barely 5 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Brand new RAAC 10 round mags appear to not seat deeply enough to lock into the magwell. Are others having the problem and what is the best method to fix? I assume that they can be fixed by removing material to allow the mags to seat deeper into the magwell. Probably possible by removing material from either the mag or even the magwell (ie. magwell is not my 1st choice). Also, I assume that the mag catch slot can be modified too. What have others encountered and how is your success with how you corrected? One a side-note, it looks to me as though these magwells are in desperate need of opening up the magwell for easier insertion of a magazine. Just playing with these new 10 round magazines, looks to me as though some hand file work is desperately needed. Anyone agree? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
congewe 14 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 I have a couple of 10 round mags and they have worked without issue. Sorry that really isn't much help. As far as magwell opening size. No one likes a big opening more than me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Anubis 38 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 The polymer overmold on some of the factory 10 rounders is shifted up on the body of the steel magazine. That can prevent the mags from seating properly. You could try removing some of the plastic from the top of the overmold. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barely 5 Posted February 26, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 Mine is before the XN model (ie. pre-XN if you will). After some more checking, I believe that I'll try opening the magwell slightly with a hand file. Not only will this hopefully assist with mag insertion, but it appears as though it may allow the mag to seat slightly deeper for the magazine to lock. I did find that one of the new OEM 10 round magazines will lock into place if very firmly inserted. Therefore, I don't believe that it'll take much... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pizzim 0 Posted February 26, 2013 Report Share Posted February 26, 2013 i have seen some issues with the "mag catch slot" but opening/smothing out the mag well wont hurt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Redhunter2486 22 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I beleive its the mag catch slot, you have to open the top a little more vertically to get it to lock properly Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sphy1005 0 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I beleive its the mag catch slot, you have to open the top a little more vertically to get it to lock properly Thats what I had to do on one of my 10rd mags. Just file a little at a time till it locks. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flatland Shooter 22 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 I beleive its the mag catch slot, you have to open the top a little more vertically to get it to lock properly Thats what I had to do on one of my 10rd mags. Just file a little at a time till it locks. Will opening the mag catch slot allow the magazine to sit lower within the magwell and therefore possibly lower than necessary for the bolt to pick up the next round? If so, trimming the overmold on the magazine or slightly opening the magwell opening might prove better for reliability. Bill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Armand Willis 4 Posted February 27, 2013 Report Share Posted February 27, 2013 Sounds like removing the interference from the overmold is the safest choice...assuming, of course, the slot is truly in the correct place. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sphy1005 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Wait, so the mag catch slot is the part on the reciever? And the overmold is on the actual magazine? I filed the top part of the square hole on the magazine where it locks in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Armand Willis 4 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 Well, sure that could remedy the problem. Does it lock-up and cycle now? The plastic overmolded extension of the magazine does interfere with lip of the magwell. So one must decide which interference to remove. Since the the plastic edge of the magazine has no mechanical function, that's where I would start. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
barely 5 Posted February 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 (edited) Wait, so the mag catch slot is the part on the reciever? And the overmold is on the actual magazine? I filed the top part of the square hole on the magazine where it locks in. What you described would be one of 3 possible ways that I'm learning this could be resolved. But, understand that by filing the top of the square hole on the magazine, this should in theory lock the magazine into the magwell but slightly "lower" than intended. Possibly not "low" enough to cause a problem with feeding, but something to consider. The other 2 possible ways include "A" removing some of the overmold from the magazine so that it will lock into the magwell, or "B" opening the bottom of the magwell so that the overmolded magazine can be inserted deeper into the magwell until it locks. Overall, both A and B do not involve modifying where the magazine would ultimately "lock" into the magwell and possibly cause a feeding problem. So overall, 3 possible ways to skin-the-cat. For myself, I'm going with opening the bottom of the magwell. This choice if done correctly, should also provide a benefit of allow faster magazine insertation into the magwell. I'll report back when I get a chance to report my success/failure. Too many gun projects in front of this one at the moment, but it's not a bad problem to have... Edited February 28, 2013 by Barely Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sphy1005 0 Posted February 28, 2013 Report Share Posted February 28, 2013 My issue was that mag would not lock in. It felt like it was locked but if you pulled on it or shot it it would come out. I don't have any issues with it now. Feeds fine. I just filed a little at a time until it would lock. I don't have any problem with any of my other magazines so that fix works for me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Embermage 1 Posted March 1, 2013 Report Share Posted March 1, 2013 Managed to fix one of mine by filing, the other still doesn't lock in. Same issue, feels locked in until you fire a round, then it drops to the ground. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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