last little thing?.....Mec-Gar mag bottoms

[G.T.]

Hi Rich! toss the shiny ones... but the dull ones are perfect trade for a new EG cast bottom that is cleaned up along the part line! (Mauser WW2 clone!?) ....... I'll send out later this week if acceptable to you?.... ... til....lat'r....GT....

[G.T.]

Hi to all, seems as if I've been spouting off too much again!....... Time to get back to work as all I've recently learned is now out for review!... More in the future.. but work, work, work for now! best to all, and thanks, til...lat'r....GT...

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by G.T.

Hi to all, seems as if I've been spouting off too much again!

How about posting a pic of your modified dished Mec-Gar mag bottoms?

I hadn't noticed that Mec-Gar had changed to Nylon rather than plastic bases. In fact, I was somewhat surprised to note that an older Mec-Gar I have has an aluminum follower, rather than the new plastic followers.

Newer does not mean better.

[Zorba]

I recently bought one of the new MecGars - it works flawlessly!

[Edward Tinker]

Originally Posted by zormpas

I recently bought one of the new MecGars - it works flawlessly!

pictures or didn't happen

[G.T.]

Hi Ed and all! Yes! I'll get some pictures as soon as I get back from NC! My daughter is getting her masters in clinical psychology ..... Be back Monday! Proud papa! ...... best to all, til...lat'r....GT....

[Zorba]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

pictures or didn't happen

It looks something like this:

[sheepherder]

Originally Posted by zormpas

It looks something like this:

Hmmmm...Midway has Mec-Gar Luger mags back in stock??? Greg Cote has them as well.

I think what we want pics of is Gerry's dished Mec-Gar Nylon mag bottoms. I'm just curious as to whether the ball end mill leaves a shiny finish against the dull charcoal finish of the OEM bottom...

Well, I thought that while we're waiting for Gerry to return, I'd experiment...

First pic is of a shiny plastic (not Nylon) Mec-Gar mag base clamped between two pieces of plywood...I have a quick & dirty jig for holding Luger aluminum magazine bottoms (shown on top of vise) but the Mec-Gar is a bit larger, so I just clamped it...It's junk, after all...

Second pic is after the 5/8" ball end mill dishes out the knob. Not a high-gloss shine, more dull...It could be buffed with a rounded mandrel & wet-or-dry sandpaper, but again, OEM plastic - who cares...

So, it looks like Gerry's dishing magazine knobs would be an interesting & maybe worthwhile modification. Especially if you had several mags. They could even be dished without removal.

(I'll delete this stuff when Gerry returns and posts pics of his work).

[kurusu]

Originally Posted by Edward Tinker

pictures or didn't happen

Serving Zorba is own medicine are you?