Had my first double-feed with a worn GI mag last range trip. Should I throw the mag out/use it for range only? Will bending the feed lips in do any good?
The only reason to bend feedlips is to remove a dent/damage.
I wouldn’t condemn a mag for one malf. But I’d mark it and watch it. Could have been a bad round… too hot or too mild that messed up the bolt cycle speed… or any number of other factors/combinations.
You can disassemble, clean, replace spring and follower with magpul parts and keep using it.
Assuming the mag IS the issue. It could be the mag body that’s the problem. GI mags can weaken/loosen at the spine and alter the bullet feed.
It is an aluminum mag blocked at 10rds for CA compliance (part of a bigger problem). I loaded it with a stripper clip to start, for some reason the mag bulged and would not seat in the magwell. I removed a round then it went in ok. After the 2nd round fired the double feed occurred.
I’ll mark it and keep an eye on it for more issues.
In this current climate i would never ever ever crush/throw out a magazine. Mark it, watch it and if it screws you again mark it with a big x or something and only use it for training. If it is suspect at all- do not have it anywhere near your “go-to” mags. If it really bugs you, you can mail it to me. I’d love a 10 round mag that spits out double-feeds once and a while, for training purposes.
Almost all issues on the board are followed up with free disposal service :). I’ll hang on to it for practice.
Glad I watched the magpul carbine videos or I would have been at a loss on how to describe what happened to the gun.
As previously mentioned you can mark it however you choose and you may also want to note DF or some such for the type of malfunction. Definitely mark it though.
Keith
From your description (bulging), the mag was loaded incorrectly. The bullet stack was too wide which will let two pop out at once. I have had this happen when I jammed rounds in too hard & fast using stripper clips and other mag loading devices. I’ve also done it loading a mag one round at a time and being hamfisted. If this bulging should occur again, unload the mag completely and start over.
It is also possible that the welds are failing allowing the mag body to bulge in the first place
Good to know, thanks! I load all my ammo on to stripper clips to save time at the range and this is the first time this happened.