CZ mags - best dropping option?

azredhawk44 · August 5, 2010, 12:53 AM

I'm still getting some mag hang-ups with my CZ-75B, despite having installed the drop-free mag brake available from the CZ custom shop.

It seems that mags drop free more easily if they have a bit more weight to them. A bone-dry 16rd factory or MecGar mag has a tendency to hang after dropping about 3/4 of an inch.

Is there any further tweaking I can do to make my existing mags or to the gun itself to make them drop more easily?

Or... is there another magazine on the market perhaps with a heavier base-plate to aid in dropping?

chris in va · August 5, 2010, 01:33 AM

Dunno man, I just flattened the factory mag brake on my BD when I first got it. Ejection isn't enthusiastic but it will fall out. The MecGar 16rd mags work much better for me than the stock 15 and 10 rounders.

lechiffre · August 5, 2010, 01:58 AM

i think i remember reading somewhere that that cz shop in mesa can widen the inside of the magazine well.

azredhawk44 · August 5, 2010, 03:56 PM

Looking at the CZ Custom shop web site, they mention:

http://czcustom.com/Re-Spring-Gun.aspx

Quote:

When we have a customers new gun, before shipping we can offering an update service. We will re spring the gun, 11Lb recoil spring, 13 Lb M/S Reduce the power of the Firing Pin Spring to negate light strikes. Cut back the Slide stop to aid magazine release and test fire the gun.

How does the slide stop interfere with magazine release?

railroader · August 5, 2010, 08:42 PM

Have you tried dropping mags with the grips off of the gun? The reason I ask is because I had some uncle mikes cz grips that would barely touch the mags. This made the mags come out sluggish. I would also try dropping the mags with the slide and grips off just so you can see what's going on. Mark

ZeSpectre · August 5, 2010, 08:56 PM

try loosening up the grip screws and see what happens

Wishoot · August 5, 2010, 09:00 PM

^^^^^^^^

That

I was having a slight problem and loosening the grip screws just a tad did the trick.

azredhawk44 · August 5, 2010, 10:26 PM

Duh.

Okay, I'll hurry up and finish my custom wood grips I'm making. I should have thought of the insert-portion of the rubber grips, poking through the pistol frame into the mag well.

Thanks, guys.

Walt Sherrill · August 6, 2010, 02:49 PM

You CAN sand down the rubber a bit on the inside of the grips, as a further short-term solution.

August 5, 2010, 12:53 AM	#1
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	CZ mags - best dropping option? I'm still getting some mag hang-ups with my CZ-75B, despite having installed the drop-free mag brake available from the CZ custom shop. It seems that mags drop free more easily if they have a bit more weight to them. A bone-dry 16rd factory or MecGar mag has a tendency to hang after dropping about 3/4 of an inch. Is there any further tweaking I can do to make my existing mags or to the gun itself to make them drop more easily? Or... is there another magazine on the market perhaps with a heavier base-plate to aid in dropping?

August 5, 2010, 01:58 AM	#3
lechiffre Senior Member Join Date: February 3, 2008 Location: phoenix,az Posts: 513	i think i remember reading somewhere that that cz shop in mesa can widen the inside of the magazine well. __________________ if God hadn't meant us to shoot he wouldn't have given us trigger fingers do the interns get glocks ?

August 5, 2010, 08:56 PM	#6
ZeSpectre Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 2007 Location: Shenandoah Valley Posts: 3,276	try loosening up the grip screws and see what happens __________________ "The dogs may bark but the caravan moves on"

August 5, 2010, 01:33 AM	#2
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 13,806	Dunno man, I just flattened the factory mag brake on my BD when I first got it. Ejection isn't enthusiastic but it will fall out. The MecGar 16rd mags work much better for me than the stock 15 and 10 rounders.

August 5, 2010, 08:42 PM	#5
railroader Senior Member Join Date: February 8, 2000 Location: Tucson Arizona Posts: 1,756	Have you tried dropping mags with the grips off of the gun? The reason I ask is because I had some uncle mikes cz grips that would barely touch the mags. This made the mags come out sluggish. I would also try dropping the mags with the slide and grips off just so you can see what's going on. Mark

August 5, 2010, 09:00 PM	#7
Wishoot Senior Member Join Date: June 5, 2009 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,093	^^^^^^^^ That I was having a slight problem and loosening the grip screws just a tad did the trick.

August 5, 2010, 10:26 PM	#8
azredhawk44 Junior member Join Date: September 28, 2005 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 6,465	Duh. Okay, I'll hurry up and finish my custom wood grips I'm making. I should have thought of the insert-portion of the rubber grips, poking through the pistol frame into the mag well. Thanks, guys.

August 6, 2010, 02:49 PM	#9
Walt Sherrill Senior Member Join Date: February 15, 1999 Location: Winston-Salem, NC USA Posts: 6,348	You CAN sand down the rubber a bit on the inside of the grips, as a further short-term solution.