Skout Skout Epoch Magazine issues and options

[Black2086]

Has Skout users tried the Skout mag offered on EBay from OD fox? $40 to my door.

I just purchased an Epoch in .22 caliber with the standard barrel. I am very impressed with the accuracy. The gun shoots excellent with JTS 25.39 pellets. I am having issue with the stock magnet magazine that came with the gun not aligning properly. I keep getting jams whereby the pellet is not aligning properly with the barrel. I talked to support at Skout, and they said they would send a new mag so I hope that solves the issue. Patiently waiting... Loading one pellet at a time is not very fun.
I was wondering if any other Epoch users experience any alignment issues?

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[Vetmx]

Have you experimented with how far you wind it before you drop the first pellet in?

 

[Black2086]

Have you experimented with how far you wind it before you drop the first pellet in?

Yes, several times. light and stiff makes no difference.

 

[Vetmx]

Did you try an 18gr pellet?

 

[Black2086]

Did you try an 18gr pellet?

Yes,. several typs of ammo and even slugs. Sometimes it will cykle 2 or three in a row, but then it will not go into battery about 90% of the time. Sometimes I can wiggle the magazine and it will pass but most of the time I have to eject the magazine

 

[Vetmx]

If there are no reports of others having this issue with a .22 then the issue is unique to your gun. Did indexing your barrel change the feeding issue any? Better or worse?

 

[Black2086]

If there are no reports of others having this issue with a .22 then the issue is unique to your gun. Did indexing your barrel change the feeding issue any? Better or worse?

Yes, the pellet probe lines up perfectly when you view it without the magazine... Hopefully Skout has one on the way as they said, and it will solve the issue. all new guns have their quirks. So far this gun is amazingly accurate with Pellets.

 

[Vetmx]

Seeing how these mags are constructed, I would think an issue with one mag would equate to the whole batch being bad. Hopefully they get one to you quickly. I would find it depressing sticking a cheap plastic mag in my gun. But I would if it was absolutely necessary.

 

[Motorhead]

IMO where it is at ... The Body of the .22 mag also fits .25 and it appears they use the same body for both calibers. The inner cassette is caliber specific tho.
In .22 as a pellet is being pushed out of the inner cassette the head of said pellet is VERY loosely supported ( Or really not supported very well ) by a +.25 cal exit hole on the "Body" before it finds its way into the barrel thimble.
* If or when the pellet tilts into the .25 cal spec exit hole it is now misaligned and gets pushed further forward tilted & hits the leade of thimble on an angle and head being off center ... JAM UP TIME !!!

 

[okieairgunner]

I have one of these Fox mags in .22 and have similar issues, if not the same issue, with alignment. I even have to move around the center piece to get all the pellets to fit in, even though everything is tight. I do NOT recommend the Fox mags. I moved to @StudLoadingSolutions for an aftermarket solution for mags and will never look back. These STUD mags are amazing, and Doug is awesome to work with. The inside ball bearings are smoother and better than the stock mag's inside spring. The stock mags are good and work great for a lot of applications. However, these STUD mags take the cake and are better than just stock mags. Doug really did an awesome job improving the stock mags. You definitely need to give them a try. I bought a whole loading system in .30, and it’s so easy to use.