[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Pof 5 mag changes

Posted: 2/6/2015 6:16:44 PM EDT

To change the mag on the pof5 when empty do u have to lock back the bolt before dropping and replacing mag or can u jus drop, replace, then charge?

Posted: 2/6/2015 6:49:40 PM EDT

[#1]

There is no bolt hold open like an AR. So you drop the empty magazine and replace with a full mag then run the cocking knob. You do not need to lock the bolt open to change magazines.

Posted: 2/6/2015 6:53:39 PM EDT

[#2]

Thank you. Just the answer I was looking for. Has anyone heard if they are selective with hollow points, or will they jus run anything?

Posted: 2/6/2015 6:56:25 PM EDT

[#3]

The "official reload" is... lock back, mag out, mag in, slap bolt handle to close bolt.

The reason is that with a fully loaded magazine you have to compress the rounds in the magazine to lock it into place when the bolt is closed. It is not so uncommon to discover the loaded mag did not lock into place with the bolt forward.

The above "official reload" is how it was/is taught by HK.

Posted: 2/6/2015 6:59:31 PM EDT

[#4]

Ok, I understand what ur sayin. Possibility of an unsecured mag insert leads me to believe it would be worth practicing the lock back reload style.

Posted: 2/6/2015 8:45:11 PM EDT

[#5]

This is correct.

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The "official reload" is... lock back, mag out, mag in, slap bolt handle to close bolt.

The reason is that with a fully loaded magazine you have to compress the rounds in the magazine to lock it into place when the bolt is closed. It is not so uncommon to discover the loaded mag did not lock into place with the bolt forward.

The above "official reload" is how it was/is taught by HK.

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Posted: 2/6/2015 9:50:33 PM EDT

[#6]

You CAN, however, lock the bolt back before changing mags. It can help a lot because seating a full subgun mag under a closed bolt can be a bear of a task.

Posted: 2/7/2015 9:47:39 AM EDT

[#7]

I had read (yeah yeah I know) that the "HK Slap" method of closing the bolt will eventually shear off the lock back notch in the cocking tube. Anyone ever actually seen this happen?

Posted: 2/7/2015 11:39:32 AM EDT

[#8]

No. Pretty sure after 50 years they'd have changed the design if that were the case.

Posted: 2/7/2015 6:19:20 PM EDT

[#9]

You have to push a lot harder to seat a full mag on a closed bolt, with practice it is not that difficult to do. When the mag is properly seated you will hear two clicks.

Posted: 2/7/2015 9:11:41 PM EDT

[#10]

I find that rocking the mag backwards a little belt helps seat it.

Posted: 2/7/2015 9:42:13 PM EDT

[#11]

The two audible clicks assuring the loaded magazine is fully seated:
The first click pushing the magazine upward into the magwell.
The second click pushing magazine ever so slightly backward.

Posted: 2/12/2015 10:13:48 AM EDT

[#12]

You could also just load 28 rounds instead of 30. Doing so will insure the mag will seat on a closed bolt.

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