# SCAR-H mag sizes

**URL:** https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804
**Category:** The Garage
**Created:** [May 2, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804 "2016-05-02T05:24:48Z")
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### Author: ![BeerBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BeerBeer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BeerBeer)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2016, 5:24am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804/1 "2016-05-02T05:24:48Z")

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SCAR-H, which is a 7.62x51mm gun, should have 20-round default magazine size, not 30. I’m not 100% sure why but it seems most, if not all, 7.62x51mm real-life guns have 20-round magazines: M14, FN-FAL… SCAR-H is no exception. Weight issue? Feed issues if more than 20 rounds?

Also, it seems the game has “50-round drum magazines” for SCAR-H, and I’m fairly sure those don’t even exist.

Edit:  
Anyway, it’s easy to fix: Edit the file \data\json\items\magazine\308.json and the SCAR-H mag entries are at the bottom.

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### Author: ![BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/borkborkgoesthecode/32/2343_2.png) [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)
#### Post date: [May 2, 2016, 4:21pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804/2 "2016-05-02T16:21:48Z")

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[quote=“BeerBeer, post:1, topic:11804”]Also, it seems the game has “50-round drum magazines” for SCAR-H, and I’m fairly sure those don’t even exist.

Edit:  
Anyway, it’s easy to fix: Edit the file \data\json\items\magazine\308.json and the SCAR-H mag entries are at the bottom.[/quote]  
I think you are correct.  
I presume the drum magazines are a future development for an Infantry Automatic Rifle.

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### Author: ![Valiant](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/valiant/32/4788_2.png) [@Valiant](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/Valiant)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2016, 7:16am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804/3 "2016-05-03T07:16:14Z")

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### Author: ![BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/borkborkgoesthecode/32/2343_2.png) [@BorkBorkGoesTheCode](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BorkBorkGoesTheCode)
#### Post date: [May 3, 2016, 8:15am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804/4 "2016-05-03T08:15:52Z")

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Critical Research Failure.

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### Author: ![BeerBeer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/c67d28/32.png) [@BeerBeer](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/BeerBeer)
#### Post date: [May 4, 2016, 6:48am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804/5 "2016-05-04T06:48:57Z")

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Whoa o\_O

Ok, fine, but I still think the default mag size should be 20 rounds, not 30.  
Obviously 30-round magazines DO exist for SCAR-H but…

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### Author: ![AseaHeru](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/aseaheru/32/8_2.png) [@AseaHeru](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/AseaHeru)
#### Post date: [May 8, 2016, 8:53pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/scar-h-mag-sizes/11804/6 "2016-05-08T20:53:42Z")

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> [@BeerBeer](#):
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> I’m not 100% sure why but it seems most, if not all, 7.62x51mm real-life guns have 20-round magazines: M14, FN-FAL… SCAR-H is no exception. Weight issue? Feed issues if more than 20 rounds?

Most battle rifles in 7.62x51mm has 20round magazines by default due to the size. Unless you go to drum magazines they would be prohibitively long for most combat situations.