Magazine loading

[jhooten]

Those of you having problems getting the 10 rounds in your mags may want to try this.  Get as many in as you can, then apply pressure to the top round and bump (not slam) the base of the mag on the bench.  The srping will get compressed by the bump and the pressure you are holding on the top round will keep it down so you can get another in.  Repeat until the mag is full.  Experiment with how hard you need to bump it to get just enough to compress the spring and not damage the mag.  One of the guys hits his hard enough to dent the wood on the bench.  That may be a bit much.  

[joecz]

but why should that much effort be needed to get the last round in?  My magazine feels like it is impossible to get the tenth round in.  Or just like it should if it only held nine rounds.  Yet loading the nineth round is not overly difficult.

[jhooten]

The springs are tight when new.  Mine have loosened with use (about 3000 round now) and I no longer have to do this with the 10 rounders for the PCR.  The new 12 round 40 (Baby eagle mags, and they work well in the CZ75) are a real booger to get the last 2 into and I am hoping they will improve with use.

[ut83]

I wouldnt recommend "bumping" your mags at all.  CZ mags are imfamous for using 1 ton truck springs.  Proper procedure for mags is..load them as much as you can and leave them for a couple of days, empty, repeat and empty..if you do this the spring will relax slightly and you can load it to capacity.
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