No joy today with the snail drum :(

[DonVoigt]

Originally Posted by spacecoast

Thanks Norm, how did they do it with fully loaded 8-round magazines, lacking three hands? Use their knees to finish seating?

That is why they have a hold open.

The picture in the manual will work, but it puts an un-necessary strain on the joint of the mag/drum connection- and is a pain to do-I've tried it and just use an empty mag to lock it open.

Locking it open is not an issue after the first mag of the shooting session, the pistol does it after that.

Of course it didn't matter when the Kaiser would furnish you another drum at no charge!

As to the 8 rounder, You can hold the mag and grip in one hand and the toggle open with the other. Think about the guys who used the pistols without a hold open, they worked it out- somehow.

Just try it, takes practice. Your knee or another object can help too.

But basically, just use the hold open.