Winchester Repeating Arms XPR Short Action Magnum 3-Round Factory Magazine - 112098803
Product Description
Stepping up to high-velocity short-action magnum cartridges delivers incredible downrange energy and flat trajectories, but it exposes an immediate mechanical bottleneck: proper cartridge stack feeding. High-pressure short-magnum cases—featuring fat, aggressively tapered bodies and sharp shoulder geometries—exert immense internal outward force that causes inferior double-stack magazines to bind, tip, or induce failure-to-feed geometry slips. This completely limits a hunter's confidence when quick follow-up shots count. The **Winchester Repeating Arms XPR Short Action Magnum 3-Round Magazine** completely eliminates these field liabilities, packaging a specialized, single-stack alignment engine built explicitly to optimize short magnum cycle-tracking inside the Winchester XPR bolt-action platform.
Precision-molded from an elite, high-impact structural polymer compound, this authentic factory-original asset delivers unyielding durability while keeping your gear light. The advanced engineering substrate is naturally self-lubricating and treated with an anti-glare, texturized exterior ribbing pattern that guarantees a slip-free physical index point when extracting or loading with wet hands or heavy winter gloves. Unlike fragile aftermarket metal components that can bend out of spec if dropped onto frozen mountain rocks, the flexible polymer shell bounces back from impact shock, ensuring the feed lips remain parallel and true. Designed as a true single-stack box, it feeds cartridges in a perfectly straight, unobstructed tracking line directly into the chamber, preventing the bullet nose-diving issues typical of standard short action components.
In the field, the flush-fit profile of the 112098803 model maintains the streamlined balance of your hunting rifle, keeping it completely bulk-free when moving through dense heavy timber or tracking targets from an alpine rest. The unibody magazine framework features an advanced, independent dual-latch engagement architecture that clicks tightly at both the front and rear of the receiver well. This dual lockup prevents the housing from dropping free due to high forward-recoil harmonics or catching on thick underbrush. Driven upward by a heavy-duty tempered steel wire compression spring and stabilized by a deep-walled, anti-tilt follower, this premium factory engine protects your weapon's cycling continuity from the first round down to the final shot.
*Armorer Bench Notes & Technical Field Guidance: The Winchester 112098803 factory magazine is explicitly chambered and spaced to fit the Short Action Magnum/Short Magnum (SM) variants of the Winchester XPR bolt-action rifle ecosystem. It is the factory-correct companion feed group for modern high-performance calibers including **6.5 PRC, 6.8 Western, .270 WSM, .300 WSM, and .325 WSM**. It will not operate properly in standard short actions (.308 Win / 6.5 CM) or standard long actions due to different length and feed-ramp indexing. When prepping for a backcountry deployment, periodically check the internal box tracks for unburnt powder scale or fine trail dust. Simply wipe down the smooth polymer walls using a dry cloth or a soft nylon tool brush. Never spray wet aerosol lubricants or synthetic gun oils inside the magazine body; wet residues instantly trap loose field grit and carbon foul, turning debris into a sticky paste that slows down vertical follower speed and leads to cartridge misalignment.
Key Features
- Authentic Winchester Factory OEM: Formulated straight to authentic factory tech prints to ensure absolute lockup tolerances, clean cartridge alignment, and seamless tracking cycles.
- Straight-Line Single Stack Feed: Specialized single-row orientation guides fat short-magnum cases directly into the chamber, fully neutralizing nose-dives and cartridge binding.
- Rugged Ribbed Polymer Core: Constructed from a lightweight, structural polymer blend that handles severe temperature drops and impact forces without cracking or shifting dimensions.
- Dual-Latch Engagement Security: Outfitted with built-in front and rear mechanical latch tangs that snap tightly into the receiver floor to stop accidental field drops under heavy recoil.
- Anti-Tilt Follower Stability: Incorporates a highly optimized, deep-skirted polymer follower driven by a tempered steel spring to maintain stable vertical cartridge travel.
Product Specifications
- Brand: Winchester Repeating Arms
- Model Line: Factory Original Replacement Detachable Box Magazine Series
- MPN/SKU: 112098803
- UPC Code Profile: 048702010767
- Caliber Versatility Matrix: 6.5 PRC, 6.8 Western, .270 WSM, .300 WSM, .325 WSM
- Capacity Configuration: 3 Rounds (Flush-Fit Receiver Alignment)
- Body Architecture: Injection-Molded High-Impact Structural Polymer Unibody
- Enclosure Finish Color: Non-Reflective Matte Black
- Baseplate Profile: Integrated Flush Floorplate with Ribbed Grip Texture
- Follower Style: Precision-Contoured Anti-Tilt Frictionless Polymer Follower
- Spring Material: High-Tensile Tempered Steel Wire Compression Spring
- Primary Rifle Fitment: Winchester XPR (Short Action Magnum Models)
- Feeding Format: Single-Stack Detachable Box
- Country of Manufacture: United States
