Drum Mag Questions

Big Norm · 08-26-2003, 12:25 AM

Dwight,
I have a type 1 and a loader. I would not dare to take the back screw off, but a large spring has popped out on me a few times and it was easy to put it back in. I don't know if there is a second spring in there and I am not anxious to find out. The cranking arm will tighten up a spring to where there is a little catch there that will hold the spring and arm in place. I think that I understand the basics of this contraption but I have no intention of loading it all the way to 32 rounds, much less disassembling it. The little pin that holds the base plate from popping out when empty does not look too sturdy. The whole assembly really looks good on my favorite artillery though.

Now the loader is another story. I just cannot figure out how that thing-a-ma-jig works. Looks cool though. Very complicated looking. I still don't know how to tell an original from a Japanesse repro on the loaders.
Big Norm

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08-26-2003, 12:25 AM	#11
Big Norm RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: SE Michigan Posts: 1,864 Thanks: 1 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Dwight, I have a type 1 and a loader. I would not dare to take the back screw off, but a large spring has popped out on me a few times and it was easy to put it back in. I don't know if there is a second spring in there and I am not anxious to find out. The cranking arm will tighten up a spring to where there is a little catch there that will hold the spring and arm in place. I think that I understand the basics of this contraption but I have no intention of loading it all the way to 32 rounds, much less disassembling it. The little pin that holds the base plate from popping out when empty does not look too sturdy. The whole assembly really looks good on my favorite artillery though. Now the loader is another story. I just cannot figure out how that thing-a-ma-jig works. Looks cool though. Very complicated looking. I still don't know how to tell an original from a Japanesse repro on the loaders. Big Norm