Magazine catch hole is just a little too high. What to do?

[Anon]

I bought a couple Remington R1 mags to test out in my Para 16.40.

 

They both feed rounds, but one hangs just a bit too low. It rattles a bit, and gives no slidelock. It was a $50 magazine, and it works, but I’d like to get it to sit a bit higher into the gun.

 

Are there any options for getting this done? I’m considering cutting a slot just above the catch hole and bending the metal down. Then fill my hole with carbon fiber/epoxy.

Edited November 27, 2020 by Anon

[ChuckS]

The fix for getting STI mags to run in a Para (they sat low) was to weld some metal to the top of the mag catch. There used to be on available from Canyon Creek but I think they closed. 

[Anon]

Thank you. I considered taking it to a muffler shop and having it welded. I'm sure they know how to handle thin steel.

 

But.... grinding it smooth on the inside after that would be a challenge.

[ChuckS]

55 minutes ago, Anon said:

Thank you. I considered taking it to a muffler shop and having it welded. I'm sure they know how to handle thin steel.

 

But.... grinding it smooth on the inside after that would be a challenge.

I was talking about the mag catch, not the mag tube!

[Anon]

Oh...... the rest of my mags work fine on this gun, and only this one has a measurably low catch hole.

 

I'm too cheap to throw it away.

 

The silly thing is that I’m willing to do work to fiddle with it, but not willing to do the work to send it back.

[ChuckS]

1 hour ago, Anon said:

Oh...... the rest of my mags work fine on this gun, and only this one has a measurably low catch hole.

 

I'm too cheap to throw it away.

 

The silly thing is that I’m willing to do work to fiddle with it, but not willing to do the work to send it back.

Just use it if it feeds. I used to have Para mags, STI for Para (yes, they used to make them!) and one SV tube that sat low and worked fine. None of my mags supported slide lock so I never worried about that...

[Anon]

Thanks.

 

I do have a couple of MBXs that came with the Para. They don't do slidelock either.

 

I'll learn to adjust.

 

It's a shame, though. 1911-style guns are the only ones that slidelock for me. Everything else, I tend to ride the slide-release with my thumb (as if it were a safety).

[Nick_shoots_fast]

You might be able to take a file and open up the rectangle hole in the mag. Be very carful tho cause I’d you do it to much, your screwed.