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Posted: 3/12/2010 6:19:29 PM EDT
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Need some help with a small issue relating to the releasing of magazines using a Gen II Redi-Mag (actually a Blue Force Gear Redi-Mod). Once I got the system installed, I noticed that in order to release the magazine that's seated in the magwell, I have to press the mag release button extra hard. This seems to be due to the fact that I'm having to fight the spring pressure of the Redi-Mag release button, since the opposite side of the rifle's magazine catch is coming through and hitting it.
Is this something that can be fixed by adjusting the rifle's magazine catch (rotating it one way or the other), or is that going to throw everything out of whack? Is there an adjustment to the Redi-Mag that I need to make? It seems like if the little silver stopper on the Redi-Mag was just ever so slightly further away from the opposite side of the rifle's magazine catch, everything would be OK. It seems like it's as close to the rifle's magazine catch as it is so that the user can press the mag release button extra hard in order to ALSO release the magazine that's in the Redi-Mag. Hopefully I'm making sense here. If not, maybe I can provide pictures and/or some more clarification. Thanks guys. |
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The whole point of a redi mag is for quick change outs while keeping a spare mag free of debris & water. I wouldn't want one that didn't drop both mags simultaneously. That's silly. Why even bother?
I have one on a kicker carbine of mine. Love it. It's an older version though, and well used. Drops both mags effortlessly. I know you can rotate the release screw to increase/decrease the amount of distance and force your finger imposes when release a mag(s). |
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You have to push the mag release in very far for it to release both mags. I talked with the manuf of the system and he mentioned that the system isn't made to drop both mags free at the same time. That's why the Gen2 was developed because most shooters hated hitting the mag release and dropping two mags. To answer your question, do two things: 1. Hit the redi-mod's mag release button (bright shiny silver) with a bit of CLP. Make sure ti soaks in then work it back and forth a bit. 2. Take your redi-mod back off, and adjust your mag release lever + button. Right now you have it too far out and it's hitting the Redi-Mag's release button, causing you hell. Hope that helps. |
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The whole point of a redi mag is for quick change outs while keeping a spare mag free of debris & water. I wouldn't want one that didn't drop both mags simultaneously. That's silly. Why even bother? I have one on a kicker carbine of mine. Love it. It's an older version though, and well used. Drops both mags effortlessly. I know you can rotate the release screw to increase/decrease the amount of distance and force your finger imposes when release a mag(s). I was a little disgruntled at first, but it works out good. YMMV |
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The whole point of a redi mag is for quick change outs while keeping a spare mag free of debris & water. I wouldn't want one that didn't drop both mags simultaneously. That's silly. Why even bother? I have one on a kicker carbine of mine. Love it. It's an older version though, and well used. Drops both mags effortlessly. I know you can rotate the release screw to increase/decrease the amount of distance and force your finger imposes when release a mag(s). I was a little disgruntled at first, but it works out good. YMMV Agreed. Now I simply drop my first mag, hit the second mag's release and I've a new mag in about 1/2 the time it'd take to load from a belt/pouch. |
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Well, to give y'all an update, I wound up having to send the Redi-Mod back to Blue Force Gear. Once they got it and Steven took a look at it, he determined that the silver bushing on the back of the spare mag release mechanism hadn't been staked properly at the factory. So it was supposedly sticking out a lot farther than it should have been, causing it to contact the backside of my gun's mag release. Also, in the process of trying to grind this bushing down a bit (at Steven's suggestion), it wound up coming off (due to the insufficient staking).
So anyway, they decided to either fix it or just replace the whole Redi-Mod altogether. Shipped it back out to me and I should have it on Friday. I'll post back here once I get it and am able to evaluate how it works differently from the first one. Whole thing would have been a bit easier if I'd had another unit to compare mine to (or had seen one in person before), but I didn't, so I didn't know if mine was out of spec or if it was behaving normally. |
OK, got the new Redi-Mod back from BFG yesterday. WOW. There is a huge difference between it and the one that was sent to me initially. Apparently the first one DID have a very bad staking job. In fact, BFG has now issued a selective recall in light of this problem. Anyway, the new one has the mag catch retainer staked on nice and far, so it doesn't come anywhere close to contacting the backside of my rifle's magazine release. So now when I go to release the mag in my rifle, I'm able to do so effortlessly, without having to work against the spring tension in the Redi-Mod. Problem solved. BFG handled this very well if you ask me. 
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I received this from Redi Mod the other day.
Dear Blue Force Gear Customer Customer Service and Product Performance are top priorities at Blue Force Gear. It has come to our attention that Redi-Mods we provided between November 5, 2009 and March 22, 2010 may have magazine catches which are insufficiently staked. While this condition has no effect on the host weapon reliability or safety, the magazine catch on the Redi-Mod itself could work its way loose over time causing the spare magazine to drop free unexpectedly. Because you purchased a Redi-Mod between the dates above, we would like to inspect and re-stake your Redi-Mod to ensure that it continues to function properly. We will perform this inspection and re-staking at no charge and will pay ground shipping both ways. Looks like you brought the problem to their attention and they want to fix it. I didn't have the same problem as you, but my mag release on the Redi Mod is a lot stiffer than the one on my Redi Mag, so I'll have them take a look at it, too. |
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