shooter_rob Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Has anyone tried the new Caspian .40 Hi cap mags that just came out? I picked up 4 for my Craig F-19L and I can't get them to function consistantly with more than 10 rounds in them. They are the sharpest mags I have ever seen and appear to be made very well. I tried several different spring and follower combos but no luck. I would appreciate any help or suggestions you might have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Rob, I can get 21 in mine. I would bet your follower is hanging up on the mag catch slot. Henning has the Grams follower and spring for the Tanfoglio mags and they will work in the Caspian. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hopefully Allan will be by, I think he has had them in his hands. The other thing is trying to post on the forums for max or travis, I think one of them had used a caspian in limited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Has anyone tried the new Caspian .40 Hi cap mags that just came out? I picked up 4 for my Craig F-19L and I can't get them to function consistantly with more than 10 rounds in them. They are the sharpest mags I have ever seen and appear to be made very well. I tried several different spring and follower combos but no luck. I would appreciate any help or suggestions you might have. I was checking them out at Area-2 and they were pretty darned sweet looking! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Man Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hopefully Allan will be by, I think he has had them in his hands. The other thing is trying to post on the forums for max or travis, I think one of them had used a caspian in limited. TT had a couple of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Rich Dettlehouser at Canyon Creek has built a couple Caspian's recently, and the new 40 mags. Give him a call, he knows what is going on with them. He might even be able to supply them...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted December 12, 2007 Share Posted December 12, 2007 I test fired mine (I bought 6) yesterday, and they all worked flawlessly. What kind of problems were you having? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_T Posted December 14, 2007 Share Posted December 14, 2007 I test fired mine (I bought 6) yesterday, and they all worked flawlessly. What kind of problems were you having? What is your OAL? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shooter_rob Posted December 15, 2007 Author Share Posted December 15, 2007 (edited) I test fired mine (I bought 6) yesterday, and they all worked flawlessly. What kind of problems were you having? What is your OAL? My OAL is 1.180, but I did try some factory length that did the same thing. I even tried different springs and followeres. The bullets are nose diving and hit the feed ramp. I have some of the old Craig mags that work great so I don't believe it is the gun. Gary says I need to trim the feed lips back some, just hate to cut on brand new mags that I thought would work. Edited December 15, 2007 by shooter_rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I test fired mine (I bought 6) yesterday, and they all worked flawlessly. What kind of problems were you having? What is your OAL? 1.160" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Caspian mags used to be fairly picky with oal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T_T Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 My OAL is 1.180, but I did try some factory length that did the same thing. Okay, I'm sorry Rob I don't know. I suspected the OAL but it looks like I was wrong. I'm still using the modified Tanfoglio mags I made a few years ago. I would talk to Jim Anglin from Sailors Custom. He builds my Caspian super mags and knows them inside and out. jjanglin@msn.com Travis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingman Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Do older mags work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Thanks T T , I did have a hand in ,along with TT, Alan Meek with the input on these new Caspian mags the ones I made out of Tanfoglio mags are near identical to the new ones except for the base pad,I used base pads from brownells and they no longer carry them.I have four of the new mags and I get 20 in mine dont like putting 21 in them casue it flexes the top groove too much and may lead to problems. I use the Gramms spring and follower in them and do trim the feed lips back some I load to 1.190 with 200 grain precisions. I believe Alan and I made some 40 mags out of the 38 super caspian mags. If guys are haviung trouble Id have to see their mag to see whats going on ,I think I have 13 mags plus 4 new ones and they are work, I have gramms spring and followers in them and Caspian white nylon followers with Sti/SVI 38 super type springs in them . They just all work like peaches and creame. Jim Sailors Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Man Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 I can also testify to Jim's ability to set up extra-nice Caspian mags! FM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunther Posted November 10, 2011 Share Posted November 10, 2011 I have 4 of these mags and they all nosedive really bad and thats with both caspian spring followers and the gram set up too. How much do you trim off of the feed lips and what kind of dimensions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted November 14, 2011 Share Posted November 14, 2011 I have 4 of these mags and they all nosedive really bad and thats with both caspian spring followers and the gram set up too. How much do you trim off of the feed lips and what kind of dimensions? I don't trim the feed lips. I just ensure I use an appropriate cartridge AOL, and I make sure the mag spring is strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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