Probably better off in the long run to discard the problematic mag, but curiosity has the best of me, and I'd like to find out what's going on here. My last two range sessions with my 22/45 (>20 years old) one mag has been giving me problems. I have five mags total. Four work flawlessly. The one with problems works fine with 6 rounds or less in it. If I top the mag off with 10 rounds, the first fired empty fails to eject. I measured the lips on the four working mags in three locations, and recorded the results. The problematic mag falls with in the measurements of the working ones. Matter of fact, it measures exactly the same as one of the working ones. There is nothing wrong with the extractor or ejector, because four mags work perfectly. The follower appears to be fine. All mags were cleaned inside and out between sessions. The only thing I can think of is the mag spring. Am I on the right track with the mag spring? Time to replace the spring in all of them? Thanks.
22/45 magazine problem
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The problem could well be the spring (easy to check), but I am inclined to think is the angle of the follower, the most common problem with magazines in general, though the shape and angle of the mag lips is very important also.
The magazine catch and slot could also be a problem if either is not right.
Jim
The magazine catch and slot could also be a problem if either is not right.
Jim
James, you are a genius. Well, okay, you're smart. 
I picked up the 5 magazines without looking at the bases, on the bad one, I put a X on it to tell it was bad. I then studied the followers. One looked different. Not only was it angled slightly different in the mag body, it seemed taller than the others. I turned over the mags, and sure enough, the one that looked different had the X on the base. Time for a new follower, or even a new magazine! Thank you.
I picked up the 5 magazines without looking at the bases, on the bad one, I put a X on it to tell it was bad. I then studied the followers. One looked different. Not only was it angled slightly different in the mag body, it seemed taller than the others. I turned over the mags, and sure enough, the one that looked different had the X on the base. Time for a new follower, or even a new magazine! Thank you.Take the offending magazine apart and give everything a good scrubbing.
The when it's all dry, scrub it again and again.
I have a .22/45 that I put a verified 100,000 rounds plus through without any wear and tear on anything.
One thing I made sure I did was clean everything spotless - including the take down of the magazines every so often.
The when it's all dry, scrub it again and again.
I have a .22/45 that I put a verified 100,000 rounds plus through without any wear and tear on anything.
One thing I made sure I did was clean everything spotless - including the take down of the magazines every so often.
I have found the 22/45 does not like truncated cone ammo at all. A co-worker and I bought 22/45s at the same time. He started having trouble with his and I had no issues with mine. He thought it was a magazine issue so we went to the range and traded magazines. He still had troubles and I did not. Then we looked at ammo, he was using truncated cone ammo and I was not. I gave him a handful of ammo, troubles gone.