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danhay · September 17th, 2012, 15:39

A short while ago I purchased a Classic Army 1200 rnd box mag (often referred to as a nut-sack). I used it for the first time at a 24 hour game this past weekend. It worked like a charm until I got some dirt or crud in there which jammed up the feed tube something fierce (and right at a critical moment no less). I will now completely dis-assemble the box to ensure that I remove all dirt and crud as that jam was no fun at all.

The things I liked about the mag are as follows:

I was very impressed with the compact size of the mag which made it quite easy to fire my SAW from any position.
The box is dead easy to fill via the large door/hatch.
The spring loaded riser platform is a nice touch as it eliminates noise from loose BBs sloshing around in a half-filled box.
The mag kept up with long trigger pulls. Not once did I experience any dry firing due to the mag not feeding fast enough. When I was testing the mag at home I emptied a full mag in one trigger pull and the mag kept pace nicely (I was using a 11.1 V 20 c LiPo).

I was impressed with the mag thought I did note a few short comings:

I dislodged the box feed door a few times dumping most of the contents of the box. This is likely the method of ingress of the aforementioned dirt which jammed the feed tube. I will fashion some sort of safety clip or strap over the feed door to ensure this does not happen in the future.
The auto-winder often kept spinning/feeding even after it was clear that the feed channel was full. I found myself shutting the feed/power off quite often to avoid possibly stripping the presumably plastic gears inside. A load detecting cut-off for the feed motor would be a nice touch.
The 1200 round capacity is not quite enough for really heavy engagements. Providing covering fire for your squad chews through ammo at a fierce rate!

Overall I was very happy with the mag. I would not hesitate to recommend this mag to others.

September 17th, 2012, 15:39	#13
danhay Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Calgary, AB	A short while ago I purchased a Classic Army 1200 rnd box mag (often referred to as a nut-sack). I used it for the first time at a 24 hour game this past weekend. It worked like a charm until I got some dirt or crud in there which jammed up the feed tube something fierce (and right at a critical moment no less). I will now completely dis-assemble the box to ensure that I remove all dirt and crud as that jam was no fun at all. The things I liked about the mag are as follows: I was very impressed with the compact size of the mag which made it quite easy to fire my SAW from any position. The box is dead easy to fill via the large door/hatch. The spring loaded riser platform is a nice touch as it eliminates noise from loose BBs sloshing around in a half-filled box. The mag kept up with long trigger pulls. Not once did I experience any dry firing due to the mag not feeding fast enough. When I was testing the mag at home I emptied a full mag in one trigger pull and the mag kept pace nicely (I was using a 11.1 V 20 c LiPo). I was impressed with the mag thought I did note a few short comings: I dislodged the box feed door a few times dumping most of the contents of the box. This is likely the method of ingress of the aforementioned dirt which jammed the feed tube. I will fashion some sort of safety clip or strap over the feed door to ensure this does not happen in the future. The auto-winder often kept spinning/feeding even after it was clear that the feed channel was full. I found myself shutting the feed/power off quite often to avoid possibly stripping the presumably plastic gears inside. A load detecting cut-off for the feed motor would be a nice touch. The 1200 round capacity is not quite enough for really heavy engagements. Providing covering fire for your squad chews through ammo at a fierce rate! Overall I was very happy with the mag. I would not hesitate to recommend this mag to others.