Magazine tough to fully insert

[hsfb24]

Hey Everyone...I just purchased an SD40VE not too long ago. I took it to the range the other day and it fired pretty good. A couple of FTF's but I blame that on the rounds I was using. I was only able to load about 8 rounds (out of 10...thanks California) which I wasn't too worried about because my Maglula was on order...When I did get the maglula and was able to fully load the magazine, it is very difficult to get the magazine to seat all the way in. I literally have to SLAM it in there. Is this normal? Has anyone found something that has helped this?

 

[OKFC05]

Load with the slide open if you want it to go in easily.
When you load a full magazine on a closed slide, you are compressing it another 1/2 cartridge against the bottom of the closed slide. The 10 round mags are particularly difficult.

Time in use helps the magazine "relax" to its designed tension (all springs do this).

 

[hsfb24]

OKFCOF,

Thanks for the advise, I will do that from here on out. Does it do any damage if the slide is closed?

 

[micocyco]

OKFCOF,

Thanks for the advise, I will do that from here on out. Does it do any damage if the slide is closed?

I would say it does not, but who knows if you did it all thee time for a long time, left it sitting with that pressure on the slide.
Also inserting the mag in mine sometimes causes the slide to close sending a round into the chamber.
When I am leaving mine without one in the chamber I do it with one less in the mag.

 

[superbeast1098]

I had the same issue with my SD9VE.... After a few range trips, the magazine spring got broken in and now the mag goes in easily on a closed slide

 

[martybee]

I always bang my mag in on an empty chamber with the slide closed.
Then I chamber a round by sling-shoting the slide. No AD's This way

mb