saibot Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Hi experts. I have a RRA AR15 than I cannot get to accept a magazine while the bolt is closed. If the mag only has a couple of rounds and I hammer it in sometimes it'll take it. 1. Is this normal behavior? 2. If not normal, what can I do about it? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 If its not the mag Then its an error or tolerance stack up If so, it can be corrected by milling the top edge of the mag catch...just where the catch fits into the mag This will drop the mag lower in the well... as little as .005 to .010 can cause this. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saibot Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 If its not the mag Then its an error or tolerance stack up If so, it can be corrected by milling the top edge of the mag catch...just where the catch fits into the mag This will drop the mag lower in the well... as little as .005 to .010 can cause this. Jim I tried a few different mags (metal and pmags) and all seemed to do this. Any chance you have an image of the part/place to alter? Thanks, Jim! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redwoods Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The piece to alter is easy to find. Look at your magazine and see where the hole is on the side (aluminum mags) That is where the mag catch goes into the magazine and holds it into the gun. Take off the top end of your AR15 and then insert the mag. Look and see where the piece is that is inside the magazine well and holds your magazine in. If you take that part out, you file down the top part of it just a little, then try to insert your mag again after you reinstall the part. You want to take only a little off at a time. If you take off too much, the bullets won't feed and you will have to buy a new part. Randy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saibot Posted November 12, 2009 Author Share Posted November 12, 2009 The piece to alter is easy to find.Look at your magazine and see where the hole is on the side (aluminum mags) That is where the mag catch goes into the magazine and holds it into the gun. Take off the top end of your AR15 and then insert the mag. Look and see where the piece is that is inside the magazine well and holds your magazine in. If you take that part out, you file down the top part of it just a little, then try to insert your mag again after you reinstall the part. You want to take only a little off at a time. If you take off too much, the bullets won't feed and you will have to buy a new part. Randy Ahh. OK, I see. I'll give it a shot. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GentlemanJim Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 The catch is pretty hard...it will take a pretty good file Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Revopop Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 Well that sounds like a pain in the ass. Have you called RRA? They might just do it for you for free. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saibot Posted November 13, 2009 Author Share Posted November 13, 2009 Well that sounds like a pain in the ass. Have you called RRA? They might just do it for you for free. Ya, it kind of is. I sent them an email but have yet to hear back. I'll probably have to call them if I want a response. May be quicker to attempt it myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carharttfarmer Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 Well that sounds like a pain in the ass. Have you called RRA? They might just do it for you for free. Ya, it kind of is. I sent them an email but have yet to hear back. I'll probably have to call them if I want a response. May be quicker to attempt it myself. call they seem pretty good about customer service i ordered a bunch of parts a while ago includeding a flash hider 2 days after i got the order they called me they had got some 9mm flash hiders in with there 223 ones and were calling everone that order one to make sure they got the right one good customer service for a 6 dollar part Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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