chanman Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 (edited) Ran into an issue shooting my exec today. Wouldn't feed a few rounds here and there. Extractor tension has been checked. They rounds were hitting the top of the chamber and stopping. I proceed to take the mags apart and I had to push the follower out with a screw driver. I couldn't pull them out just by the spring. Is this normal with STI factory followers/ mags? Seems like some 1200grit around the edges of the followers would help but wanted y'all's opinion Eta these are brand new mags, first time today using them Edited March 13, 2015 by chanman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Antichrome Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Untuned mags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanman Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Yep completely stock . Just got them from midway yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanman Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Just wondering if it is common for the sti follower to a little over molded ? I think that's the word I'm looking for anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Antichrome Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 They'll need to be tuned. The follower, and the inside of the tube. Usually the spring also. Get the Dawson tuning kit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatriotMRD Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 They'll need to be tuned. The follower, and the inside of the tube. Usually the spring also. Get the Dawson tuning kit. ^^^This. Even factory new STI mags a frequently borderline to just out of spec. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustint21 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 Yep completely stock . Just got them from midway yesterday. Contact STI warranty. There is no reason your band new mag should be having this issue. Warranty@stiguns.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chanman Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 Thank you Dustin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickd1 Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I've been saying for some time now that sti need to make sure the mags work,I've never had a sti mag work from day one without tuning, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trouble Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I've been saying for some time now that sti need to make sure the mags work,I've never had a sti mag work from day one without tuning, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trouble Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 I agree. I have only been around the 2011 platform for about four years, but I have several STI mags now. Not one new mag has ever worked right out of the package. Some have been better than others but all have needed some work to be reliable. It seems we all just except this as normal. Maybe we all don't really mind because most shooters are tinkerers. I'm glad to see a company like MBX offer some competition in the market. STI might try to put a little time in making sure their mags work, knowing guys have other options. I doubt it though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echotango Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 My followers were sticking out the top. STI paid for shipping and had a 1 day turn around on 4 mags. Give them a call. They should take care of you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickd1 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 My followers were sticking out the top. STI paid for shipping and had a 1 day turn around on 4 mags. Give them a call. They should take care of you. not when your in australia I've had to pay for mine to get worked on each time, and like most we run up to 6 mags in IPSC the new dvc will be my 3rd sti open gun,i think this time i will start looking into other mags thats available over here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audani77 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Does anyone have a link to videos on how to remove the Taran Tactical base pads so I can tune the STI mags? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glk21C Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Push the pin down and slide them off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audani77 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Push the pin down and slide them off tried that, its getting stuck from the spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultimo-Hombre Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Does anyone have a link to videos on how to remove the Taran Tactical base pads so I can tune the STI mags? Don't take this wrong, but if you need a video to show you how to pull the base pad you may be best off having someone with more knowledge help you tune those mags. Start squeezing that thing in a vice you may end up with a real expensive paperweight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
audani77 Posted March 15, 2015 Share Posted March 15, 2015 Ok so what happened is the TT Spacer was catching the lip of the base pad. I had to cores the spring so I could get grab a hold of the spacer with my Gerber which allowed me to remove the base pad. So yes it wasn't th e spring but the spacer itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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