It seems obvious that Ruger put some good thought into certain aspects of the RAR. I don't recall where I first read about the way the idea for the rifle was conceived, but I picture it happening around a campfire....with a few adult beverages. I can easily picture the magazine being an "after-a-few" concept. It's just so "short cut" in design, not to mention difficult to load. Good magazines (like the 10/22's) are a thing to behold. Poor magazines just ruin otherwise good guns.
