226 Mag issue

[CadillacGolfer]

When I do an administrative load of my 226 (I.e. slide closed) with a full 10 round mag I can't eject the mag. The mag release button won't depress unless maybe hit with a hammer. If I then lock the slide back I can eject the mag or if I cycle the slide and chamber a round I can eject the mag.

This only happens with a certain mag, others are fine. I assume it might be the spring in the mag pushing up too high/hard and jamming something? Anyway to tweak that? Or just get a new mag?

 

[System6ix]

My advice would be to ditch the 10rd mags (regardless of how well they work, or don't) and get yourself some pre-ban 15 rounders. No reason to carry 10 when you can be carrying 15+1. That is assuming you're LTC-A of course.

 

[wolo]

Pre-ban in .40 or .357sig is hard to find though. Who is the manufacturer of the problem mag? All of mine are Sig or Mec-Gar and none of them do that.

Take a look (with slide open and no mag in the well) at the internals that move when you push the mag release. Should line up with a slot in the mag about 1.5" from the top. Maybe the way things line up there is a round in the way of the mag release? That's about all I can imagine. If that were the problem, try loading one less bullet in the mag and see what happens.

 

[Another_David]

call your political representatives today and let them know the 10 round mags don't work. seriously, that's the problem, they're too tight.

load 9 rounds

 

[Gammon]

Cut one coil off of the mag spring. If this doesn't work you may have to trim the follower.