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« Last post by Wanderer on March 11, 2024, 02:57:16 PM »
Of the magazines I have 1 of them appears to be welded rather than sanded, but it seems extra tight and it is hard to insert and extract. It seems to bind up around the 3rd hole down without rounds in it. Comparing it to the other magazines that move freely I don't see anything obviously different other than the back of the magazine has a weld mark along the back, versus the others. It maybe it is less than a hair wider at the weld at the base plate where the weld sticks out a tiny bit more at the back of the magazine. Has anyone seen this before? I have to grip it with my fingernails and pull a bit to get it free but the other magazines aren't like this.
Also it seems the magazine release on this one is quite a bit stiffer than the other, It still functions but it can make it a little more difficult to extract.
The other day I had a few issues with failure to feed so I disassembled and have now cleaned and oiled it up. I didn't see anything that would indicate any kind of obstruction it the magazine well for the tight magazine issue, nor anything that impact the magazine release as far as I am aware. Lack of luberication may have been the issue with the failure to go into battery over the weekend.
The gun likely was rarely if ever fired prior to the range trip the other day, but it definitely was a little dry. I did notice there are a couple light scratches at the back of the magazine well. I don't think they are big enough to impact anything but they are there.