M&P 45 mid-size
The mag has a circle tab on the baseplate if I recall correctly. I don't think I have any that are square.
M&P 45 mid-size
The mag has a circle tab on the baseplate if I recall correctly. I don't think I have any that are square.
I just had this happen with a USP 45 magazine. Granted it was a designated training mag with lots of hard use: many reloads, concrete drops, etc. I chalked it up to wear and tear.
Bravo for all those on this site helping me cover my blind spots!
If you whack the baseplate of a gun with a centrally located retaining pin, one can pop the pin with the force of insertion and bam....mag dump out the bottom instead of through the barrel.
Short of welded baseplates I’m unsure of a foolproof mechanical solution. Any magazine which can be disassembled for care is subject to this happening.
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At a precision rifle match a number of years ago, I was shooting off a hollow stump. I fired a shot, racked the bolt, and no round loaded. I thought that was odd but figured I had miscounted my rounds. I grabbed another AIAE mag and reloaded. I got one shot, and then nothing. WTF? I timed out with 3 targets unengaged. As I packed up and looked in the stump, I discovered 2 mag springs, two baseplates, and 18 rounds. A piece of wood was just in the right place to strip the baseplate when the gun recoiled.
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I've had it happen with 1911 mags, too.
One thing I like about the Vickers floorplates that I like on my M&Ps and Glocks, and to a lesser extent Magpul Glock mags is dimples on the bottom for IDing mags...when I used numbers my OCD kicked in and things got a little wierd.
I have not had the problem with standard capacity CMC PowerMags or Tripp Cobra Mags. The 10 rounders are another story.
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