Rocket35 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Has anyone else experienced this? Looking for suggestions other than sending it off to get "tuned". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Is it tight in the front to back dimension or the side to side? Do you have a vice? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Could be the mag, could be the grip, could be a combination of the two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcs Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Has anyone else experienced this? Looking for suggestions other than sending it off to get "tuned". Most likely, fine sand or file the inside of the base of the grip and the mag will drop free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRe Posted January 9, 2009 Share Posted January 9, 2009 Do a search on mag tuning. Read up. Use what you learn. All the answers you actually need are already on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Probably something wrong with your grip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 A lot of the newer STI grips are on the tight side....I've had to do some Dremel work on the inside of a few to get SV mags to drop free and I'd suspect the Rescomp to be similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kgunz11 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Do you have any other mags to try? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 Mag tuning is all smoke and mirrors anyway. You will get it sorted out with a couple minutes of study. Just kidding, hope you get it soon.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 It's not a real big concern as I have 5 other mags that will be used primarily and this mag is for the 23 round stage that I don't need to reload. But just would like to find out what's going on. I may have to look into the grip as I think some of the STI mags are on the "sticky" side as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 In the Jerry "The Burner" Barnhart videos, he talks about tuning the equipment. One thing he does is check for squareness of mag and to see if they drag in the gun at all. IIRC, he paints the mags bodies up with drykem blue and then inserts them to see if they have any drag marks. He also stones the outside of the mag bodies to smooth them up. Oh...and he showed doing that with 1911 mags. I'd remove the slide to help see what is going on. And, I'd also take the mag release out and remove it from the equation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intel6 Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 My two RHT mags work in my STI frames, even the new gray one I put on my open gun so I suspect it might be the grip like others have said. I have a 140mm 9/38 SV mag that will not drop free in any of my frames so in that case it is the mag. In the case of that one I know it is the front to back dimension of the mag. When I put the other mags in the grips they will have some side to side and front to back slack. With this particular mag there is no front to back slack so it seems that is the problem. Neal in AZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted January 10, 2009 Author Share Posted January 10, 2009 Thanks everyone for the advice and input. I will be looking into this soon- still shooting SSTK til after the WSSSC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cnote Posted January 10, 2009 Share Posted January 10, 2009 It's not a real big concern as I have 5 other mags that will be used primarily and this mag is for the 23 round stage that I don't need to reload. But just would like to find out what's going on. I may have to look into the grip as I think some of the STI mags are on the "sticky" side as well. That one stage is when Murphy's law will go into effect. The stage will be a loss already, but some pain is better than lots of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RegRob Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Has anyone else experienced this? Looking for suggestions other than sending it off to get "tuned". Funny. I just got two Rescomp-mags for my STI (cal. 40, IPSC - 130 mm), and they drop like no other magazine I've ever had. I can hold my grip horizontal, and the mag still shoots out. On the other hand, they hold two rounds less than advertised (should hold 18, holds 16), and the follower hooks up with the magazine catch notch upon loading the 5th round. Annoying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ogiebb Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 my rescomp mags drop free as well and hold a very tight 22 rounds...but last Sunday i shot a local match and the lips opened up too much and caused the follower and some part of the spring to pop out , when i came home i set it back to its old feed lip dimensions ....thank God i have more of Howard's Mags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pskys2 Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 There is a significant difference in the temper of the steel used in an STI Mag vs an SPS Mag, but I don't know about Rescomp Mags as I have none. The STI Mags are quite a bit tougher and tighter in the body so they don't seem to get deformed as easily and all have fallen free in my STI. The SPS is quite a bit softer and bends/deforms easliy. It wouldn't drop free and a bit of judicious clamping with a vise fixed it. It was actually to long, front to back, so I clamped it at about the Mag Release Slot. The SPS was also easier to get 21 into and has worked fine. My guess is Rescomp may be closer to the SPS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I have 1 year old STI and just got two rescomp tubes I have the same issue, All my STI tubes fall out the Rescomps stick a little, I wasnt that worried as I'll only use it for non reload stages anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDean Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Rocket35, Did you figure anything out? I have a rescomp 40 tube that won't drop either. I don't want "fix" a $90 tube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket35 Posted March 6, 2009 Author Share Posted March 6, 2009 Actually yes I did! Use it.... It is working and dropping free now. It is also easier to load into the gun now too when topped off to 22 rounds. I guess it just needed a little bit of a breaking in period.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Actually yes I did! Use it.... It is working and dropping free now. It is also easier to load into the gun now too when topped off to 22 rounds. I guess it just needed a little bit of a breaking in period.... LMAO, good one Jay!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clemsti Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I had one STI mag that was slightly twisted. You couldn't see it visually but it wouldn't drop free from any of my guns. I had to toss it. I tried everything to make it work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 The Rescomp tubes are a little bit "thicker" than any other tubes. I dont know what it is (blueing or some kind of coating) but it definitely is tight at first, then wears off after awhile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe4d Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 They had to make room for the extra round somehow, I figure if I need the mag to drop free the stage is probably allready FUBAR'ed. If the stage required a reload I would be using STI mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HSMITH Posted March 7, 2009 Share Posted March 7, 2009 Guys, measure the mags. They are narrower side to side than your other mags. There isn't a coating on them either, it is just a black oxide coating like blueing on a gun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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