rwham Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 Are there any good, reliable box mags for the CA M249? I have had two CA brand one which both broke. Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 HMMMM, G&P? Or a M16 mag ..... I think you know what I'd say to you right about now...... Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted June 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 HMMMM, G&P? Or a M16 mag Where can I get G&P mags? I tried using the M16 mag that came with it, and the internals fell out of it. I think you know what I'd say to you right about now...... The gun itself works fine... Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted June 30, 2007 Report Share Posted June 30, 2007 The gun itself works fine... <{POST_SNAPBACK}> About what Red1 said about the mags not the weapon. You can pick up the G&P cloth mags in asia, like UN, or Redwolf, or WGC. Try looking at AEX as well, or ASGI. I've only seen them though don't know about functionality. Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Oh, I knew they wouldn't that they didn't always work... One came free with the gun, so I decided to get another as a backup for when the first did break. Just didn't think it would happen so soon. Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 send 'em my way at the next game I'm at(will be a while I'm out of the country for work) I want to take a look at them and see whats up, I may be able to do something about them breaking. Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 One simply won't feed, while the other doesn't wind properly. Who has info about the G&P or Mag box magazines? Link to post Share on other sites
frogfish Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I was gonna say AEX has the MAG mags http://www.airsoftextreme.com/store/index....roducts_id=2458 Let me take a look at them and see what I can do. Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I really want it up and running before the game on Saturday. Skirmishing this thing makes it completely unnecessary to have skill lol. I don't think I can go back to using an AR. Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Just for future reference, I ask again, what is the best box mag out there? Link to post Share on other sites
Yeager Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 MAG cloth mags work wonders in my CA249P. Link to post Share on other sites
Angry Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I've got a MAG cloth box for mine and its great. Link to post Share on other sites
Scarecrow1988 Posted July 1, 2007 Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 I've been using the CA cloth autowinder since i got my 249 with zero problems. Although now i've said that its bound to go wrong! Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Well, I have now fixed one of the mags, but it is still not feeding right (it shoots a couple, then stops feeding bbs into the chamber completely). I am keeping the mags completely wound. Is this a problem with the gun? If so, what, and what can I do about it? Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted July 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2007 Tried a M16 mag and it works, so I guess I will get the MAG cloth mag. Link to post Share on other sites
Yeager Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Tried a M16 mag and it works, so I guess I will get the MAG cloth mag. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I might be parting with mine if you want it.. Link to post Share on other sites
rwham Posted July 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 Too late, I already bought one. Link to post Share on other sites
Hillslam Posted July 2, 2007 Report Share Posted July 2, 2007 when the CA boxmags misfeed or doesnt feed its usually one of three things: - misalignement on the mag port on the receiver - the spring has come off the center axle - a bb is lodged down beside the motor (caused by pouring bbs into the wrong compartment) sounds to me like you may have a misalignment in the receiver - check the hopup chamber and make sure it's hole is aligning with the mag's port. if not, adjust hte port - there are two allen bolts on the port that when loosened allow you to move it abit. IF this is it no boxmag will work reliably until you align it. As far as boxmags I have had the CA hardside, and the MAG softpouch. The CA is the best, imo. Mine, I have two, get thorough maintenance. Oil them, check the springs occasionally, make sure everthing is aligned, and they'll run forever. They also feed faster than any other boxmag on the market for the CA M249. I've confirmed this personally. Again- clean them, oil them, check the spring (it comes off the center spindle occasionally or breaks from wear/fatigue but there's plenty of feed to rethread it), and the are unbeatable. Mine are over 500,000 rounds old and still going. The motor in them is 2x the size of other boxmags and the hardside case means you can drop the gun on them or use them as makeshift bipods and they still keep on rocking. Do that with any of the softsides (with their thin walled plastic walls) and they're on their deathbed. The CA hardsided boxmag's vertical ferris wheel pickup design is better than a horizontal carousel design as found in the softsides, and the spring in the hardsides has such a high wind count that it can be wound to prefeed an obscene amount. Thats my opinion - your mileage may very. Link to post Share on other sites
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