Mag rebuild

[Riverpigusmc]

Had a Shooting Star mag that puked. Bought the Wilson ETM rebuild kit and stuck the spring and follower in last night. Now the mag will only take 7 rounds, as opposed to the 8 it should. Reckon I'll let it sit loaded awhile to see if the spring takes a set and I can load another round. If not, I'll have to put the old follower back in, I reckon

[Razorwire]

Have you tried the Tripp rebuild kits? They have worked for me in the past on my CM Shooting Star mags.

[Dave Waits]

Mike, you will lose one round of capacity due to the longer front-leg of the Wilson follower. I have three of these and carry them every day without a bit of worry. If you want eight, load the mag, rack the slide, remove the mag and put another round in it.

Personally, I'll trade one round I really don't need for 100% faultless operation anytime.

[sdmc530]

Originally Posted by Dave Waits

Personally, I'll trade one round I really don't need for 100% faultless operation anytime.

Hit it right on....the kit is better than factory...its a great trade off.

[Riverpigusmc]

It's not a carry mag anyway...it's a 20 year old mag that was in my safe. I carry 47D's

[Caleb]

Originally Posted by Riverpigusmc

It's not a carry mag anyway...it's a 20 year old mag that was in my safe. I carry 47D's

47D's! In one hand?

[sdmc530]

i knew that was comming....

[Riverpigusmc]

Originally Posted by IamCaleb

47D's! In one hand?

I have done that before....but they were DD's

[Caleb]

Update?

[Riverpigusmc]

loaded it with 7 rounds and chunked it in the safe to see if the spring takes a set. If not, it will continue to be a range mag...I have 4 Wilson 47D's I carry, so we shall see