Need Help with Argentine Hi-Power Mags
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No, I just received tham this afternoon so I have not had the time to try them yet. They look okay and you can tell they are better mat6erial than USA, Promag, Triple K, etc. Each mag comes with a steel loader that helps. I never heard anything bad about them except that they are hard to load to full capacity until springs get compressed few times... this I can confirm. I was thinking about those 17 round mags too but decided they extended too far below the grip for good concealed carry. If these 15 rounders work well I'll get some 17 rounders too.
Check here to learn about Hi-Power mags
http://www.fnhipower.com/page.php?page=tech.html
No, I just received tham this afternoon so I have not had the time to try them yet. They look okay and you can tell they are better mat6erial than USA, Promag, Triple K, etc. Each mag comes with a steel loader that helps. I never heard anything bad about them except that they are hard to load to full capacity until springs get compressed few times... this I can confirm. I was thinking about those 17 round mags too but decided they extended too far below the grip for good concealed carry. If these 15 rounders work well I'll get some 17 rounders too.
Check here to learn about Hi-Power mags
http://www.fnhipower.com/page.php?page=tech.html
Bartholomew Roberts
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Taco, the baseplate of the KRD mags just slides right off; but not easily. You can try holding the mag against a flat surface and pushing down on it at an angle to get the baseplate sliding forward a bit; but I didn't have much luck with that.
What worked for me was just applying pressure to the back of the baseplate with both thumbs to 'walk' the baseplate off. I'd push on one side until I saw a tiny bit of movement and then push on the other side until they were even. I eventually got the baseplate off with some work. After the first time, it goes on andoff much easier.
What worked for me was just applying pressure to the back of the baseplate with both thumbs to 'walk' the baseplate off. I'd push on one side until I saw a tiny bit of movement and then push on the other side until they were even. I eventually got the baseplate off with some work. After the first time, it goes on andoff much easier.
I held the mag upside down and pushed REAL HARD hard with thumbs on each corner of the floor plate and it gave way. Corners of the mag body cut into both thumbs 
I put on a pair of leather gloves to remove the floor plate on rest of the mags.
I used carb cleaner and a old rag to clean outside and inside of each mag body. I finished with some acetone. The condition of the mags were very good but the finish was ugly so I re-fished each mag body with molydium-disulfide (PermaSlik) which is same stuff they finish GI AR-15/M-16 mags with. This is not very durable finish but it gives a nice matt gray finish which looks very nice. Sides of each followers were polished with a dremil tool.
They look real nice now
I put on a pair of leather gloves to remove the floor plate on rest of the mags.I used carb cleaner and a old rag to clean outside and inside of each mag body. I finished with some acetone. The condition of the mags were very good but the finish was ugly so I re-fished each mag body with molydium-disulfide (PermaSlik) which is same stuff they finish GI AR-15/M-16 mags with. This is not very durable finish but it gives a nice matt gray finish which looks very nice. Sides of each followers were polished with a dremil tool.
They look real nice now
I put mine in the vice with thin wood strips on each side. Used a punch and hammer and tap tap tapped mine off. Worked better after I realized that the spring would explode if I removed the entire base this way. I used a fine file to touch up the edges of the follower. Mine are all loaded with 15 compressing the springs. They look real good. What's wrong with dingy green/grey? I was very happy with CDNN. Three day delivery to Oregon.