Browning Hi Power 10 rnd magazine, I can only get 9 rnds in to?

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Was very excited to find that the Browning Hi Power spare magazines fit in to my Browning by Inglis Hi Power, recently on a trip to P n D in Edmonton (Fantastic folks there btw if you haven't been. Really like that store)

It is listed as a 10 rnd magazine (Browning Hi Power 112050193) but I can't get that 10th rnd in. Even using my 'old man strength'!

Either I'm an idiot (entirely possible), or there's a trick that I am not aware of. I have seriously tried to jam that 10th rnd in, and it just won't go.

Anyone have any suggestions or thoughts on this? I bought two of them, and neither will take that 10th rnd.

Dan
 
Many mags that are neutered to 10 rounds are done so without much thought. The company measures how far 10 rounds + the follower sit in the mag body and punch the limiter in there (dent, rivet, etc). Whatever method they use, it takes up space. The 10 round mag is now down to 9½, and this is before the spring is put back in, which may take up even more space. I'd be impressed if mag makers would instead make the mags 10.5 in volume so you could load 10 without breaking your thumbs and then be able to seat the mag with the slide closed.

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It depends on how the mag has been configured to restrict the number of cartridges it will take. I have a few that had a 1/8" steel post, epoxied into a hole that had been drilled into the underside of the follower. The post bottoms out on the base of the mag, after 10 rounds have been loaded. One of the mags would only take 9 rounds, so I ground a bit off the post and it will now take 10 rounds. Do a wee bit at a time - you don't want to be able to jam an 11th round in there - if the wrong person discovers this, you'll be in for a legal crapstorm.
 
The Maglula tool will likely get that 10th round in. It's something that saves a lot of wear and tear on your thumb, even with magazines that only require a normal amount of effort to load.

Lots of magazines are especially difficult to fully load when new.
 
If it's like the new 10rd Glock mags, they're hard as hell to load. Spring will ease up and you'll be able to load all 10 by hand after a while. I never bought the Uplula or whatever it's called and I got mine to hand load 10 after a few cycles.
 
My old FN Browning mag also only fits 9 rounds, the base looks like it was welded then ground/ reblued. One day ill take it apart and adjust.....one of the winter projects.
 
A whack of my BHP mags only take 9. Poor job riveting unfortunately.

If yours are new manufactured (probably MecGar) they tend to be a little sloppy on the tolerances. Check Ganderite's post for your remedy!
 
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