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Unread 09-02-2015, 09:44 AM   #35
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Originally Posted by ithacaartist View Post
Fresh Wolff firing pin spring did the trick, no more failure to fire. The flat-sided AE mag operates the hold-open just fine--not so with the mag that came with it. Its follower button is styled a little differently. It makes the hold-open rise, but it can easily be pushed back down with a finger. I think the excess lateral room in the mag well may be allowing the hold-open to slip off and past the button.
More likely a weak mag spring, or a hold open that is a little tight in its cut out.

Wolf has new mag springs; the hold open may just need a little
work with some fine paper.

The hold open must move very freely in its cut out.
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