both D60 and Surefire 60. D60 is great but limited in ammo OAL so I only use it for FMJ. My Surefire 60 accommodates longer ammo and so is my go-to for higher-BC projectile loads. As long as I use a LULA to load my Surefire, it has been 100% Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBurgess Posted June 12, 2019 Share Posted June 12, 2019 I found that my Surefire 60's will run great in my regular ARs, they would give me issues when I tried using them with my racier lightened bolt carrier gun, seems like the faster cycling gun can get ahead of the mag and causes nose dive jambs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kooyahdesigns Posted June 30, 2019 Share Posted June 30, 2019 I am also a fan of the D60. It works for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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