Thank you Eric….same to you and yours.

Fully agree….it’s “horses for courses”.  I will here reprise an earlier post of mine:

I have owned R9’s and LWS 32’s for years. Although I usually carry an extra mag, I don’t foresee a likely combat reload, specifically because those particular firearms are belly guns used at very close ranges. If the 7 rounds loaded are ineffective at that range, the proximity of the assailant makes a reload unlikely especially with the heel mounted mag release. A “New York reload” would certainly be a better option.

If the distance is greater, the likelihood of an effective shot goes WAY down making a strategic withdrawal a very valid option. When I think I may be put in a situation requiring aimed fire at 15 or more yards, I usually carry a P365 with a 12+1 mage and a 15 round spare. A good knife may be the other strong consideration for a CQB “reload”.

I agree here. If you are interested in an R9 sized gun with a "Traditional Mag Release", check out the Remmington version in .380. The RM380 has that style mag release. I have one and, frankly, you still have to "wiggle" your hand to operate it.
The previous mentions here of the R9 is a "Belly Gun" is 100% correct. If you need to reload within 5-10 feet as the assailant is running full steam at you, grab a knife or another gun. Frankly, you probably won't have time to reload.

ecr

Good Evening folks,

I received a message from Wanderer this afternoon about tight magazines.  I'll do my best to address this here. We test-fired every pistol with two magazines using 115 FMJ ammunition before shipping the gun. Those magazines went with the gun they were tested in, so we never encountered the problem described here. 

Being there is a specific plus and minus number in machining, I’m thinking that you have a magazine at the top of the plus measurement and a frame that is at its minimum measurement causing the tightness. I would take some fine grit emery cloth with a little oil on a flat surface, a flat stone preferred, and sand the magazine sides down a little until it fits your pistol. Using the fine emery with oil should produce a desirable finish on the stainless steel. In addition, if necessary, use a flat file with the emery cloth wrapped around it with the cloth impregnated with oil and try lightly sanding the mag well also. It should only take a few thousandths to accomplish the fit. Another thing you may try is using a good vise to compress the mag a bit. Place some rubber between the vise faces and the magazine and snug it up a little. As you release the grip, the magazine will spring back out a little bit, so see if that works for you as an alternate.  Using the rubber matting will preserve the finish of the mag casing while in the vise. 

I hope these tips help with your mag problem.

Regards,

Eric R.

Thank you sir. 

Well if you shove a piece of metal into another piece of metal enough times the scratches show up to tell you where the pressure is.   It is scratching at the back of the magazine well.   There are two scratches at the corners of the mag well approximately at the bottom , and an additional larger wear area right before the cutout at the back of the magazine for the hammer assembly,  right in the middle.   I tried to get a picture.

I have 4 no go magazines.
1 with the welded back,  tight in both guns
3 with what appears to be red or brown coloring in the base plate of the magazine in the etching.

I have 2 tight magazines that bind with about 1 centimeter to full insertion.  They will go in,  however they are pretty difficult to get out but can be done.   (These do not have the coloring in the etching)

and 2 that work easily in and out,  1 with no coloring in the etching,  and the other has an extension and does not have the original base plate.