Taurus PT92 17rd Mag

[awpk03s]

Got a new 17 rd factory mag to supplement my 10 and 15 rounders, and I think I need help (or maybe just a mag loader?). The first 15 rounds go in easy enough, although increasingly difficult, the 16th round was a b*tch and I have tried and tried until my thumbs feel as if they will fall off - but I cannot get the 17th round to get in there. I checked the package and it says 17rd, and there's a see thru marker in the back of the mag that says 17 to indicate a full magazine, I dunno. I've never known a pistol mag to be this big of a PITA.

Is there a mag loader tool available, should I just keep trying? Anything?

[45reloader]

Let it sit with 16 rounds for a few days.
If that doesn't help take the base plate off and make sure the spring is lined up right.

To me it just sounds new.

[awpk03s]

It looks as if the mag follower gets caught inside of the spring coils at the bottom of compression, rather than fitting over then - it gets caught inside one coil and won't go down any further. I may try to modify a mag follower from one of my other magazines to fit this, as I don't see this piece of junk ever working properly as is...

[45reloader]

mail it back to Taurus and ask for a replacement.Should only cost $3 or 4 bucks.

[snolden]

don't mail it back. they are simply a bitch to load the first few times. mine worked flawlessly for thousands of rounds before I moved up to the beretta.