[GREYBEAR]

Hi Guys,
I was curious to find out if anyone has gotten the extended Mag release form either Mike K., Hadaway, or accuracysyystems? I just got one from accuracy, a;ong with the bushing set. The smith I use put them in for me, and I'm going to shoot now, but before I leave, I'm already having trouble with the mag release. It will allow my 5 rounders to seat with no problem, and my no name 30s, but it will not seat my 10s and is giving me some trouble with my Ram-line Combos. This never happened with the factory release. Any body having the same problems, and do you know what to do about it.
After the range I'm going back to my smith, and have take a look, but if nothing can be done, I'll keep the bushings and send the release back.

:beer: :rapid:

 

[cajungeo]

Sorry to hear about the ASI Ext mag. release. I just installed one from Lee Hadaway at "The Arms Room". My Ruger mag release measured .470" from the top of the hole to the top of the latch. The Hadaway Release measured .480" just like he had posted. Basicly they still all work, latch, and feed perfectly. It does look well made. My western mags had a problem with not latching with the bolt closed with the old release, no diff. The Western mags. latch with the bolt open with either Release.

You might want to have the gunsmith grind the new latch to match your old latch so your mags will fit. Or send it back.

 

[GREYBEAR]

Cajun,
My smith took a look and told me to stop being lazy and do the work myself. Basically he showed me that the bumpout on the back of the mags were not catching. He just told me to file away some of the metal on the bottoms of the 10 rounders until they catch. On the Combo mags file away the polymer(plastic) until the release would let go. On the 10s once they caught I thought they were OK, but when I loaded them no good, so I just kept filing until there was no problems. The Mags now seat and feed without a hitch.
Now for the gas bushing, I had the smithput in the.040bushing and it was a world of difference, however it won't work very well with WOLF, THESE I HAVE TO CYCLE INDVIDUALLY. I was also using Winchester, UMC,and PMC. The WOLF and PMC wouldn't cycle, so I'm changing to the .050 bushing. It was, however quite interesting to see the brass eject forward and to the right only 1-2 ft.
Now except for the glass bedding (which the smith says is unnecessary in the Choate stock, since it is in tight) almost all the INEXPENSIVE modifications are done. Trigger is at 31/2-4lbs., the barrel is cut to 16'' with the double muzzle break added on, and once I change the bushing, and this F*****g rain ever stops I'll be able to spend time at the range. Up here in NEPA it has rained for the last 15 out of 16 weekends.

:beer: :rapid:

 

[cajungeo]

It rains about 6 ft. a year down here. We are about a foot behind so far.

Glad you fixed it. We will see if you need to bed your stock or not. If your getting a spread, and flyers a bed job is in order. A well bedded rifle, with a good shooter off sand bag, bipod, or benchrest shoots a nice small round group. For the mini 2" is small.

The wolf ammo is not loaded as hot as many others. So if you are switching ammo use the gas port bushing which works with the wolf. The others will then work as they are hotter.

 

[gundoc]

The other thing I found was that some of my mags were too small. A little TIG at the bottom of the "bump out" and a good file, my no name mags were up and running. The guy who sold them to me said they wouldn't work. Goes to show ya...