jlat32 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 So I did something dumb when my TTI P-Mag basepads arrived. They are ultimately destined for Gen 2 P-Mags as my rifle prefers them over Gen 3, but in my haste to look at them on a mag I was sliding it on a Gen 3 mag with spring and bottom plate still in (not base plate, the one on the bottom of the spring). I went to far and the spring extended (like it should). So, I have a PMag with the Gen 3 bottom plate and spring still in it and a TTI basepad on. I obviously can't slide the TTI basepad off with the bottom plate in because of the little riser that sticks up. Anyone ever done anything equally as stupid? Curious if there are any tricks to my getting it off short of scrapping the mag and cutting the feed lips off to pull the spring out the top so I can slide the basepad off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishsticks Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Brute force. You aren't the first and probably not the last to do that. I emailed them and they said to force it and if the pmag broke they'd replace it. YMMV, but the careful application of force got mine to come off and it did no lasting damage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amerflyer48 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) I'd go for cutting the follower in half fore to aft with a dremel to get it out and try and save the mag body and base pad, might be able to wiggle the spring out then or if you clipped the spring at least it is just a mag rebuild. or depending on how many I had I'd just scrap it and hang it in the gun room as a "don't do this again " part ( I have a few ) one review said it was a one way trip if you put it together with the lock plate maybe Taran can offer a get out of jail method I am sure you are not the first shooter to do this. Good Luck J P.S. Fishsticks I was also thinking just the BF method Edited January 4, 2016 by Amerflyer48 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
norbs007 Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 (edited) What fishsticks said... ask me how I knew Edited January 4, 2016 by norbs007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaranTactical Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 Vice + Hammer. Hold the tube snuggly in the vice, and smack the pad down with the hammer. If you break anything, let us know and we'll get you taken care of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amccallister Posted January 4, 2016 Share Posted January 4, 2016 You could also just drill a small hole in the bottom and push the lock plate up. And then you would have a drain hole in your base pad, just in case you ran into a Task Force Dagger 2014 kind of match. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5young Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 Vice + Hammer. Hold the tube snuggly in the vice, and smack the pad down with the hammer. If you break anything, let us know and we'll get you taken care of. Taran runs a REAL company Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
e5young Posted January 5, 2016 Share Posted January 5, 2016 But yes, vise and hammer is the way to go LOL.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mitommy Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 I did the same thing. Just kept forcing it. Ultimately the bottom plate broke. I figured if I ever didn't want the TT base pad, that p-mag just becomes "spare parts" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowhand23 Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Same problem but with a 40 rd PMag. Wanted to to move TTI to a 30 rd but couldn't remove without fear of breaking one or both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonytheTiger Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 Put it in a bench vice. Squeeze the mag and try popping it off, give the vice incrementally more pressure till it finally does. Pmags are cheap, the TTI pads aren't, you'll be okay if you lose a $13 mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaranTactical Posted January 7, 2016 Share Posted January 7, 2016 And keep us in the loop! Our products should never be paperweights! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I think they need to be shown what generation Pmag they are for on the website. The .308 extensions don't fit on a Gen 2 mag, but on a Gen 3. There was no indication on the site, when I bought them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TaranTactical Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 I think they need to be shown what generation Pmag they are for on the website. The .308 extensions don't fit on a Gen 2 mag, but on a Gen 3. There was no indication on the site, when I bought them. Noted, will fix it tomorrow! I know we have them on the .223 basepads, but it may not have made their way onto the .308 ones. Thanks for pointing it out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 They may have been updated by now. I purchased them a few months ago. Thank you for the excellent responses to even the slightest issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shakman Posted January 8, 2016 Share Posted January 8, 2016 Did the same exact thing on mine. I ended up drilling a 1/16" hole in the bottom center of the basepad, used a hex key to push the plate up, then slid off the basepad. Not ideal, but it got the job done and I didn't have to sacrifice the mag (which was brandy-new BTW) or the basepad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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