dodgedakota64 0 Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I had some factory 10-rd Ruger Mark 2 mags that were starting to rust, so I had them parkerized. When I tried the newly-finished mags out, they wouldn't cycle at all. I'm guessing the parkerizing has created too tight of a tolerance inside the mag body, that the spring/follower doesn't want to function smoothly. What can I do to cause the mags to function like OEM again? Do I need to have the mags refinished some other way besides parkerizing? Josh Quote Link to post Share on other sites
okie shooter 0 Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I think they come from the factory blued. Not sure if you could just work the followers till they slid. Get a thin wood strip and run the followers down and back and see if they get better with some working. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 The MkII is a picky gun. I've got a factory blued mag that works and an off brand that doens't. Look the same to me but the gun knows! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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uzitiger 193 Posted May 27, 2006 Report Share Posted May 27, 2006 (edited) My Mini-14 was also stiff when I had it parkerized but after shooting it the tolerances loosened up and it worked as new again. Cycle the magazines using a loading tool to loosen the parkerizing and lubricate them to get them back in working order. Run the follower up and down until it works freely and you take the stiffness out. This is an easier solution to sanding or sandblasting the magazines. I learned this from a member at the gun club who was a military armorer when he saw that I was having trouble with my rifle. Edited May 27, 2006 by uzitiger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
vjor 2 Posted May 29, 2006 Report Share Posted May 29, 2006 My Mini-14 was also stiff when I had it parkerized but after shooting it the tolerances loosened up and it worked as new again. Cycle the magazines using a loading tool to loosen the parkerizing and lubricate them to get them back in working order. Run the follower up and down until it works freely and you take the stiffness out. This is an easier solution to sanding or sandblasting the magazines. I learned this from a member at the gun club who was a military armorer when he saw that I was having trouble with my rifle. Yes that will work with double stack mags, but the single stack mags of the mark pistol been than the metal wall of the mags are thing like paper are really sheety, the best way is go blue and not phos. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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