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    Good luck! I hope you are able to fix it!

    I am also glad it was only an "uncontrolled lean" instead of a full on smash, although you must be a slimmer man than me. If I were to go into an "uncontrolled lean", the Earth might tilt off axis.
    Last edited by NHbowhunter; 07-07-13 at 21:18. Reason: Added humor

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    Since it is aluminum, if you were to insert a stainless magazine in and out several times with a light polishing compound coating, the magwell should become "LAPPED IN" enough to correct the issue.

    Just a thought......
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    As a shim for enlarging your magwell back to factory spec.... use clear packing tape on the mag. It holds thickness better than wax paper, IMO, and will keep your mag and your mag well relatively scratch free.

    This is a not too uncommon issue with LEO carbines. Usually, if they're not up front with the officer, they're in the trunk. (Usually under all the other crap cops have to drag around with them.. and also usually in a soft case)

    I went to the trouble of making a fake magazine out of Delrin.
    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    But you should have enough mags that you don't need to see a grief councelor if you destroy or damage one.

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    If you can identify the location of the warped/bent area you can use a small bolt/nut combo to "jack" the part back into spec. Back the opposite side with some steel plate, put the nut/bolt under the bend then screw them apart. Use calipers to check progress.

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    Double tap...
    Last edited by Tzed250; 07-08-13 at 11:47.

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    So I chose to take the advice of using clear packing tape over the delrin mag vise block. I first applied a single layer of tape and gently tapped the receiver onto the tape-covered block with a rubber mallet, then followed up with a second layer of tape and repeated the process.

    This seemed to be all that was need to once again allow mags to drop freely, thanks to everyone who replied with suggestions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by scottryan View Post
    Your receiver cannot be fixed without removing material.

    This is why you don't buy a fly-by-night receiver off the internet.
    How is Aero Precision fly by night? They arent an unknown company in any way *facepalm*. Sure they aren't a Colt, but they def not on the likes of DPMS or any of that consumer made junk.

    and good stuff on the fix. IMO its better to have a magwell too tight in spec, than too loose. Can alway loosen things up, but cant tighten them up.
    Last edited by discreet; 07-13-13 at 15:28.
    From TOS ... "buy the shit out of that thing, all the mil spec is just nonsense."

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    +1 to the above post.

    Aero Precision is definitely NOT a "fly by night" manufacturer. They've been around for quite a while and while they're not Colt. They DO make a dependable product.

    I use their uppers for builds all the time. No problems. I also have 2 of their lowers that are my personals. Never had a problem with them.


    @the OP... Glad that trick worked for you. The problem you had with your wep is common enough that I have a roll of packing tap and my delrin mag/rubber hammer combo in my range tool kit for those times that someone gets a mag stuck in their well.
    Quote Originally Posted by markm View Post
    But you should have enough mags that you don't need to see a grief councelor if you destroy or damage one.

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    Tight magazine well

    Thanks to this thread my Aero lower now drops PMags freely. I used masking tape and crammed a PMag in and left it for two days. Problem solved.

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    Stripped lowers are sold stripped for a reason. I have seen enough data points in my gun career on this that I can definatively say this. That doesn't mean all of them are bad.

    They are from rejected lots or lots that have reduced QC checks.

    I have also never seen an out of spec colt mag well, ever.

    This alone is why I will never use any other lower than a Colt.

    A out of spec mag well is the worst thing that can happen to an AR-15 because it is not correctable.
    Last edited by scottryan; 07-16-13 at 23:58.
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