15-round M1 carbine magazine loses a floorplate
- Thread starter Oleg Volk
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I have several dozen 15 round magazines for my carbines, they've never lost any parts in use. I think that the floorplate may be bent and thus not engaging the locking tab, but that's only a guess. I've also had all my magazines apart for cleaning, and I've checked the integrety of the floorplate assembly before returning them to service.
George Hill
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Try running a bead of solder around it to hold it better before this happens...
Good thing about solder and that should you change your mond you can heat it back up and wipe it off...
Good thing about solder and that should you change your mond you can heat it back up and wipe it off...
How many guns do I have
I don't know anymore. More than ten, fewer than twenty. Now, if only they were registered, I could ask my government how many I have
I am trying to settle on a few types that operate similarly (Garand/M1 carbine, AR15s, Glocks/Kahrs). The reason I want to do that is that troubleshooting a variety of types gets annoying. Then again, my ugly sporterized P1914 rifle is the best shooter I have, so have to keep sich oddballs around.
I don't know anymore. More than ten, fewer than twenty. Now, if only they were registered, I could ask my government how many I have
I am trying to settle on a few types that operate similarly (Garand/M1 carbine, AR15s, Glocks/Kahrs). The reason I want to do that is that troubleshooting a variety of types gets annoying. Then again, my ugly sporterized P1914 rifle is the best shooter I have, so have to keep sich oddballs around.Jim, in the early 60's the USAF was still carrying M-2 carbines and we had both 15 and 30 round GI mags. The floorplates were removable on ALL of them. The carbine was even used in the Air Police Pistol and Rifle matches. We used to pick out good ones tune them some and then do the same with the magazines, including taking them apart and cleaning the crud out of them then re-assembling them.
I think Jim was talking about sponateneous separation of the floorplate
I don't mind removing those for cleaning, but the first mag to disassemble itself had launched the floorplate into the grass somewhere and I never found it. Not sure where to get a spare floorplate. The other one happened at the range. I just want to make sure they stand up to rough handling...any way short of taping them shut?
I don't mind removing those for cleaning, but the first mag to disassemble itself had launched the floorplate into the grass somewhere and I never found it. Not sure where to get a spare floorplate. The other one happened at the range. I just want to make sure they stand up to rough handling...any way short of taping them shut?
Hi, Southlal and guys,
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I meant that the floorplate should not come off in firing, not that it can't be removed. The GI floorplate has two little dimples at the back and one at the front. These keep the floorplate in pretty solidly. Removal is by prying up at the front, and sliding it off. But the floorplate is not spring steel and if this is done very often, the floorplate will take a permanent bend and not lock into place.
Some aftermarket mag floorplates do not have the rear dimples, and some have none, depending only on the end edges and the folded sides to keep them in place. These can come off pretty easily.
As might be gathered from the above, I do not recommend taking carbine mags apart for cleaning on a routine basis. If possible, simply slosh them around in a cleaner rather than removing the floorplate. Nor do I recommend replacing springs. I have GI WWII mags whose springs are perfect, although I do not leave them loaded. IMHO, there are just too darn many people replacing springs without any idea what they are doing or why.
Jim
Sorry for the misunderstanding. I meant that the floorplate should not come off in firing, not that it can't be removed. The GI floorplate has two little dimples at the back and one at the front. These keep the floorplate in pretty solidly. Removal is by prying up at the front, and sliding it off. But the floorplate is not spring steel and if this is done very often, the floorplate will take a permanent bend and not lock into place.
Some aftermarket mag floorplates do not have the rear dimples, and some have none, depending only on the end edges and the folded sides to keep them in place. These can come off pretty easily.
As might be gathered from the above, I do not recommend taking carbine mags apart for cleaning on a routine basis. If possible, simply slosh them around in a cleaner rather than removing the floorplate. Nor do I recommend replacing springs. I have GI WWII mags whose springs are perfect, although I do not leave them loaded. IMHO, there are just too darn many people replacing springs without any idea what they are doing or why.
Jim
OOPS!!! Sorry Jim I misread your post (dumb ole me 
). I thought you meant that they were welded or something like that. We also used to switch parts to get the best Mag, the best follower, spring etc. You are right about one thing and that is dont take em apart too often 
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). I thought you meant that they were welded or something like that. We also used to switch parts to get the best Mag, the best follower, spring etc. You are right about one thing and that is dont take em apart too often .Juan Hunt Greer
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floorplate?
Oleg, If You are still missing a floorplate, I think I have one or two in my stuff somewhere. If You will e-mail me your snail mail addy, I'll see about getting one to You.
crankshaft
paranoia is just a safe dtate of mind when the dumbocraps still won't concede.
Oleg, If You are still missing a floorplate, I think I have one or two in my stuff somewhere. If You will e-mail me your snail mail addy, I'll see about getting one to You.
crankshaft
paranoia is just a safe dtate of mind when the dumbocraps still won't concede.