Rocket35 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Before I buy, I was wondering if someone would shed some light on which size I should get to stay at legal length in Limited. The 3mm or 4mm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 What kind of mag tubes are you using? Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 The 4mm's are in the "sometimes not legal category" dpends on your tube. I have two tubes that guaged with room to spare with Dawson SNL's I put the 4mm bolens on them and too the eye they look the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 What kind of mag tubes are you using? Neal in AZ CR-Speed 138mm tube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) See, that is why I asked. I just got two of those tubes from SSI at their Area 2 vendor table. The CPWSA site says you can use the 3mm or 4mm. I got the 3mm to be on the safe side and putting it in my mag guage, it fits with a small amount of room/slack. Someone said (and it was implied again above) that the 4mm are like +1+'s and when I put one of those on the CR tube, doesn't fit the guage and I can't see using it without removing too much metal which I am not too thrilled about. I guess it is a matter of what you want. If you want to throw the parts on and go then get the 3mm. If you want to tinker then get the 4mm. I played it safe and got the 3mm but I will probably pick up a 4mm to see how it fits in the guage and how much metal I would have to remove. I guess a discussion on removing metal, how much and where, woudl be a good thing to start. Neal in AZ Edited January 1, 2009 by Intel6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 What capacity are you getting with the 3mm- are you using Bolen internals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yes, all Bolen stuff. 21 rds. There is a bit more room and I can almsot get another round in it. I am thinking that the 4mm pad would be enough to get the 22nd round in but I am almost certain I would have to take some metal off the mag and I am hesitant to do that without some guidance on what and where to remove it. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike cyrwus Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 where are you guys buying the rescomp mag tubes?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 OK- interesting. I may get one of each and see what I can come up with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 where are you guys buying the rescomp mag tubes?? I picked mine up from the SSI vendor table at the Area 2 match in November. After the article in Front Sight, I have a feeling they are going to be hard to get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 1, 2009 Author Share Posted January 1, 2009 Yeah- I am in work locating some now. Due to the holidays I think it may be in my favor. But we'll see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 The only reason I grabbed them was because I ran into a fellow shooter who was buying 3 of them after shooting with a GM who swears by them. I trust this guy enough that I bought them on his recommendation alone. Now I find out they are the Shizzel Sometimes I just luck out. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 What was not conveyed in the FS article is that these magazines are pretty light duty. They will not stand up to the beating an STI or SV based magazine will. They do offer capacity, reloadable capacity, that is unmatched and THAT is the beauty of them. Use them very sparingly, stick with your STI and SV based mags for the vast majority of your shooting. I bought some of the first batch in the country, I beat the hell out of them and I found out what they will take and not take. I also got some of the recent batch that came into the country and they are the same. Overall the magazine is very well made, odds are good it will run right out of the package in a decent gun too but heavy duty it is not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 Howard, I caught that comment on another one of your posts. I was wondering if it applied to older versions of this tube or the current batch? Thanks for the post clearing that up. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) i have couple of Hsmiths Limited SV mags they fit 21 rounds of 40sw very reliable and loose fits in like 19 rounds.. ive also read somewhere that the lips of the REscomp mags dont stay in shape that long, sure you can reform the shape again but who wants to do that everytime?.for the bolen pad ill try a 4mm and just file gently..maybe if they come up with a better batch of tubes ill try them out Edited January 1, 2009 by ogiebb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Neal, the recent tubes are exactly the same as the old tubes. They are extremely consistent from mag to mag and over more than a year also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Thanks for the information Howard. These mags would be strickly for those "no drop" stages where I would just need the one magazine for the stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 Order placed through Speed Shooters' International for the Bolen and Rescomp stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 Neal, the recent tubes are exactly the same as the old tubes. They are extremely consistent from mag to mag and over more than a year also. Thanks again for the response. It takes someone with your mag tuning eye to be able to know that. As I said, I noted that you had said they were not as "robust" in another thread and I got them with the intent of using them only when needed. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry cazes Posted January 2, 2009 Share Posted January 2, 2009 I have found that the Bolen pads are extremely thin on the bottom. After using one for 3-4 months and dropping it, the bottom is quite cratered. For this reason as well as the others already mentioned I would suggest loading TO this one or using it where a reload is not necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 2, 2009 Author Share Posted January 2, 2009 That is pretty thin....I plan on only using this mag, as you've said, when no reload is necessary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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