How to make PM/CM9 mags drop free

[lserver30]

Hi guys, I heard that there was a thread on here somewhere describing & showing how to make PM/CM9 mags drop free, but I can't find it, and was hoping that someone had a link to it.

[skiflydive]

My $.02.

There are those who would tell you to sand the support rails inside the mag well. Don't.

I measured my mags with calipers. I had one that dropped free and one that didn't. The one that didn't had a .002" "bulge" at the top of the mag. I gently squeezed that little bulge with a small clamp until it matched the other and it started falling free right away.

I also used a little Johnson's paste wax inside the mag well and on the mags themselves. Now they fall free like butta'.

As I've broken the gun in and used it more, the mags come out smoother and easier. I'm convinced that if people had a little more patience (I don't) normal wear would allow them to drop.

[skiflydive]

http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=12056&highlight=mags

[jocko]

have to agree with skiflydive. don't mess with the polymer parts of the mag well. If a mag doe snot drop free for u, it is mag related,not gun related.. His tips on fixes for many work well to..

[lserver30]

Thanks! Do you have a picture of one that's been bent in just so I can compare? These are what my two 6 rounders look like fully loaded.
http://i1281.photobucket.com/albums/a504/lserver30/null.jpg

[skiflydive]

It isn't a bend it's a squeeze. In my case it was 2 thousandths of an inch so you'd never see a difference. The link I posted shows you where to squeeze.

[lserver30]

Ok, well would bending in the lips reduce the side-to-side wobble and "walking" of the top round, or just lead to major feeding issues?

[jocko]

I would leave the lips aqlone and just d the squeeze. that walkingtop round is just the designof the mag in relation to the offset feed ramp of the kahr.