Indian Arms Magazine

mrgweeto · #1 03-10-2016, 05:24 PM

I posted last year about my .380 safety breaking. A person at a gun shop I met was able to get a PPK safety and with very little tweaking got it to work seamlessly. The Indian Arms came with one mag so I sent away for another one form a company that had several aftermarket ones. It took the rounds just fine and it seated just fine. The problem was that after the second round was fired it would pop out just enough not to chamber a round. This happen consistently. A pretty knowledgeable person at the gun club I just got accepted to said that the Walther PPK shold fit nicely. My brother, who I was with today at the club, had his PPKS. It fit but was just a little bit long because that is a 7 shot standard and mine is a 6 shot. I put 4 in the mag to try it and it worked just fine. I guess my question would be:
1. Does anyone have an Indian Arms .380
2. If the PPK standard 6 shot fits and works can there be any harm or damaged caused to me or the gun.

Thank you
Guy

NYlakesider · #2 03-10-2016, 05:38 PM

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Originally Posted by mrgweeto

I posted last year about my .380 safety breaking. A person at a gun shop I met was able to get a PPK safety and with very little tweaking got it to work seamlessly. The Indian Arms came with one mag so I sent away for another one form a company that had several aftermarket ones. It took the rounds just fine and it seated just fine. The problem was that after the second round was fired it would pop out just enough not to chamber a round. This happen consistently. A pretty knowledgeable person at the gun club I just got accepted to said that the Walther PPK shold fit nicely. My brother, who I was with today at the club, had his PPKS. It fit but was just a little bit long because that is a 7 shot standard and mine is a 6 shot. I put 4 in the mag to try it and it worked just fine. I guess my question would be:
1. Does anyone have an Indian Arms .380
2. If the PPK standard 6 shot fits and works can there be any harm or damaged caused to me or the gun.

Thank you
Guy

I remember your post and I have a Indian. To the best of my knowledge if it fits and works go for it. I have read in other places that a Walther mag will work OK, some times it does require a couple minuets of file work.

I have two Indian mags for my Indian one still has the finger extension on it and the one I carry in the gun I removed that extension to make it a bit smaller. The bigger is carried as a back up mag!

FWIW having a mag hang a bit lower than the gun is common if your using longer than standard mags. If it works its good.

I have mags for my 6906 that came off the bigger version (3 more shots), that hang a bit low but fire just fine.

Till the "Safe act" passed in my state I had a longer mag in the 6906, which at that time was in a night table but not carried. Now its not legal(nothing over 10 rounds) and the gun is retired & I got rid of the bigger mags!

mrgweeto · #3 03-18-2016, 11:54 AM

Thanks for the reply. The gun shoots quite well and has a "hair trigger"
compared to the 9mm Shield although I don't always utilize the short throw when practicing. I am going to pick up a PPK from one of the local shops around here. Thanks again