Grams Followers And Springs

[Jaxshooter]

I have put the new style Grams springs and followers in my Limited SV and STI mags and am now changing my Open mags. I did not have to do any trimming or other fitting on the limited followers in .40 they function flawlessly. It looks like I am going to have to fit the followers in the Open mags. Has anyone used these new springs and followers in thier 38 SC SV and STI mags? Did you have to fit them? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

[BigDave]

I have put the new style Grams springs and followers in my Limited SV and STI mags and am now changing my Open mags. I did not have to do any trimming or other fitting on the limited followers in .40 they function flawlessly. It looks like I am going to have to fit the followers in the Open mags. Has anyone used these new springs and followers in thier 38 SC SV and STI mags? Did you have to fit them? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

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I put the new style in my SV tubes and don't quite come up all the way. They feed flawlessly (so long as I do my part in keeping them clean ), but there isn't a lot of pressure on rds 1 and 2 (esp. 1) in the tube.

[bberkley]

You might want to talk to Beven before you start filing on the follower. He told me not to do that. There is a trick/reason to his follower, and for the life of me, I can't recall exactly what it was.

[norbs007]

Mine are all like that in my STI tubes but they work flawlessly. Did not do anything to them. Hope that helps.

[9x23]

I had been using Beven's old style springs and followers in my Open STI mags for the last few years and didn't have to do anything to them. I changed them all out over the winter with his latest one's and had the problem of the follower not coming all the way up to the top of the tubes. (140's & 170's) The mags wouldn't work reliably. I took a fine grade sandpaper and removed a small amount of material from the front left side. They work flawlessly now. YMMV Hope that helps some.

It wouldn't always feed the last round(s) out of the mag.

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Edited June 13, 2006 by 9x23

[blue edge]

Mine where drop in and have been flawless !!!!!!!!!

[BritinUSA]

They even drop in on EAA/Tanfoglio magazines...and work flawlessly.

These things will work anywhere... I'm even considering using one to un-block my sink.

[shooterbenedetto]

ever since i started to shoot IPSC i was told to use gram springs and follower, they were just drop in on my SV tubes. 9mm works everytime and never fails...i never had any trust on other followers except for these!!

Edited June 13, 2006 by shooterbenedetto

[Old Blind Squirrel]

I have used his spring/follower combo in my 170 tubes and the followers also do not come all the way to the top like my old ones. HOWEVER, they have performed flawlessly (if that is a word) since I installed them. I have not modified them in any way, but I keep the mags clean. I definitely recommend them. They will be in my other mags when it's time to change out the guts.

Old Blind Squirrel