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tomfoolery · 05-15-2008, 07:37 PM

I purchase several Romanian 30rd. steel mags at aimsurplus. I went and picked them up, looked over them and they appeared fine.

I got home and noticed that one would not function properly (follower sticks at top of mag, and when i can push it down it does not return to the top like it should).

I cleaned them all with breakfree (since they were surplus), took them a part and soaked them in hot hot water and soap, dried them with paper towels and an air compressor (bone dry). This one mag still will not function right.

Ideas? Suggestions?

blefferd · 05-15-2008, 10:04 PM

maybe the spring is weak? or there is a burr or something in there its catching on. im not sure what AIMsurplus return policy is but i bet they would be willing to make the deal right if you took it back.

tomfoolery · 05-16-2008, 04:19 AM

Sadly....its almost an hour drive (with construction). Their policy is all sales are final after you leave.

il check again for a bur, im thinking thats what it is because i tried 3 different followers and springs in this one mag body and all three did it.

**einheit 13** · 05-19-2008, 06:35 AM

Some of the bodies are distorted from storage/rough use/no quality control. Give them the 'evil eye' and you can find and fix most of the issues with them. And don't be afraid to use a dead blow hammer on them.

tomfoolery · 05-19-2008, 06:44 AM

I got it working....see the thread titled "home-made mag"...or something like that.

I ended up taking it completely a part, cleaning it heavily, grinding out some rust spots, sanding, and a little re-shaping. To top if all off i painted it OD.

turned out well!

05-15-2008, 07:37 PM	#1
tomfoolery XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,241	Mag questions I purchase several Romanian 30rd. steel mags at aimsurplus. I went and picked them up, looked over them and they appeared fine. I got home and noticed that one would not function properly (follower sticks at top of mag, and when i can push it down it does not return to the top like it should). I cleaned them all with breakfree (since they were surplus), took them a part and soaked them in hot hot water and soap, dried them with paper towels and an air compressor (bone dry). This one mag still will not function right. Ideas? Suggestions? __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

05-15-2008, 10:04 PM	#2
blefferd XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: FLORIDA Posts: 1,257	maybe the spring is weak? or there is a burr or something in there its catching on. im not sure what AIMsurplus return policy is but i bet they would be willing to make the deal right if you took it back. __________________ SA XD 45GAP S&W 642 38SPL Glock 19 9mm Winchester Model 70 .308 Benelli Nova 12g Ruger 10/22 German K98 8MM New England Firearms Pardner 20g Norinco SKS 7.62x39 Polish TanTal 5.45x39 East German Markarov 9x18

05-16-2008, 04:19 AM	#3
tomfoolery XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,241	Sadly....its almost an hour drive (with construction). Their policy is all sales are final after you leave. il check again for a bur, im thinking thats what it is because i tried 3 different followers and springs in this one mag body and all three did it. __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

05-19-2008, 06:35 AM	#4
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,369	Some of the bodies are distorted from storage/rough use/no quality control. Give them the 'evil eye' and you can find and fix most of the issues with them. And don't be afraid to use a dead blow hammer on them. __________________ Wer nicht zweifeln kann, ist ein dummer mann! (He who cannot doubt, is a stupid man!) “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

05-19-2008, 06:44 AM	#5
tomfoolery XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cincinnati Posts: 3,241	I got it working....see the thread titled "home-made mag"...or something like that. I ended up taking it completely a part, cleaning it heavily, grinding out some rust spots, sanding, and a little re-shaping. To top if all off i painted it OD. turned out well! __________________ "It is better to die on your feet than live on your knees." "One is none, two is one, and three is just a good time." Clint Smith, referring to the number of guns you carry daily.

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