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Why 22 rd mag not 30?


Popcop45

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The complaints over the last 2 years about the Colt 30 rounder produced by Umarex/Walther being "too long, and rediculous looking" have probably had an effect on the size of the magazines that will be produced for the newer guns being released by Umarex. Of course 99.9% of the whining has been by NON-OWNERS.... :beer: I LIKE the large capacity mags on all of them.

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The GSG-5 mags will actually hold 24 rounds and feed just fine.  However, adding another 6 rounds would indeed extend the mag body to a length that some might find less aesthetically pleasing.  As for curvature, many .22 mags have little or no curvature as they are designed to "single-stack" but allow the rims to splay alternately thus reducing or when needed or desired, eliminating curve in the mag.  For example, the stock mag in most .22 rimfire conversion units for 1911 style pistols hold 15 rounds yet are perfectly straight with the cartridges lined up along a straight line inside...the result of single-stacking the noses while letting the rims splay...and as for reliability my Ciener billet .22 mag has never once mis-fed a round.

The GSG-5 mag uses the same principle in order to mirror the same curvature as it's MP-5 inspiration.

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