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Tricky T3 .223 magazine
Recently bought my first centrefire – a Tikka .223 varmint stainless. Great so far and accuracy is increasing with use. Only problem I have is I find the 5 shot magazine very tricky to load. Most of the time I can only get 3 round only and have to empty magazine and start again. Anyone else had this problem? Feels like the spring is getting caught internally.
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If you have the owners manual, it shows you how to take the follower and spring out. It's very easy. Pop it out, and have a look. Maybe need to sand a burr.
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Thanks, much appreciated. Now heading to the gun cabinet!
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If you have the owners manual, it shows you how to take the follower and spring out. It's very easy. Pop it out, and have a look. Maybe need to sand a burr.
Why is it that the customer needs to repair the magazine that is supposed to work?
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The customer doesn't have to. He has the option to send it in for warrantee repair. He chose to try to fix the problem himself. I gave him an avenue to explore. If he doesn't get it to feed, he can still have Beretta fix it.
Take a deep breath…
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Thanks for info. I took the spring and plastic moulding out. It looks like the magazine is moulded in two parts,stuck together horizontally. This gives a recessed join line which was catching on the front edge of the moulding. I very lightly deburred the follower and oiled the internal faces and all seems OK now.
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Glad I could help. 😉 Makes you feel a little more in “tune” with you rifle when you fix, or modify small stuff like that.
You can also mill out .040″-.060″ out of the front of the magazine if you need the xtra room for longer bullets. Leave SOME material there, tho, for strength. I've done it to every magazine I use. ;D
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