Cartridge Counter Grip Mod

sheepherder · 11-28-2014, 07:46 PM

I'm going ahead with a left-side 'cartridge counter' grip & magazine. I'm planning on using an extended follower pin/button for the indicator.

I didn't have a spare Mec-Gar mag, so I ordered one from Greg Cote. I pressed out the base pins with an arbor press. There seems to be a correct way to do it, as shown in pic. After moving ~3/32", they popped right out.

Magazine base and follower are plastic, so I'll have to make metal replacements.

Locating the follower pin hole [cartridge indicator] in relation to the body, both 7-round [full] and one round [end of proposed slot]. 'Full' pin location is with top cartridge under tension from breechblock.

11-28-2014, 07:46 PM	#15
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,197 Thanks: 1,416 Thanked 4,462 Times in 2,336 Posts	I'm going ahead with a left-side 'cartridge counter' grip & magazine. I'm planning on using an extended follower pin/button for the indicator. I didn't have a spare Mec-Gar mag, so I ordered one from Greg Cote. I pressed out the base pins with an arbor press. There seems to be a correct way to do it, as shown in pic. After moving ~3/32", they popped right out. Magazine base and follower are plastic, so I'll have to make metal replacements. Locating the follower pin hole [cartridge indicator] in relation to the body, both 7-round [full] and one round [end of proposed slot]. 'Full' pin location is with top cartridge under tension from breechblock. Attached Thumbnails __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter...