diff --git a/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazine.sqf b/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazine.sqf
index 854456761..7bb0db6e2 100644
--- a/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazine.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazine.sqf
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Examples:
     (end)
 
 Author:
+    esteldunedain, johnb43 (from ACE)
 
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 SCRIPT(removeMagazine);
@@ -47,76 +48,49 @@ if (!isClass _config || {getNumber (_config >> "scope") < 2}) exitWith {
     _return
 };
 
-if !(configName _config in magazines _unit) exitWith {
+// Make sure magazine is in config case
+_item = configName _config;
+
+if !(_item in magazines _unit) exitWith {
     TRACE_2("Item not available on Unit",_unit,_item);
     _return
 };
 
+// Ensure proper ammo
+_ammo = round _ammo;
+
 if (_ammo < 0) then {
-    _unit removeMagazineGlobal _item; // removeMagazine fails on remote units
+    if (_unit isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
+        _unit removeMagazineGlobal _item; // removeMagazine fails on remote units
+    } else {
+        _unit addMagazineCargoGlobal [_item, -1];
+    };
+
     _return = true;
 } else {
-    private _uniformMagazines = [];
-    private _vestMagazines = [];
-    private _backpackMagazines = [];
+    private _magArray = [_item, _ammo];
 
-    private _uniform = uniformContainer _unit;
-    private _vest = vestContainer _unit;
-    private _backpack = backpackContainer _unit;
-
-    // magazinesAmmoCargo bugged. returns nil for objNull.
-    if (!isNull _uniform) then {
-        _uniformMagazines = magazinesAmmoCargo _uniform select {_x select 0 == _item};
-    };
-
-    if (!isNull _vest) then {
-        _vestMagazines = magazinesAmmoCargo _vest select {_x select 0 == _item};
-    };
+    private _fnc_removeMagazine = {
+        params ["_container"];
 
-    if (!isNull _backpack) then {
-        _backpackMagazines = magazinesAmmoCargo _backpack select {_x select 0 == _item};
-    };
+        if (_magArray in (magazinesAmmoCargo _container)) exitWith {
+            _container addMagazineAmmoCargo [_item, -1, _ammo];
 
-    {
-        if (_x select 1 == _ammo) exitWith {
-            _uniformMagazines deleteAt _forEachIndex;
-            _return = true;
+            true
         };
-    } forEach _uniformMagazines;
-
-    if !(_return) then {
-        {
-            if (_x select 1 == _ammo) exitWith {
-                _vestMagazines deleteAt _forEachIndex;
-                _return = true;
-            };
-        } forEach _vestMagazines;
-    };
 
-    if !(_return) then {
-        {
-            if (_x select 1 == _ammo) exitWith {
-                _backpackMagazines deleteAt _forEachIndex;
-                _return = true;
-            };
-        } forEach _backpackMagazines;
+        false
     };
 
-    if (_return) then {
-        _unit removeMagazines _item; // doc wrong. works on remote units
-
-        {
-            _uniform addMagazineAmmoCargo [_item, 1, _x select 1];
-        } forEach _uniformMagazines;
-
-        {
-            _vest addMagazineAmmoCargo [_item, 1, _x select 1];
-        } forEach _vestMagazines;
-
-        {
-            _backpack addMagazineAmmoCargo [_item, 1, _x select 1];
-        } forEach _backpackMagazines;
+    private _containerArray = if (_unit isKindOf "CAManBase") then {
+        [uniformContainer _unit, vestContainer _unit, backpackContainer _unit]
+    } else {
+        [_unit]
     };
+
+    {
+        if (_x call _fnc_removeMagazine) exitWith {_return = true};
+    } forEach _containerArray;
 };
 
 _return
diff --git a/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazineCargo.sqf b/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazineCargo.sqf
index e8562f5d1..4406f62df 100644
--- a/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazineCargo.sqf
+++ b/addons/common/fnc_removeMagazineCargo.sqf
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ Examples:
     (end)
 
 Author:
-    silencer.helling3r 2012-12-22, Jonpas
+    silencer.helling3r 2012-12-22, Jonpas, esteldunedain, johnb43 (from ACE)
 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- */
 SCRIPT(removeMagazineCargo);
 
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ if (isNull _container) exitWith {
     false
 };
 
+if (_container isKindOf "CAManBase") exitWith {
+    TRACE_2("Container is unit",_container,_item);
+    false
+};
+
 if (_item isEqualTo "") exitWith {
     TRACE_2("Item not String or empty",_container,_item);
     false
@@ -55,35 +60,43 @@ if (_count <= 0) exitWith {
     false
 };
 
+// Make sure magazine is in config case
+_item = configName _config;
+
 // Ensure proper count
 _count = round _count;
+_ammo = round _ammo;
 
-// [[type1, ammo1], [type2, ammo2], ...]
-private _magazinesAmmo = magazinesAmmoCargo _container;
+if (_ammo < 0) then {
+    (getMagazineCargo _container) params ["_magazines", "_magazinesCount"];
 
-// Clear cargo space and readd the items as long it's not the type in question
-clearMagazineCargoGlobal _container;
+    private _index = _magazines find _item;
 
-// Engine will agressively cleanup "empty" ground containers, even if magazines are re-added in same frame, so re-create a new container
-private _containerType = typeOf _container;
-if ((_containerType isKindOf "WeaponHolder")
-    && {([configOf _container >> "forceSupply", "NUMBER", 0] call CBA_fnc_getConfigEntry) != 0}
-    && {(weaponCargo _container) isEqualTo []}
-    && {(itemCargo _container) isEqualTo []}
-    && {(backpackCargo _container) isEqualTo []}) then {
-    _container = createVehicle [_containerType, getPosATL _container, [], 0, "CAN_COLLIDE"];
-};
+    if (_index == -1) exitWith {};
 
-{
-    _x params ["_magazineClass", "_magazineAmmo"];
+    _container addMagazineCargoGlobal [_item, -_count];
 
-    if (_count != 0 && {_magazineClass == _item} && {_ammo < 0 || {_magazineAmmo == _ammo}}) then {
-        // Process removal
-        _count = _count - 1;
-    } else {
-        // Readd
-        _container addMagazineAmmoCargo [_magazineClass, 1, _magazineAmmo];
+    // Check the amount of mags that were present before removal
+    (_magazinesCount select _index) >= _count // return
+} else {
+    // [[type1, ammo1], [type2, ammo2], ...]
+    private _magazinesAmmo = magazinesAmmoCargo _container;
+    private _index = -1;
+    private _magArray = [_item, _ammo];
+
+    while {_count != 0} do {
+        _index = _magazinesAmmo find _magArray;
+
+        if (_index != -1) then {
+            _container addMagazineAmmoCargo [_item, -1, _ammo];
+
+            // Process removal
+            _magazinesAmmo deleteAt _index;
+            _count = _count - 1;
+        } else {
+            break;
+        };
     };
-} forEach _magazinesAmmo;
 
-(_count == 0)
+    _count == 0 // return
+};