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I have a statistically insignificant sample size of two magazines, both behave the same with identical failure states;
1; the round being chambered ends up jammed against the roof of the reciever, with the bullet often being "bent" upwards, some bends are minor and can be straightened and re-chambered, others are set aside for my boltgun, and some have to be tossed
2; stovepipe jams on ejection
These jams happen with all ammo I've tried* except CCI Velocitors, and they are far more consistent with lower velocity ammo, as the speed goes down, malfs go up
Both mag's run fine with Velocitors, 100% reliable
They both have seen very little use as I prefer standard velocity and subsonic ammo, the standard BX-1 10 rounders are flawless with all ammo
And yes, I have a KIDD aftermarket extractor installed, doesn't help with the BX-25's, I have also done the ".22 short casing over the slider spindle" trick, no change
Are the BX-25's always this fussy? Do they need a break in period? Am I just unlucky?
*i've used CCI Subsonic, standard velocity, Federal red box and blue box bulk, Automatch, Winchester 333/555 bulk, all jam in the BX-25's
1; the round being chambered ends up jammed against the roof of the reciever, with the bullet often being "bent" upwards, some bends are minor and can be straightened and re-chambered, others are set aside for my boltgun, and some have to be tossed
2; stovepipe jams on ejection
These jams happen with all ammo I've tried* except CCI Velocitors, and they are far more consistent with lower velocity ammo, as the speed goes down, malfs go up
Both mag's run fine with Velocitors, 100% reliable
They both have seen very little use as I prefer standard velocity and subsonic ammo, the standard BX-1 10 rounders are flawless with all ammo
And yes, I have a KIDD aftermarket extractor installed, doesn't help with the BX-25's, I have also done the ".22 short casing over the slider spindle" trick, no change
Are the BX-25's always this fussy? Do they need a break in period? Am I just unlucky?
*i've used CCI Subsonic, standard velocity, Federal red box and blue box bulk, Automatch, Winchester 333/555 bulk, all jam in the BX-25's