Hello Gerald,
Many thanks for your complete message. I keep in my mind these words:"they (the magazines) were really not intended to be repaired, or even disassembled for that matter".
Also, if I need to have my mags repaired, I do not make now the job by myself.
I have the same conviction about my leather stuff..if I have any problem with one holster: I put it into a package.. to Jerry Burney ! I believe this kind of repairs, apparently very easy, need special tools and also a great expertise.
Thank you very much Gerald.