Bill Schwab Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 One more thing: the notch in the mag that engages the mag release seems to be cut real tight which is good and bad. It's good because the mag doesn't move around much since it's firmly locked in place, but it's bad because you really have to hit the mag release HARD to get the mag out of the gun. See 16 Dec 2007 post below. The mags are fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Your kidding, 2 1/2 years waiting for the mags and they are not legal. Oh well so much for building a steel frame Limited gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 Apparently I had my head up by butt earlier because it does fit the gage, in fact it fits perfectly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted September 8, 2007 Author Share Posted September 8, 2007 Apparently I had my head up by butt earlier because it does fit the gage, in fact it fits perfectly. Thanks for double checking Bill Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted September 8, 2007 Share Posted September 8, 2007 good to know they fit..thanks for the double check on the measurement.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted September 12, 2007 Share Posted September 12, 2007 You all should take the material off the pistol mag well instead of the mag pad to get them to drop in good and make sure your mag catch is going in all the way you may have to clean up the mag catch some,,,mark it with black marker then put the mag in several times ,take small amounts off it wont take but a little. Jim Sailors Custom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I still have to follow Jim's advice above, but other than that the mags seem perfectly reliable. Test fired them yesterday without any issues. I had a local guy, Kevin Greeley, machine the basepads to fit the EGW magwell; Kevin did a nice job (looks factory) and didn't charge much. Now for a new follower to get more rounds in them. Has anyone experimented with this yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted December 12, 2007 Author Share Posted December 12, 2007 Bill, Call Henning. He has the Grams pad and spring for his EAA/Tanfoglio mags that will work. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 You all should take the material off the pistol mag well instead of the mag pad to get them to drop in goodand make sure your mag catch is going in all the way you may have to clean up the mag catch some,,,mark it with black marker then put the mag in several times ,take small amounts off it wont take but a little. Jim Sailors Custom Turns out the problem was the EGW mini-paddle button I had installed...it was hitting the side of the frame and thus not allowing enough travel of the mag release. I took some metal off the inside flat of the paddle and the mags drop beautifully now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I wasn't patient enough to order and then wait for Grams followers for EAA/Tanfoglio's, BUT I had two Grams followers and springs for the STI/SV 40 cal, so I slapped them in two mags and went to the range. Fired 119 rounds through those two mags without a hitch, and they hold a reloadable 20 rounds each. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted December 18, 2007 Share Posted December 18, 2007 I use the gramms spring and follower kit in the new mags and also in the 170 mags for Caspian, I dont know that the Gramms Kits Henning sells are any differant than the SVI/STI ones. If they are Id sure like to know in what way??? Ive got a buckett load of Caspian mags out their with Gramms kits in em. Jim Sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted December 19, 2007 Author Share Posted December 19, 2007 I use the gramms spring and follower kit in the new mags and also in the 170 mags for Caspian, I dont know that the Gramms Kits Henning sells are any differant than the SVI/STI ones. If they are Id sure like to know in what way??? Ive got a buckett load of Caspian mags out their with Gramms kits in em. Jim Sailors Jim, Bevin (sp) made followers specifically for the Tanfoglio Mag that apparently does not require tweaking the spring at the top to keep the follower in, according to Henning. I have not seen the new follower yet. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Jim,Bevin (sp) made followers specifically for the Tanfoglio Mag that apparently does not require tweaking the spring at the top to keep the follower in, according to Henning. I have not seen the new follower yet. Alan I am having no problems with keeping the follower in on these new Caspian 40 mags; these Grams STI/SVI followers look and behave perfectly in them. I have had problems with the Grams STI/SVI follower popping out on older Caspian 40 mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeamGE Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 It is true, I have made a Follower Kit for the Caspian/Tanfoglio/EAA Witness large frame mag tubes. The follower is mark "Grams T" on the bottom, and is different from my ST/SV model. The follower is designed to work in any of the calibers with special attention put toward the .40 cal function and reliability. Part numbers are FKT-11 and FKT-13, with the numbers relating to what coil count spring comes in the kit. These kits are available only from Henning Wallgren ( www.henningshootsguns.com ), or myself ( www.gramsengineering.com ). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Dilworth Posted December 25, 2007 Share Posted December 25, 2007 I am using the spring and follower that Henning sells and Bevin manufactures for the Tangfolio magazines in my Caspian. The follower fits the magzine better. I have had no issues to date since installation (a few hundred rounds). Hennings base pads also work on the Caspian magazine. His base pads offer a "slimmer" profile at the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 I am using the spring and follower that Henning sells and Bevin manufactures for the Tangfolio magazines in my Caspian. The follower fits the magzine better. I have had no issues to date since installation (a few hundred rounds). Hennings base pads also work on the Caspian magazine. His base pads offer a "slimmer" profile at the bottom. Keith, How many rounds can you get in a Caspian mag with Bevin's Tanfoglio follower/spring and Henning's "slimmer" basepad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunther Posted January 14, 2008 Share Posted January 14, 2008 Any pictures of these production mags and how many rds do they hold? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahtsay Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Will the new Caspian mags be legal for IPSC Standard division? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtypool40 Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 possibly with a different basepad. I spoke to TT at the 06 A8 match about Standard and he had the right length tubes and just swapped pads to a wedge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted January 17, 2008 Author Share Posted January 17, 2008 Will the new Caspian mags be legal for IPSC Standard division? Caspian is working on a basepad the would make the mags legal for IDPA and IPSC Std Division Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIIID Posted January 17, 2008 Share Posted January 17, 2008 Henning's IPSC Standard pad will work. Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahtsay Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 So where can I buy just the tubes? Thanks in advance!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted January 19, 2008 Author Share Posted January 19, 2008 So where can I buy just the tubes? Thanks in advance!! Caspian 802.472.6454 Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Brownell's has them too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted January 20, 2008 Share Posted January 20, 2008 Dont think the ones brownells are the new style,Alan and I have been talking about and using. Jim Sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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