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3. The mag release requires a lot of force and requires one to push the release button all the way in to hear the eject click/mag drop. I could not do so with one hand. I had to use my left hand to brace the rifle backwards while pushing with my right index. Does anybody else have this issue? Other than this, everything else seem to work perfectly.
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I had the problem with the magazine release too. It consistently seemed hung up until I pushed the release 2-3 times. I also had the stock halves start separating on me under recoil, and I kept finding that the bottom forend rail was loose and tilting down on it’s own.
However, there’s a common fix that HTA has shared on social media that got the mag release to be much more positive and consistent. The ambidexterous springloaded takedown latch in the fore end that locks the front rail section. I had to force it forward with a tool, a key, the tip of multi-tool pliers, anything, really… and got a positive click from it as it snapped into place all the way forward. Wearing some gloves and squeezing the forend and rail tightly in the vertical direction helps the takedown latch slide into place too. That fixed my mag release problem, and the stock and the forend rail has now stayed locked. And the mag release is now consistent.
I guess you could say it’s not really a “fix” or even a “bug”, just that HTA intentionally made the tolerances tight on this stock so that when it does finally wear in and loosen up from repeated openings and removals for cleaning, it’ll still be solid.
Now I’ve just got to mess further with the two grub screws in the trigger lever for takeup and overtravel.