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Magazine Testing Continues—MAY 14, 2006
Range Conditions—56 degrees and Cloudy, Light Wind
If you've been following the story, things ended well yesterday. I found another box of Eley Pistol Match (this stuff must be ancient!) and figured that would be a torture test if ever there was one. After the usual shenanigans cropped up again, I made another discovery - the feeding problem is caused by a round getting jammed in the internal guides in the magazine. This may have, once and for all, solved my feeding problems. Well, once and for all - for now…
UPDATE—JUNE 2006
I have put in the neighborhood of 1000 rounds through the pistol since I’ve worked out this loading routine without a single failure to feed or extract. Solved !!
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This photo clearly shows the short internal guide rails in the RBA magazine. Only the top two of the five rounds are located positively. |
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Note the gap between the first and the second rounds, and the difference in feed angle. This is a mild case, the second round is sometimes perpendicular to the back of the magazine. |
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Here I have “flicked” the second round upwards; it results in a much closer alignment of all 5 rounds. There is a definite positive mechanical clink-type reaction to this little move as the follower “un-sticks”. |
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Here is a side view of the desired configuration—all rounds are at a similar angle and the follower moves freely with a little thumb pressure. |