Rosecrans1 Wrote:I cut 2 coils off the factory ASC spring. That left some tension on the follower in an empty mag. If I cut another full coil off, there is barely enough tension to hold the follower all the way up.
Harpoon, you misunderstood me.
I don't do a thing with the ASC magazines. They worked stock in my RAP. I shaved one coil off an Elander and one of a C_Prod mag and they worked better. If you compare new ASC, Elanders and C Product comparable mags, the ASC mag doesn't have as much follower tension as the others.
I'm sorry you hacked up the ASC spring! I'll assume it wasn't working well out of the box.
Note that you should load up your new mags for a week or two to help them break in. Also note that brand new RAP's need some shots through them to function better. It shouldn't be that way and they should work with the mag that comes with them but many do not. Don't expect a bolt action like a nice well used rem 700 but you can expect the action to smooth out with shots fired.
It?s all good, no big deal. This mag will still work in other guns if it doesn?t in the Predator. I?d got several hundred rounds or more through this gun. Probably a lot more but I haven?t kept count. It?s never ?fed? well right out of the box. To be fair I never ran ASC mags because of the problems I had with them in the gas guns.
Anyway, appreciate your advice and help, I?ll try the ASC mag and report back.
Thanks again.