Thanks for all replies. I will try Snowgetter1's SS mag idea and see what happens. Mr.Furious- bad mags? 3 in a row from OEM, LGS shelf stock covered in dust and another OEM from Savage all doing the same thing? Can they really be that bad? I'll try the SS mag route and the feed lips route before I give up. BTW-will a 22 Mag unit still feed the 17HMR rounds? Don't have any experience with 22 mag other than a PMR-30 (Wish that mag would work! :-) ).