chp5 Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 I have some 10 round .40 mags that are VERY hard to seat - to the point where I would not use them in a match. Any tips on how to loosen them up? Does anyone use differnt followers with them? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew_Mink Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Load em up and leave em for a week or so. They should be a little weaker then. After some repeat load and unload cycles, they should be fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Using Tom Novak's +1 followers helped me to load & seat 10 rounders a bunch. I highly recommend his steel guide rod as well. It's so fat it's almost as heavy as the tungsten rod that other places sell. http://www.handgunneroutlet.net/parts/part.htm You have to narrow the back "wings" on the follower to fit in a ten-rounder. The difference is that a hi-cap follower uses the plastic outside the 2 mold lines. For the 10-rounder, you remove all the material outside the mold lines. Takes maybe 15minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the duck of death Posted April 4, 2004 Share Posted April 4, 2004 Interesting, I have 13 ten rounders for my G23 and have never had a problem with any of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted April 4, 2004 Author Share Posted April 4, 2004 Using Tom Novak's +1 followers helped me to load & seat 10 rounders a bunch. You have to narrow the back "wings" on the follower to fit in a ten-rounder. The difference is that a hi-cap follower uses the plastic outside the 2 mold lines. For the 10-rounder, you remove all the material outside the mold lines. Takes maybe 15minutes. Thanks Eric. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Glock Racing Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 I cut 1/2-1/12 coils off the spring on my 10 round mags. Makes them much easier to use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chp5 Posted April 5, 2004 Author Share Posted April 5, 2004 Thanks Matt. Do the mags still lock back on an empty chamber when shortened? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Custom Glock Racing Posted April 5, 2004 Share Posted April 5, 2004 Mine do. Do the leave em loaded thing first, sometimes the springs take enough of a set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Posted April 6, 2004 Share Posted April 6, 2004 Also to help load is the "austrian stomp." If you have a hard time loading, the last few rounds. Place the next round on the top of the mag and forcefully tap the mag base on the table. It can help give you enough momentum to seat the last round. It's a little tricky at first, but i use it with all my new glock 10 round mags at first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mad Scientist Posted April 13, 2004 Share Posted April 13, 2004 Cy, My mags were hard to seat at first but with a litlle shooting they loosen up nicely. havent had any seating problems for a long while I need new springs but I dont want to chance it before all the major matches coming up. Johnnie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diesel Posted May 24, 2004 Share Posted May 24, 2004 Take them apart. Look at the base of the mag tube where the plastic starts coming up around the metal in the inside. My G21 mags had some extra plastic that was fouling the downward travel of the follower. Once I carefully trimmed this extra plastic, the 10th rounds fit in much easier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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