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1SFG
02-19-09, 12:49
ALCON, tried a search, but my search-fu must be weak. Doing an inventory of my AR mags last night and came across about 30 of the original H&K steel mags that haven't seen much use in a while. I had stockpiled a bunch of these mags since my organization was using them at the time, but we eventually ditched them due to feeding issues. H&K at the time announced that a second gen version of the mag had been developed to address the feeding issues, but by then we had already moved on. Although I haven't experienced any issues with my personal mags, I spent enough time clearing malfunctions after high round courses with my organization that I eventually just pushed them in the back of the storage unit.

Now that I have them out, I'm wondering if there are any steps that can be taken to improve the reliability of the mags, short of sending them back to H&K. I recall taking these mags apart to be a PITA. Thought about ditching them all together, but recall paying a pretty penny for these back in circa 2004.

Eric Cartman
02-19-09, 17:06
I recall reading at TOS that someone had installed some SAW Extreme Duty Red Springs (http://www.specializedarmament.com/products/MAGAZINE_SPRING_EXTREME_DUTY_RED_30RD_S_A_10_PACK-291-0.html) into their HK mags to replace their worn out springs. Here is the link (http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=17&t=422011) at TOS