Anyone have the cure for mags losing rounds?

[Josey Wales]

I am just about to sell my P9 because the extra mags keep losing the rounds. I check the mag and most of the rounds have come out into the bottom of the mag holder, all four of my mags lose the rounds. I am tired of this.

Who has the cure, :mad:

[BuckeyeBlast]

Someone had filed a slight notch in the mag lip where the rim of the brass sits. They reported this fixing the problem.

[Bawanna]

I recall someone I thought it was Old Lincoln but can't be sure took pliers and slightly tweaked the feed lips down a bit in the front and was successful.
I know getting a mag pouch that is angled at the bottom prevents the lost rounds as well but one should be able to carry a lose magazine in a pocket without ending up with a pocket full of cartridges.
I tried to search and find that thread but came up empty so far.

[Josey Wales]

Thanks, I reckon I will study on filing and tweaking a mag and see what happens.

[BuckeyeBlast]

Hope it works and you don't ruin a mag... then again, doesn't sound like you've got much to lose. (other than some more cartridges) :)

[gb6491]

Although I haven't tested it extensively, I've not experienced a loose round in my mag pouch since I modified the followers of my CW9's magazines to facilitate chambering the first round.
Regards,
Greg

[OldLincoln]

Your P9 is not at fault for your mags loosing rounds so please don't sell it for that. I had issues with my mags and discussed it ad nausium in a thread: Lets Get to the Bottom of Kahr Magazine Questions! (http://kahrtalk.com/showthread.php?t=2415)

I have to add that my solution may be a bit controversial and may not work for you. It did work for me, buy I tend to mess with things that aren't broke until they are. So be cautious should you take this on.

[Chowser]

hmmm...don't have my cm9 yet so i don't want to mess with the mag just yet, but since i bought a spare mag already, i will load it up and carry it around in my pocket and see what happens.

[hdsteve69]

I just checked my cw40 mag and I dont have nearly the gap indicated in the linked post pics, its not tight but side to side movement is very minimal. I would think the caliper shouldnt matter and I dont have any feed problems with mine. I should be getting my spare mags today so I will check them to see if rounds fit the same as the one that came with my gun and carry a in my pocket a while to see if I lose rounds. I can remember as a kid watching my father modify mags by tightening the opening up and his guns always fed without any problems.

[CPO15]

I have single mag holders (pocket models, for PM9, MK9 and P380) from Hidden Holsters and from Bear Creek Holsters; both are angled to maintain the position of the top-most round and neither have allowed a round to come loose:

http://www.bearcreekholsters.com/back-pocket.php

http://www.hiddenholsters.net/

Both are well-made products from good businessmen; Bear Creek ships faster though.

[ripley16]

I have a Cobre Tuffskin mag pouch that does not strip rounds. I'm not sure the current production is the same style though. The bottom corners are open... maybe that helps?

[BEARDOG]

If you pocket carry your spare mag I may have a cure for you.

I am going to be making some leather pocket magazine holders. I have been using a prototype front mag holder/holster for a while now, and it work's great for me. I now have more leather and have been thinking about offering them to members here to prevent exactly what you are experiencing. Mine are wet molded exactly to a loaded 9mm Kahr mag so there is no room for movement so no loose rds. I also made it to keep the mag in the same position in the pocket for easy gripping. And to have a easy draw that keeps the holster in the pocket.

I don't have any more made for sale yet, I do have couple other ideas for front and rear pocket mag carriers, and all will be perfectly molded to a loaded 9mm mag.

If there is interest from the forum in these let me know. I will be making a few and posting pics of them for you to check out soon.

[Diocoles]

I might be interested.

I have the same issue.
Pull my mags out and they're missing a round, whether in my pocket, a leather or nylon mag holder. Tried several, all do the same thing.
Only magazines I have that it does it on.
None of my other mags for my other tools has these issues.
Doesn't bother me much, but would like a fix for it other than modifying the mags and possibly damaging one.

[Josey Wales]

Thanks, maybe I will try a better mag holder.