Hey all!
With the addition of a 6-9" Harris bipod to my AR build, I was looking to get a shorter magazine as well, in place of my 30-round PMag. So while at my not-so-local gunshop of choice, a literal mom-and-pop place, I bought a D&H Tactical 20-round curved aluminum magazine for $18. I probably overpaid, seeing as my PMag was $8, but I don't care; I still believe in supporting these types of family owned businesses.
Problem is, the mag is harder than hell to load, and downright frustrating. I was using a variety of 55 grain normal-length target ammo, but when you push a cartridge in, the bullet tip gets stuck on the front face of the mag, and you have to push down, back, down again, sideways, left three degrees, etc. It took me probably two minutes to fill 20 rounds.
I was wondering if anyone has used a dremel to file down that front face? The magazine did function flawlessly for the 50 or so rounds I put through it, and I would hate to ruin something I paid $18 for. I actually gave up on it toward the end of my session and went back to the 30 round PMag, which by comparison is so easy to load, a three year old could do it, no sweat.
Any other ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated!
With the addition of a 6-9" Harris bipod to my AR build, I was looking to get a shorter magazine as well, in place of my 30-round PMag. So while at my not-so-local gunshop of choice, a literal mom-and-pop place, I bought a D&H Tactical 20-round curved aluminum magazine for $18. I probably overpaid, seeing as my PMag was $8, but I don't care; I still believe in supporting these types of family owned businesses.
Problem is, the mag is harder than hell to load, and downright frustrating. I was using a variety of 55 grain normal-length target ammo, but when you push a cartridge in, the bullet tip gets stuck on the front face of the mag, and you have to push down, back, down again, sideways, left three degrees, etc. It took me probably two minutes to fill 20 rounds.
I was wondering if anyone has used a dremel to file down that front face? The magazine did function flawlessly for the 50 or so rounds I put through it, and I would hate to ruin something I paid $18 for. I actually gave up on it toward the end of my session and went back to the 30 round PMag, which by comparison is so easy to load, a three year old could do it, no sweat.
Any other ideas or tips would be greatly appreciated!