Picked up an M1 carbine last week.
IAI brand, this one seems to be one of there better made ones.
It came with two new evil 30 round mags, unmarked so clueless as to who the maker was.
Loaded up 20 rounds in one mag, put it in the mag well, clicked right in but very loose in the mag well, mainly sideways play. Not impressed!
Ran 15 rounds flawlessly but the 16th one did an outstanding ftf on me! Went to pull the mag and it was firmly stuck in the mag well, the mag release was working like it should, but the mag was stuck!
Close examination of the stuck mag and magwell, I found one of the mags detents had broken off and was jamming the mag against the well, used a knife to push the detent up enough to get the mag out, once it pulled out the other detent fell off! Argh! junk mags!!!
Needless to say I did not use the other new mag as it also fits loose in the mag well.
So with this being said is there a way to prevent the new mag from coming apart during use? And is there a way to repair the mag that lost its detents??
Only reason I want to try and save the mags is the hicap ban here in colo, Oh and you just have to have a 30 round mag!!