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John Masen Magazine AR-15 223 Remington 5-Round Steel Blue

Product #: 292440 John Masen #: 1553

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This inexpensive line of high-quality steel magazines will provide many years of trouble free service.

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Material: Steel and polymer

Finish: Matte

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Magazine is steel where it contacts the gun

Polymer bottom is removable for cleaning

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REVIEW SUMMARY

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2.7

(based on 27 reviews)

Most Helpful Positive Review

Fits my Bushmaster ...

Fits my Bushmaster Varmint better than the factory original, locks up tight.

Most Helpful Negative Review

This magazine will not ...

This magazine will not leave bolt open on last shot. Follow-up on earlier rating. 'Does not lock bolt back'--this is on a Bushmaster AR-15 Target model.Also, won't lock up with ...Read complete review

This magazine will not leave bolt open on last shot. Follow-up on earlier rating. 'Does not lock bolt back'--this is on a Bushmaster AR-15 Target model.Also, won't lock up with the full five rounds in magazine, but will with four in magazine.... a friend had the same problem with their Colt, four rounds worked, but not five. The magazine does feed okay though.

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5/25/2011

1.0

This magazine is bad. The ...

By Michael

from Eugene, OR

This magazine is bad. The follower is such junk that all of the rounds are difficult to load, the fifth just being the most difficult. It also does not consistently engage the bolt stop after the last round. Choose something else!

8/3/2010

2.0

Just in case anyone wants ...

By Todd

from Roanoke, VA

Just in case anyone wants to know, it is my opinion that the followers that are installed on this product by the manufacturer is a piece of junk and it is the reason why this magazine will not hold open after the last shot and probably is also responsible for the occasional ammo jamming problems that occur when using this magazine. I believe that if you will take this original follower out of this mag and throw it in the trash and then replace it with a good USGI follower as used in COLT & other brands of magazines that your gun will then stay open after the last shot because the USGI follower (unlike follower that comes in this mag) has a rail on it that is LONG enough to allow the gun's bolt catch to have something to rest on, thus holding the bolt open like it is supposed to after the last shot or on an empty magazine.

8/3/2010

1.0

I called the John Masen ...

By John

from Zifu, Va

I called the John Masen company about this magazine. My question to them was how to get the lower portion of this magazine removed from the upper portion. Their answer was that the bottom portion of the magazine was not intended and could not be removed from the upper portion of the mag. As you can see on the Midway USA website it clearly says that the lower portion can be removed for purposes of cleaning the magazine. Last night I worked with this magazine and I discovered that removing the lower portion from the upper portion is a fairly simple process once you figure it out. My point here is that the representatives of the John Masen company told me that this lower could not be removed from this magazine. This tells me that they do not know very much about their own products. Which leads me to believe that it is not surprising to see so many negative comments about this product.

4/26/2010

1.0

Bought it long ago back ...

By Steve

from Chino Hills, CA

Bought it long ago back in 06/07 - found the 'junk' mag the other day, sending it off the recycle center - it brought back unpleasant memories of feeding issues, jamming every other round. Hopefully they are better(?) now but I would never buy another one of these. I've had no problems with other mags with the same setup. But the issues I had prompted me to warn others about the problems I have had with my John Masen mags.

4/13/2010

1.0

The follower jams, and ...

By Russell

from Becker, MN

The follower jams, and good luck getting the fifth round in it. When you do get the fifth round in it won't load into the gun.

3/15/2010

1.0

Was unhappy with this ...

By Steve

from Beatrice, NE

Was unhappy with this mag, it jammed the first time I used it. I returned for another product.

3/8/2010

3.0

This is an OK magazine ...

By STEVEN

from MARYSVILLE, WA

This is an OK magazine that holds open the bolt on my Bushmaster about 50% of the time. Had to replace the follower with a Magpul enhanced follower to prevent jams and polish the feed lips a little to prevent failure to go into battery.

2/25/2010

(11 of 11 customers found this review helpful)

4.0

These 5 rd mags work best ...

By John

from Fort mitchell, KY

These 5 rd mags work best if the sharp edges on the cartridge holding "lips" are stoned smooth. This keeps the sharp edges from digging into the brass and causing hang ups. I have 5 of these mags now, and I smoothed the lips and they all work fine in several AR-15 type rifles. Not allowed to have 20 Rd mags for hunting in KY.

2/25/2010

(18 of 22 customers found this review helpful)

5.0

WORKS GREAT IN A VARIETY ...

By HARDROCK

from Vassalboro, ME

WORKS GREAT IN A VARIETY OF MAKES.

2/25/2010

(4 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

3.0

Feeds well. Will not lock ...

By Tommy

from Palmetto, GA

Feeds well. Will not lock bolt open after last round. Tried in two Colts and a Rock River.

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