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5/16/2012 10:32:16 PM EDT
Does anyone else find that the mag catch button requires you to apply a lot of force to get the magazine to release?  Any fixes for this?
 
5/17/2012 10:38:38 AM EDT
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Does anyone else find that the mag catch button requires you to apply a lot of force to get the magazine to release?  Any fixes for this?  


Mine does not seem to be particularly excessive in its requirements...  And FWIW, it is better in my opinion to require some pressure to drop the mag than it is to have it be lax enough that the mag might get dropped inadvertently...  I'd hate to mess with the spring and go too far the other way unless you had a spare spring to fall back on.
5/17/2012 10:59:22 AM EDT
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No, not really. I did a video about this awhile back; if the pistol is in good condition the mag release should not be difficult and the mags should drop free.

If the release is being tough take it apart and clean it out. It may just be gunked up.
5/17/2012 6:31:36 PM EDT
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Does anyone else find that the mag catch button requires you to apply a lot of force to get the magazine to release?  Any fixes for this?  







I cut a coil or two from the spring on both of my pistols, de-burred all the parts, added a touch of grease, and can now drop the mags with one finger instead of two thumbs!  
And they work from both directions now like they are supposed to.

 
 
 
 
5/17/2012 7:23:41 PM EDT
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Quoted:

Does anyone else find that the mag catch button requires you to apply a lot of force to get the magazine to release?  Any fixes for this?  


I cut a coil or two from the spring on both of my pistols, de-burred all the parts, added a touch of grease, and can now drop the mags with one finger instead of two thumbs!  



And they work from both directions now like they are supposed to.



http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Highpwr/Curio%20and%20Relic/th_PB020030.jpg

       


Where did you get those grips?



 
5/18/2012 4:00:13 AM EDT
[#5]
Dennis Marschalko (Budapest, Hungary) http://www.marschalgrips.com/?content=CZ-models





He cuts all of his grips on a CNC machine, so the fit is outstanding.  









 
 
5/18/2012 4:11:00 AM EDT
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Dennis Marschalko (Budapest, Hungary) http://www.marschalgrips.com/?content=CZ-models

He cuts all of his grips on a CNC machine, so the fit is outstanding.  

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v82/Highpwr/Curio%20and%20Relic/P8240053.jpg
   


Yes but some of his grip designs are a bit ambitious for the weapon, I and several others have had problems with beavertail grips fracturing at the beavertail. Also you may find that the existing grip screw and esuchion are too short to use on his grips, ask me how I know this..  If you order grips from him be prepared for a 3 month+ wait. i suggest you go with a standard grip style.
5/18/2012 4:18:12 AM EDT
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the mag release button was stiff on mine and then stopped working,  I removed the mag release and cleaned it and added a very small amount of grease.  Works fine now.  The release button had some kind of residue under the locking mechanism part.

Snowman357
5/18/2012 4:35:46 AM EDT
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Yes
but some of his grip designs are a bit ambitious for the weapon, I and
several others have had problems with beavertail grips fracturing at the
beavertail. Also you may find that the existing grip screw and esuchion
are too short to use on his grips, ask me how I know this..  If you order grips from him be prepared for a 3 month+ wait. i suggest you go with a standard grip style.


I don't doubt that in the least, since these are very thin pieces of wood. I have not tried any of the really "exotic" designs so I cannot comment on those.



I have had to do a couple of minor tweaks to get mine to fit "perfectly" by doing some minor trimming in spots, but nothing extreme. Each gun was slightly different.  I did have to cut one screw hole slightly deeper in one panel to get the screw to fit. Again, not a huge deal.
I bought my grips several years ago, and they were delivered in a weeks time! But as he gets more and more well known, the shipping times and prices both go up. The same is true in any small (two man) operation though.
Still, well worth the wait IMO.





 
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