tangiltows Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 just recieved 2 new mags for my 9mm limited and they are grossly oversize. my factory mag mic's 1.340 x .840 and the new ones go 1.372 x .843. the mags start to bind half way into the gun and when fully seated need to be pushed out thru the ejection port. in other words, un- useable. have tried calling the vendor but am waiting for a reply and e- mailed just a few minutes ago. i believe these are the new meg-gar mags w/ the notch in the side for the slide stop and black follower and vendors alum base pad. anyone else have a similar problem? most cordially, vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 (edited) If you put an extended base pad on the magazine to add more rounds to it than it would normally hold then yes the sides will bulge out and jam up in the gun. The new Mec-Gar magazines have this issue because of the side ribs in the magazine. I experienced the exact same issue when I tried to use the new 10mm magazines and load them up with more than 16 rounds. Stock capacity seems to work fine though. Edited June 16, 2011 by CHA-LEE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nealio Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 My 9mm mags have been flawless running 20, and now I can get 22 in em they still seem to be good. Sound like a bad mag maybe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritinUSA Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I had that problem with some of the original magazines, the problem for me was that the grips were slightly oversized and protruding into the mag area of the grip. Take the grip panels off and see if this solves the problem. If it does then just sand the inside of the grip panels so the mag does not contact it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangiltows Posted June 16, 2011 Author Share Posted June 16, 2011 I had that problem with some of the original magazines, the problem for me was that the grips were slightly oversized and protruding into the mag area of the grip. Take the grip panels off and see if this solves the problem. If it does then just sand the inside of the grip panels so the mag does not contact it. mags are binding empty. base pads do not increase capacity. width of mag is o.k. these are the ones w/ witness holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gerritm Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 I had the same problem with the inserts inside the grips binding on the newer mags. I had to sand them down and the mags are fine now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHA-LEE Posted June 16, 2011 Share Posted June 16, 2011 tangiltows> What version of pistol are you using? I wonder if you have a Small Frame gun and bought Large Frame magazines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangiltows Posted June 17, 2011 Author Share Posted June 17, 2011 tangiltows> What version of pistol are you using? I wonder if you have a Small Frame gun and bought Large Frame magazines? cha-lee, it's a large frame gun. vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david s Posted June 18, 2011 Share Posted June 18, 2011 If they have K9 etched in the tube they are the new full size Mec-Gar mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tangiltows Posted June 19, 2011 Author Share Posted June 19, 2011 If they have K9 etched in the tube they are the new full size Mec-Gar mags. david s they do have k9 stampted on them and they are still too big. vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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