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Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
Location: MA
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Points: 2091
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Posted: 31 May 2020 at 9:14pm |
MP5Na3 wrote:
sure, the follower is a plastic (phenolic) piece. The bolt hold open pin is on a second metal plate that rides below it and pushes the plastic follower up. If you shorten the height of the plastic follower, it allows the metal plate/follower to then sit higher up in the magazine when the magazine is empty.
the contents of the magazine are as follows
plastic follower metal plate with BHO pin magazine spring | Ok, now it makes sense, well maybe thats not the right term, I now understand whats going on.
Thanks!
GH
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Who was that masked man,,,
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edkel1
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 02 Apr 2019
Location: So/Cal
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Points: 350
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Posted: 31 May 2020 at 10:08pm |
MP5Na3 wrote:
Ok, not to scale, but I am bad with computers so it will give an idea. Needs to be stated again, do little bits at a time and try it. I was just wanting to see how much material was taken off the follower, put a tape measuring or a penny in the pic for size reference that's all. The stock SS follower is .475 w by .926 h.
BHO position, before
BHO post after
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" Right turn Clyde "
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MP5Na3
Baby Auto Mag
Joined: 19 May 2020
Location: Nebraska
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Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 1:55am |
will do that tomorrow (penny next to the follower).
bear in mind, to begin with the phenolic follower is NOT the same size as the stock on to begin with. So if you are just going a 1 to 1 comparison it will do you no good.
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edkel1
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 02 Apr 2019
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Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 2:55am |
How about a pic of both pieces, im just courious Ed
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" Right turn Clyde "
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MP5Na3
Baby Auto Mag
Joined: 19 May 2020
Location: Nebraska
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Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 12:25pm |
I actually had a thought here (not often that happens). Easy answer to this measurement thing without having to take my magazine apart again and do comparisons that don't actually show anything useful.
If you have one of these new magazines and it does not engage the bho, measure the distance between the top of the engagement pin and the bottom of the top part of the slot which it should almost touch when the magazine is empty.
There you go, the amount you need to mill off the bottom of the follower
Easy peasy and no more wondering. Takes care of any variance between magazines also. If your pin already touches, you have a problem elsewhere.
Again here, looking at what I did to my magazine is a GENERAL guide. Not specific. It is pointless to use any dimensions of mine as each one CAN be different.
Really trying to make that clear here that each case can be different.
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AndyC
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 04 Jul 2015
Location: Dallas, TX
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Points: 455
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Posted: 01 Jun 2020 at 10:29pm |
I've been a little busy the past few days, what with work and the riots in Dallas but I've just measured mine (using freshly-zeroed calipers) - and the distance from the top of the pin to the top of the slot in the side on my magazine measures 147-thou' - 0.147". Just for general interests' sake, of course - YMMV.
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AndyC
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 04 Jul 2015
Location: Dallas, TX
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Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 12:35am |
Follower is 3D-printed and 0.498" tall (edited to clarify - I didn't make this one, this is what came out of the new AM magazine).
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Auto Mag
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 08 Mar 2008
Location: MA
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Points: 2091
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Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 1:11am |
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Who was that masked man,,,
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Luvz2Shoot
Callahan's Auto Mag
Joined: 16 Apr 2011
Location: Washington
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Points: 618
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Posted: 02 Jun 2020 at 3:26am |
I was hoping this too.
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If you were happy and you knew it, would you clap your hands?
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JTaylorIV
International Auto Mag
Joined: 29 Jan 2018
Location: League City, TX
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Points: 68
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Posted: 05 Jun 2020 at 12:21am |
Today a short video was posted on the “Auto Mag Ltd.” FaceBook page. Simple video grinding multiple hammers.
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John
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