BlueBulletBeaker Posted February 21, 2019 Share Posted February 21, 2019 Hello all, Does anyone know if the newer STI gen 2 follower (.40 S&W) will work in the older STI gen 1 mag tubes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzViper Posted February 27, 2019 Share Posted February 27, 2019 Do you need/want lock back? Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBulletBeaker Posted February 27, 2019 Author Share Posted February 27, 2019 13 hours ago, CzViper said: Do you need/want lock back? Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Negative. Let me elaborate. I have and old set of beat up STI gen 1 140mm mags with stock followers, springs, and base pads. The guts are not in the best of shape. When the price of gen 2 mags came down recently, I bought four. I also have four new grams FKS-11 kits. My plan is to take the guts out of the new gen 2 mags, install the grams kits in them, and then use them as my match mags. I was hoping that the brand new guts that came out of the gen 2 mags could be installed in the old gen 1 tubes to breath new life into them. They would make a good practice set. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzViper Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 I have four STI Gen 1 mags that all work great. I swapped the followers for a gen 2 follower and none of them even come close to working. The dimensions on the Gen 2 followers are way wider. They won't even push up through the top. My feed lips are set at .380- .385.Gen 1 followers on leftGen 2 followers on rightGen 1 mags in picSent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CzViper Posted March 20, 2019 Share Posted March 20, 2019 My assumption is that with some material taken off and some tuning they will fit and function but from stock factory form they won't even come up through the Gen 1 tube. At least mine as shown. YMMV. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueBulletBeaker Posted March 21, 2019 Author Share Posted March 21, 2019 Thanks for the reply. I think I'll just order up some more Grams kits rather than try to mess with the new guts. Was hoping not to drop that coin, but I will do what I must. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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