[Stevo]

I just got two McCormick Shooting Star 45 ACP stainless magazines..
It works fine in my Mil Spec EXCEPT when I load full 8 rounds..
The first round from the full-8 rounds magazine nose-dive onto the feeding ramp (What you call this in technical term??) when I try to cycle the slide from the battery position tochamber the round in magazine..
With the slide in "OPEN" position and magazine in place, things are fine around 90% of time IF I release the slide by depressing slide release lever..
Everything is 100% fine when I use only 7 rounds in magazine..
It happens to BOTH magazines...
Is it my Mil Spec that's with a problem?? Any thoughts??
Thanks, guys...

 

[Stevo]

Thanks all for your reply..
I called CMC and they told me that the minimum catridge OAL for their 45 ACP mag is 1.260"..
Ok.. So the mag worked fine with 8 rds of BALL ammo which had OAL longer than 1.260".. But how'bout HP??? Is there ANY HP that's longer than 1.260"????? I think not...
The mag spring tension is fine.. Since it works w/o any problem with just 7 rds (HP ammo) in it, I'll just use the mag with 7 rounds only when I load it up with HP..
Hey, I only paid $12.99 per stainless mag with pad.. So I'll not be bitching about the 7 rds capacity of "supposedly 8 rds" mag..
Happy shooting, guys!!

 

[Stevo]

It WORKED!! It WORKED!!

Str8_Shot, I followed your suggestion and now my mags are feeding ball, FP and HP and everything else real smoothly, with full 8 rounds in them..
Thanks Str8_Shot and all others for your great and helpful input!!!

Take care..

 

[Stevo]

That's a very valid point, KSLawman!!
Thanks for pointing it out.. I certainly don't want to replace the mag catch every year..
Take care!!

 

[Stevo]

Sneed,
I'm not sure if I got "old" ones or "new" ones..
To the best of my knowledge, the one without numbered holes is marketed as "regular grade" mags while the one with numbered holes is marketed as "match grade"..
What I have is the ones without numbered holes, or regular grade.. And yes, there are "shooting Star" stamped on the bottom of the mag pad and follower.
Did CMC came with new regular grade mags with numbered holes?? That, I'm not sure.. So I can't really tell you whether I got old or new ones..
Let's just say that what I got is probably the same as two of your mags..
Sorry, I couldn't be much helpful here..