2planks Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 Need guidance with some CZC base pads I recently purchased. These base pads are exceptionally tight when I install them. So tight that one requires a rubber mallet to get it completely seated and the other 2 require at least some tapping to get them on. I've measured the width of the magazine tube wings(?) and the width of the corresponding groove in the base pad. The base pads are at least a 10th of an mm narrower than the magazine tube. The super tight base pad is 2 10ths narrower. I am unable to get this one on and off without some sort of help. I thought that if put them on and off a number of times they would start to loosen up but after a few dozen times on and off it doesn't seem to improve the process. Any suggestions on how to improve this interface? Do I take a little material off the wings of these mags to allow the base pads to go on easier? I'm not a mechanical or machining genius so I don't see an easy (garage achievable) way to increase the lateral width of the grooves in the base pads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamge Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 I'm also a hack home gunsmith. I would imagine the easy move here is to file some material off the magazine's "wings" as you call them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncie21 Posted March 17, 2019 Share Posted March 17, 2019 You're not trying to put a CZ 75 basepad on a Tactical sport mag are you? My CZC basepads (for TS/TSO) slide on/off very easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2planks Posted March 17, 2019 Author Share Posted March 17, 2019 22 minutes ago, muncie21 said: You're not trying to put a CZ 75 basepad on a Tactical sport mag are you? My CZC basepads (for TS/TSO) slide on/off very easily. The same thought occurred to me as well. I have an SP-01 and I tried these base pads on the one of the mags for that pistol. The base pad was too wide so I'm confident these are meant for TS mags. Was hoping someone else may have experienced the same issue and would share their solution. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowdyb Posted March 18, 2019 Share Posted March 18, 2019 My CZC basepads when on and off OK, brand new today. Now if the L shaped bracket that acts as a floor/retaining plate were easier to deal with when it came time to clean mags during a match.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayDee Posted March 19, 2019 Share Posted March 19, 2019 I had the same issue with my CZC bases. I took some fine sandpaper to the edges and bases of the mag "wings". This let me get them on and off without a mallet and now, after some additional use, they are easy to install/remove. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHicks Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 What I found is that in addition to trimming the wings on the mag the L shaped bracket allows the magazine spring to pop up and get wedged in with the L bracket causing it to lock up when the base pad is pushed all the way back. Even if you manage to install it without that happening, when you push the L bracket in the spring pops up around it. It's worse on mags when the springs don't stay straight and get twisted. I just got this tac sport but these mags are a pain. I had to use a rubber mallet also Any solutions or better base extendions? They might work better if the L brackets were bigger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulbyte Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 Anyone experiencing this with springer precision base pads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muncie21 Posted June 11, 2019 Share Posted June 11, 2019 All of my CZC basepads silde on/off easily, no mallet needed. Try borrowing a basepad from someone to determine if it's the basepad that is out of spec or the mag tube. If it's the basepad, I'd send it back to CZC, they will make it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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