E-Lander magazine problems

[tdbru]

brownells has a mag lip adjusting tool. or you can make one with a long smooth shanked bolt, a grinder, a hacksaw, and time. A5Blaster mentioned this tool. thanks A5B. i simply made one out of a bolt, grinder, and hacksaw. has anyone tweaked the mag lips to angle the 6.5G rounds with just slightly more rise or nose up attitude? i didn't have a problem until i dropped one of the mags and bent the feed lips. so i tweaked it back. and then tweaked a slight nose up attitude. quite slight. just not quite level. both sides. also as A5B mentioned make sure lips have full contact. have not had a mag problem at all with the mag i dropped and fixed the feed lip. this with E-Lander mags. i suspect many magazine "issues" are due to feed lips that aren't quite right. anyway, thanks to A5Blaster for that mag tool tip. i've slightly tweaked all the mags now, wrt the feed lips. so far, no issues otherwise. personally i like the E-Landers, but haven't had a lot of experience with other brands so i have limited experience on that regard. they seem quite sturdy. the finish seems pretty robust. like others, i have noticed that taking ammo out of the mags by hand is not very easy. not sure why the mag springs that are being used were selected to give such high force on the follower. i can only guess that since the 6.5G has a lot more mass than the 223, the mag vendor wanted to make sure that even with a super light bolt carrier and tuned gas system for quick cycling, the round would be pushed up to the top in time for the bolt to strip it out of the magazine as it goes forward into battery. anyway, check those feed lips and don't be afraid to tweak them.
-tdbru