Magazine not feeding properly

rhuff · 05-30-2019, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by 4 Scale

Perhaps my most valuable 'tool' for such pistols is a MecGar magazine with a stronger-than-stock spring installed by Gerald Tomek (GT). Often that magazine cures a hold-open or feeding issue, when it doesn't my analysis of the problem moves to non-magazine areas.
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This ^^^^^

meadowlark · 05-30-2019, 08:47 PM

Hi all,
I'll try to respond to your replies as best I can.
1- With regards to the problem being the magazine I bought some Remington 9mm Luger .115gr rounds and they worked perfectly after first removing the firing pin. I measured both the snap cap and the live round as best I could (I don't have access to precision measuring tools) and found that the snap cap is a tiny bit thicker. The length is identical.
2- I didn't plan on using this gun on the firing range since it is in a collectable condition and didn't want to take any chances with it. But now I might just fire off a clip or two just to make sure everything is working fine.
3 - I will order the MecGar magazine and use that for the firing test.
Hopefully, I covered your replies and I want to thank all of you for your valuable inputs.

meadowlark · 06-06-2019, 07:35 PM

Good point! However, I'm the curious type and wanted to make sure everything worked including firing it.

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05-30-2019, 08:47 PM	#2
meadowlark User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Florida Posts: 53 Thanks: 33 Thanked 26 Times in 13 Posts	Hi all, I'll try to respond to your replies as best I can. 1- With regards to the problem being the magazine I bought some Remington 9mm Luger .115gr rounds and they worked perfectly after first removing the firing pin. I measured both the snap cap and the live round as best I could (I don't have access to precision measuring tools) and found that the snap cap is a tiny bit thicker. The length is identical. 2- I didn't plan on using this gun on the firing range since it is in a collectable condition and didn't want to take any chances with it. But now I might just fire off a clip or two just to make sure everything is working fine. 3 - I will order the MecGar magazine and use that for the firing test. Hopefully, I covered your replies and I want to thank all of you for your valuable inputs.

06-06-2019, 07:35 PM	#3
meadowlark User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Florida Posts: 53 Thanks: 33 Thanked 26 Times in 13 Posts	Good point! However, I'm the curious type and wanted to make sure everything worked including firing it.