Is it me, or is this mag catch is impossible to remove? I've changed mag catches on Glocks many times, including one on a G43. Never an elegant procedure but nothing to worry about. Tonight I am at 25 min mark trying to lift that spring rod up, frame is in a vice, I am digging at it with everything I got, punches, surgical hemostats, it just doesn't lift. Thoughts?
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Grind a notch in a cheap screwdriver and work the resulting tip between the frame and the spring. (Yeah, its a PITA!)
https://tangodown.com/tangodown-maga...ool-for-glock/
Even made in Australia.
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Sounds abnormally difficult.
FWIW, I have had good luck with a Snap-on 45 degree pick.
That almost looks like a Lowe's paint can opener...Originally Posted by Tensaw
I have a steel version of that that came in a pick set I bought somewhere...Sounds abnormally difficult.
FWIW, I have had good luck with a Snap-on 45 degree pick.
I ended up breaking a surgical hemostat yesterday. It is a soft and thin steel, but it is a steel. Taking this to the gunsmith today.
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I bought a $2 pick set at harbor freight and used one of the tools to release the bar on my 43x. Yes, it was a pain!
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RJ et. al., I see the optional illusion in the pic I posted, but - that is a plain ol’ flathead screwdriver that I put on a bench grinder for about 15 seconds. And I got that spring out on (I think) my second attempt. After screwing with it for way too long with a bunch of other things including a couple of dental pics that I bent the crap out of. That 45 degree Snap On pic looks like the ticket, but I probably have less than $2 in my “tool”.That almost looks like a Lowe's paint can opener...
An enhanced version of my tool would take a little more off toward the handle end making the ground out section longer and skinnier - but it worked just fine as is. Not sure why these mag catch springs are such a pain, but they are.
This is reminding me that I need two spares so I can break the front edge of the buttons - I don’t care for the sharp edge, I’m used to the rolled feel of the extended releases I put on my other Glocks.
Edit - I just saw that Vickers does a low profile mag release for the little Glocks. I’m not usually a fan of aftermarket parts in Glocks, but I may just go this route.
Last edited by HeavyDuty; 02-29-2020 at 10:20 AM.
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