I have never read anything good about Triple K mags but I needed a mag for an obsolete gun and I was happy to find one of any brand.
http://www.carbinesforcollectors.com/blue15.html
Triple K had one on their web site but after payment they said, "Just kidding- Not in stock." I found one on Gunbroker and jumped at it.
I got it and slammed it in the frame and it was wedged in tight. A few days of oiling and I got it tapped out.
I got the calipers and found this was a sloppy mess. I filed, stoned, and sanded the body until it fit the frame. The base was too thick for the heel latch and I had to reduce it with a stone. The guide was about .030" too wide and bulged the sides of the mag out. I had to stone that down and polish all the edges.
Now it fits the frame, holds 6 rounds and seems to feed OK. A trip to the range is needed to sign off on the work.
Summary, a real pos. It should say Loads of Gunsmithing Required. I wouldn't have put 10 hours into any other mag, especially one that cost $37 new, but no other options.
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2Just glad you managed to unstick it. That must have been a suck feeling when you tried to slam the mag home and it just wedged...
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3I bought one for my CZ 50. It is tighter in the well than the CZ one, which is actually a CZ 70 version I think. But the Triple K works fine. It also arrived quite quickly, perhaps because the company is based about 2 miles from my house.
Chamber's empty, magazine's full, safety's broken.
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4We can say they don't 100% suck based on this small forum sample.nigel wrote:I bought one for my CZ 50. It is tighter in the well than the CZ one, which is actually a CZ 70 version I think. But the Triple K works fine. It also arrived quite quickly, perhaps because the company is based about 2 miles from my house.
My mag wasn't really blued but painted heavily. I wonder if yours has a thick layer on it that makes it feel tight.
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5that's a nice little pistol. i like grip safeties, too. now i want to hear how it shoots. i have about 1/2 a box of .32acp, and nothing to shoot it with (yet).
i'm retired. what's your excuse?
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6You kind of wonder where the breakdown was - measuring an original? Disposing of the original before they measured the subcontractor's finished work? Just not caring?
I could use a couple of spare mags for my two Colt M1903 32 ACP, but the work you put into yours makes $150 for a genuine replacement look like a fair price...
I could use a couple of spare mags for my two Colt M1903 32 ACP, but the work you put into yours makes $150 for a genuine replacement look like a fair price...
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7I bought one for my Colt 1903 a few years back. Cost me $37.00 IIRC.
Took me a little less than an hour with a grinder, files and needle nosed pliers to shorten and reshape the feed lips to get it to function. I also have to give it an extra push to get it to lock in. (should have shortened it a bit more.) Works fine now though.
Took me a little less than an hour with a grinder, files and needle nosed pliers to shorten and reshape the feed lips to get it to function. I also have to give it an extra push to get it to lock in. (should have shortened it a bit more.) Works fine now though.
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8Am I the only one who wondered what kind of magazine the KKK had published before actually reading this?...
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9I just got the summer issueSailDesign wrote:Am I the only one who wondered what kind of magazine the KKK had published before actually reading this?...
Puffing up is no substitute for smarts but it's a common home remedy
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10Hope mine gets here tomorrow!Simmer down wrote:I just got the summer issueSailDesign wrote:Am I the only one who wondered what kind of magazine the KKK had published before actually reading this?...
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo.
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11SailDesign wrote:Hope mine gets here tomorrow!Simmer down wrote:I just got the summer issueSailDesign wrote:Am I the only one who wondered what kind of magazine the KKK had published before actually reading this?...
I opted for the Kindle version.