[mylife]

I will never understand why the 25 rd mags are so huge and long, the 10 rd box is small compact and dependable.

[gundog]

Rotary vs. single stack. I wonder if double stacks were too problematic with the rimmed cases.

[Charles Martel]

I will never understand why the 25 rd mags are so huge and long, the 10 rd box is small compact and dependable.

Well, because the original magazine is a rotary design so it fits flush, while any larger capacity versions have to be a curved inline style. Yes, that spring-loaded rotary feed magazine was one of Bill Ruger's better ideas. Like a small version of the one that was used in the Savage 99.