Posted: 3/23/2006 6:39:07 PM EDT
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Happened to me at the range tonight. Scary! Magazine floorplate weld broke, ammo fell out, spring went flying, but I was unable to find any other damage. And the shot did make a louder than normal sound. I was shooting WWII ammo. No damage but I thought it was a Kaboom at first. |
| I had that happen with my springer GI the first time I took her out,3rd round out of the mag I heard the spring and remaining ammo hit the bench in front of me.After I did the mandatory finger,eye,and testicle check I pulled the gun apart to try and find the problem.It turned out that the floorplate spotwelds on the surplus mag I was using had broken from recoil. |
I had a Para single stack mag that did the exact same thing when slapping a mag home. Inspect the pistol carefully. If you are certain no other damage exists I'd bet this is your problem. And WTF are you not using Wilson Combat mags by now? 
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I was wondering about that. If it was a kaboom, you should at least have a split case to show for it. |
| There are some "surplus" mags out there in brown bags that are KNOWN to have weak welds on the base. Very poor spot welds. Many vendors take them out of the bags and sell them for $5 to $10 bucks. Only buy mags from known manufacturers or learn to spot the crap. I collect GI mags along with GI 1911s and most real GI mags are damn well made. They just are not designed to release some of the newer rounds when they should. They work best with GI spec ammo [IE 230 grain ball ammo.] |
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"I was shooting WWII ammo so I doubt I could sue anyone." ???? Was this really one of your first thoughts? hinking.gif |
