I’m not sure if this belongs here or in semi-auto. I apologize if I picked the wrong sub-forum. I have also tried to find an answer to my questions via search, but no luck.
I am having an issue with a batch of G26.5 magazines. With every gen 5 magazine, when I press the #7 follower down into the mag body (without any rounds) and then release, I can feel the follower catch on something as the spring pushes it back up. It gets to the top, but always with that little catch before coming to rest.
Test firing has not demonstrated any feeding problem, but I find it unusual that every gen 5 mag that I have does this and no gen 3 or gen 4 mags do.
I have swapped out the #7 followers for #5 and #6 followers, but the gen 5 magazines still have that catch. I placed a gen 5 spring and #7 follower in a gen 4 magazine tube and no catch, so whatever is causing this is part of the gen 5 magazine tube, not the spring or follower.
The test above has also pointed out another gen 5 magazine issue. The floor plates are freeking impossible to remove. I had to resort to using a rubber pad and a pliers along with a Glock armorer’s tool to get the base plate off. Nothing like this has ever been needed to remove a base plate from my gen 3 or gen 4 mags, and I’ved removed many.
The only gen 5 magazines I have are for the G26.
I understand some might consider this a non-issue, but it’s bugging me. Any ideas?