Mec Gar magazines

Major Tom · 09-26-2020, 08:47 AM

I use them in my luger but can only get 7 rounds in them. Luger magazines hold 8 rounds? I always thought so.

HerrKaiser · 09-26-2020, 09:22 AM

I manage to get 8 in all my Mec-Gar's.

DonVoigt · 09-26-2020, 09:26 AM

Mecgar mags will hold 8 , some easier than others- a loading tool is usually required.

Since they are aftermarket mags, they are not "required" to hold 8 rounds!

Fla.Mallard · 09-26-2020, 10:24 AM

All of mine hold 8 rounds but the first round usually stovepipes. Therefore, I only load 7 at a time.

Doubs · 09-26-2020, 11:27 AM

What Don said; use a loading tool and you can get 8 rounds in a Mec-Gar mag. It becomes easier as the mag is used more.

Once I have the eight rounds loaded, I slap the back of the mag against my palm. It helps to seat the rounds properly for good feeding.

schutzen-jager · 09-26-2020, 05:20 PM

got one a few years ago that would only accept 6 round - struggled with loading tool to force 8 rounds into it - left it loaded for three weeks , has been functioning perfectly with 8 rounds in several different luger ever since -

Sergio Natali · 09-28-2020, 08:24 AM

The few times I took my first "Russian capture" P08 to the range, many years ago, I used a new Mec-Gar mag that used to get 8 rounds.

09-26-2020, 08:47 AM	#1
Major Tom User Join Date: Jan 2017 Location: S.E. Iowa Posts: 484 Thanks: 533 Thanked 228 Times in 125 Posts	Mec Gar magazines I use them in my luger but can only get 7 rounds in them. Luger magazines hold 8 rounds? I always thought so. __________________ I Build Custom Pistol Boxes

09-26-2020, 09:22 AM	#2
HerrKaiser User Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: South Carolina Posts: 866 Thanks: 816 Thanked 880 Times in 422 Posts	I manage to get 8 in all my Mec-Gar's. __________________ -QM Looking for Mauser S/42 toggle train #22

09-26-2020, 09:26 AM	#3
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,355 Times in 2,041 Posts	Mecgar mags will hold 8 , some easier than others- a loading tool is usually required. Since they are aftermarket mags, they are not "required" to hold 8 rounds! __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie

09-28-2020, 08:24 AM	#7
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,087 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	The few times I took my first "Russian capture" P08 to the range, many years ago, I used a new Mec-Gar mag that used to get 8 rounds. __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

09-26-2020, 10:24 AM	#4
Fla.Mallard User Join Date: Jun 2020 Posts: 99 Thanks: 244 Thanked 95 Times in 37 Posts	All of mine hold 8 rounds but the first round usually stovepipes. Therefore, I only load 7 at a time.

09-26-2020, 11:27 AM	#5
Doubs User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Byron, Georgia Posts: 1,735 Thanks: 819 Thanked 1,767 Times in 584 Posts	What Don said; use a loading tool and you can get 8 rounds in a Mec-Gar mag. It becomes easier as the mag is used more. Once I have the eight rounds loaded, I slap the back of the mag against my palm. It helps to seat the rounds properly for good feeding.

09-26-2020, 05:20 PM	#6
schutzen-jager User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: peoples republic of New Jersey Posts: 187 Thanks: 208 Thanked 187 Times in 86 Posts	got one a few years ago that would only accept 6 round - struggled with loading tool to force 8 rounds into it - left it loaded for three weeks , has been functioning perfectly with 8 rounds in several different luger ever since -