Large frame 23-round basepad, spring and follower

[B585]

18 minutes ago, CarlB86 said:

 

This is what I did on mine with a sanding wheel on a dremel. Fixed the issue.

Thank you!!!  I was having a lot of trouble picturing that, but seeing the picture now that makes perfect sense.

[B585]

I have been trying to figure out exactly where this is catching.   I think if I had a dental mirror, I could tell for sure, but I don’t have access to one.  When I run something like an Allen wrench, I feel it catching on the interstate.  Is it catching on the bottom of the mag tube (ie the mag tube’s diameter is smaller than the basepad). The only other way I could see it happening was if the mag tube’s diameter was larger than the basepad, but this seems less likely to me).  Am I wrong?

Also is anyone else now not able to see picture provided by CarlB86?

[CarlB86]

[N7VY]

I’ve been fighting with my grams and basepad for a while. 20, maybe 21 if I really fight to get it in. Since removing some material and polishing the bottom like the photo shows and clipping 1.5 coils I can get 23 in plus a Barney round. Question is, just how long will the spring last? Don’t know. Time will tell.