Mec-Gar Magazines won't drop...

[Chris Phelps]

I just recieved 2 Mec-Gar 16rnd Magazines for my EAA Witness 9mm. They will not drop out on their own. Is there something I can do to fix the problem, or do I just go searching for more magazines?

 

[Sir William]

I have had the same problem. I disassembled the magazines and polished the bodies. I had better results. I then checked for high spots and gently sanded them with 400 grit carburundum paper. I Flitzed them and had satisfactory results. I have had the problem with 1911, BHP and Walther Mec-Gar magazines. I had similar problems with Triple K magazines too. I polished them and they dropped free.

 

[Chris Phelps]

OK this is going to be a completely stupid question but... how do you go about polishing them? By polishing, I am assuming you mean strip the paint off them...

 

[HSMITH]

Do they fall out with the mag catch removed? If not you need to find out where they are rubbing on the gun and remove some material. I would work on the magazines and leave the gun alone, always modify the cheapest component you can.

Or send them back and buy something else.

 

[Chris Phelps]

I haven't tried it with the mag catch removed, but I do not believe that is the problem. The magazines seem to fit a little tight everywhere. They dont push up in quite as easy as the origional factory one.

 

[Sir William]

Three choices for polishing. Purchase a polishing kit at a craft store, use a wheel yourself or have a trusted poisher at a shop do it. They will remove all of the finish. Cold blue or Flitz will protect them.