The Original CZ Forum
GENERAL => CZ Gunsmithing => Topic started by: Eargesplitten on March 12, 2025, 10:25:13 PM
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I'm working on making my pre-b/transitional model competition ready. It's out for an optic cut, and I'm trying to make the magazines drop free. I've been having problems with it and I assumed it was because of the magazine brake. I bent the heck out of it, magazines still aren't dropping free. I removed the magazine brake completely, and magazines still aren't dropping free. A wide variety of magazines go in just fine so I don't think it's an early enough model to have the magazine compatibility issues. Is there anything else that could be causing it to pull free but not drop free? If I pull just a couple mm it drops free afterwards.
I'm wondering if I might need to clean my magazine release but would that really make a difference?
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Early CZ's use a slightly different magazine, the differences are tiny but this could be the difference if you are using Mec-Gar magazines. You can do a search here and on u-tube for more complete info.
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My mags drop free from all of my CZs. All I did was: 1) degrease them, inside and out, with 99% isopropanol, and 2) "polish" them, inside and out, with car wax. Grease and oil attract dirt; car wax repels dirt and gives a durable, slick finish.
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I'm wondering if I might need to clean my magazine release, but would that really make a difference?
It certainly can't hurt.
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My mags drop free from all of my CZs. All I did was: 1) degrease them, inside and out, with 99% isopropanol, and 2) "polish" them, inside and out, with car wax. Grease and oil attract dirt; car wax repels dirt and gives a durable, slick finish.
Excellent idea. I’m going to do that tomorrow. I cringe when I see/hear advice about using lubricants on mags.
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I'm wondering if I might need to clean my magazine release, but would that really make a difference?
I certainly can't hurt.
Turns out that yes, that fixed it.