Shield .45 7-round magazine reassembly tip

[Dad_Roman]

That video is pretty much how I got mine put back together. Too bad you didn't have it up sooner. Might have saved me fifteen minutes struggling with the darn thing before I figured it out.

Lol...Hope nobodies head popped off

I know this crazy problem has give/or will give ya fits.

Hope I saved some lives

 

[Dad_Roman]

After watching the video it looks super easy, hopefully I never had to disassembled one again, I was just curios what was required to make the 6+1.
Also I was having some issues loading the mags specially the 7rnds with the uplula, at some point the mag follower seems to get stuck, that's why I took it apart, but when tried to reassembled the spring I noticed some binding between the follower inside the walls of the mag. I have only put 50 rnds through, no issues tough.

Assisting the legs SLIGHTLY to get back into their grooves while working it back and forth is the key.

I noticed a marked improvement around the 100rd mark on the mags, also with an UpLula.

 

[tmmsec]

Is the 45 mag that much different than the 9 and 40 to be such a problem?

The .45 magazines are a different design. They are a pain in the *** to get back together. The 9 and .40 mags re-assemble without any problems.


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[Shield9mm]

The .45 magazines are a different design. They are a pain in the *** to get back together. The 9 and .40 mags re-assemble without any problems.


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only the 7 round magazine, the 6 round is like other's M&P mags.


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[bluelund79]

Good gosh, thanks to the OP! I was at a cross roads with the 7rd for my new PC 45 Shield. One try that way, and good to go. Now I can swap between my 686+ and my new PC 45 Shield. The Smith rep at the PX on Knox this weekend was awesome, good hire there Smith. Sorry to the admin for resurrecting an old thread, but it helped me immensely!

 

[Stu Honea]

haven't had the pleasure yet of taking apart my Shield 9 mags. not sure what to expect.

No problem with the 9's. I wish that they had simply made a very slightly longer mag with a spacer sleeve like the smaller Shields than to deal with this mess.

 

[Dad_Roman]

Yea, its a pain in the arse for sure. We worked through it a year ago. I thought I had posted my vid in all the threads but missed this one.

Heres a later vid thats a bit longer with narration if you can stand the Texas drawl

[ame]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkWc2TR8G0s&t=62s[/ame]

 

[Bat Guano]

I managed to get it done once about a year ago. The experience is seared--seared--into my memory.

 

[martybee]

I would probably buy new mags. before I'd attempt to dis-assemble and re-assemble the 7 rounders! The last thing I need at my age is more frustration!