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xaman · June 7, 2011, 07:42 PM

Hello,

I've got a sig P290 with about 500 rounds through trouble free. These rounds were all fired through the factory 6 round mag.

Today I received a factory 8 round mag with the extension, but the mag wanted to drop after about 50 percent of the rounds fired. I went back to the 6 rounder and it was fine again.

I came home and started inspecting the mag, and it definitely sits slightly different in the magwell.

BUT here's what concerns me after looking closely --- both the 6 and 8 rounder drop VERY easily. I'm not talking about pressure, but distance the mag release button moves before disengaging. I don't think it's the spring, because it's plenty straight, and it seems to have plenty of tension. The problem seems to be that there's not much holding the mag in the first place. To put it into perspective, I only have to move the mag release button the slightest distance (perhaps between 1/32 for the 8 rounder and 1/16 of an inch for the 6 round mag -- seriously a minuscule distance).

So far the 6 round mag hasn't disengaged, but I'm concerned after this closer inspection that it's only a matter of time...

Can anyone here tell me if the mag release should engage more than that, be less sensitive? I compared it to a couple Glocks, a Walther, and my Sig p238, and they all take substantially more movement in order to drop the mag. Any thoughts?

Thanks

June 7, 2011, 07:42 PM	#1
xaman Member Join Date: August 20, 2006 Posts: 28	Mag Release on a Sig Handgun Hello, I've got a sig P290 with about 500 rounds through trouble free. These rounds were all fired through the factory 6 round mag. Today I received a factory 8 round mag with the extension, but the mag wanted to drop after about 50 percent of the rounds fired. I went back to the 6 rounder and it was fine again. I came home and started inspecting the mag, and it definitely sits slightly different in the magwell. BUT here's what concerns me after looking closely --- both the 6 and 8 rounder drop VERY easily. I'm not talking about pressure, but distance the mag release button moves before disengaging. I don't think it's the spring, because it's plenty straight, and it seems to have plenty of tension. The problem seems to be that there's not much holding the mag in the first place. To put it into perspective, I only have to move the mag release button the slightest distance (perhaps between 1/32 for the 8 rounder and 1/16 of an inch for the 6 round mag -- seriously a minuscule distance). So far the 6 round mag hasn't disengaged, but I'm concerned after this closer inspection that it's only a matter of time... Can anyone here tell me if the mag release should engage more than that, be less sensitive? I compared it to a couple Glocks, a Walther, and my Sig p238, and they all take substantially more movement in order to drop the mag. Any thoughts? Thanks