Localizer Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Sooo, I swapped out my stock mag release for an extended version (both by Tanfoglio). Sometimes, the magazine will just release after a shot...I commanded. anyone experienced this? Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polymer Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Are you hitting mag release by accident under recoil? Need new mag release spring? The mag release fully hooking on to notch in mag? Mag release is firm and does not wobble when loaded mag inserted? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HesedTech Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 What model pistol and whose Mags? Mag capacity, are you using extended base plate? Small frame stock mags tend to not work as well as Mec has been my experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DKnoch Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 I had this issue with a Sig p226 a few years back. I installed the X5 extended mag release and my support hand would bump it. Can you reach a standard mag release or go with smaller/notched grips?Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goshimu Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 8 hours ago, HesedTech said: What model pistol and whose Mags? Mag capacity, are you using extended base plate? Small frame stock mags tend to not work as well as Mec has been my experience. Small frame mags are mec gar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HesedTech Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 (edited) 5 hours ago, goshimu said: Small frame mags are mec gar Ok I too swapped the mag release on my small frame and had the same issue with factory mags, but when I purchased mec gar for the CZ75 B the problem went away. I also noticed these mags were slightly thinner and fell out of the well far easier when released. I think the issue is with the retaining hole in the mag and how it engages the retaining tab. Maybe file a bit off the top of the opening, but be careful, just a little at a time. I think the Tanfoglio extended mag release is a slightly thicker. I’d put some calipers on the two, but it’s too much trouble to take it apart so I’ll wait till a major cleaning. Just some ideas. Edited July 15, 2019 by HesedTech Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombywoof Posted July 15, 2019 Share Posted July 15, 2019 Had the same issue with my SF. Two fixes. You can grind a little meat off the U shape of the mag release, close to the end where the nub is that catches the mag. This will allow the mag catch to protrude deeper into the opening, giving it more area to catch the mag. Before I did this, I pried a little bit of the top of the metal on the hole where the mag catch goes. One gets the metal closer to the mag catch, the other bring the mag catch closer to mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localizer Posted July 15, 2019 Author Share Posted July 15, 2019 Thanks for the replies this far. More info... 1. It’s a Large frame stock 1. 2. It uses Mecgar mags. 3. It doesn’t happen all the time. its possible I hit the mag release accidentally w my support hand. I’ll go back to the wood grips to fill up my support hands (I have LOK thin grips on it now). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B21 Posted July 16, 2019 Share Posted July 16, 2019 I installed the extended custom mag release on my Stock II. Shot it for probably 3k rounds without issue, until the Alabama State match. Something changed with my grip, and I was dropping mags left and right. I took a dremel to the the mag button, and rounded off the squared edge, and took a good bit a material off. Still larger then the factory mag catch, and some 5k rounds later it has never happened again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SloppyHayabusa Posted August 1, 2019 Share Posted August 1, 2019 Anyway you can try trouble shooting this by shooting one-handed? Or more conscious of support hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dmitri_W Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 100%, it is your grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tedahlenius85 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 100%, it is your grip. I’d say 99.5% [emoji846]Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
11MM Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 I, too, have that issue with extended mag releases. I have meaty hands and the palm of my left hand just below my thumb will press the button constantly. I usually forgo an extended mag release, but have had some success with the round ones for 1911s. Outside of that I will drop a mag often with most other types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Localizer Posted August 28, 2019 Author Share Posted August 28, 2019 On 8/26/2019 at 3:55 AM, tedahlenius85 said: I’d say 99.5% Skickat från min iPhone med Tapatalk I think you too are right...its prolly my grip...I'm switching to palmswells to see if it gets mitigated... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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