[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Spring tension check

Posted: 3/21/2012 12:18:11 PM EDT

I checked back a few pages and didn't see anything on this, how do you determine if you mag spring tension is weak???

I was told you should load your mag with a few rounds and then hit the bottom of the mag with the other hand. If it kicked rounds out your mag spring is bad.

Well I tried this on all of my mags and almost all failed this test, I doubt all my mags are bad as I have had them less than 10yrs and most of them left unloaded and barely used.

Thoughts?

Posted: 3/22/2012 6:38:16 AM EDT

[#1]

Never heard of any such test. I wonder what would happen to brand new mags if you did that? AFAIK, if the mags start to not work it is time to start thinking about new springs.

Posted: 3/22/2012 5:21:01 PM EDT

[#2]

They should still be fine, especially since you dont use them a lot. All of my old 20 round mags with alloy followers are still in good shape and they are worn almost completely silver from use. You might buy a set of backup springs and keep them on standby in case one did fail though.

Posted: 3/23/2012 12:42:47 PM EDT

[#3]

Your rifle will let you know when the spring gets too weak.
You can always compare the used mags to a new mag.

Posted: 3/23/2012 8:29:28 PM EDT

[#4]

Your rifle will let you know when the spring gets too weak.

I concur. Buy a mag, test fire it. Then use it until it fails... what else can you really do, other than just have a boatload of them to replace the bad ones?

Posted: 5/21/2012 12:57:01 PM EDT

[#5]

f your mags are so often and long used, you think about spring fatigue, just replace the springs, and throw the old ones away.

IF you have that bad feeling, trust your guts.

Hermann

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