You I’ll have to put in aluminum or steel bottom metal. Also, when you do replace the bottom metal replace the magazine release latch also. This will hold the magazine one place. There is another bottom metal that fits flush but I haven’t seen it or tried it. First thing I did was get rid of the plastic crap they called bottom metal. Considering getting rid of mine now 6.5 Grendel. Weapon shoots great but just don’t like how it feels. I have it in a Boyd’s AT-1 stock. This is personal preference on the feel but I just like bigger rifles. Too small for me.
In addition to more purchase on the magazine would be to shorten the release lever so it takes more effort to make it drop.
Thinking about this, a good machinist could make a release lever with a horizontal toggle that would require the shooter to grab the toggle to release the mag. Just a WAG on my part!
There is a used one in my local pawn shop, looks to be taken care of but it’s a pencil pencil barrel. I think my skinny pinky finger is bigger than it is.
What are you shooting out of it ? Bullets
I will try to get a picture of mine soon. The latch is horizontal but it is also metal, aluminum. The factory latch was plastic and had a weak spring plus the location of said latch hit some people’s hand and dropped the magazine. I really don’t have a gripe about the action except the plastic bottom metal but as far as I am concerned do not buy a Boyd’s AT-1 stock. It has sharp corners and just doesn’t feel good. The inletting leaves something to be desired too. The B&C stocks are much better feeling in my opinion. More than likely real soon this whole rifle is going on the chopping block. My AR shoots better in 6.5 G and I don’t like AR’s that much. I haven’t fooled with mine in a couple of years but it would make a great gun for a kid in my opinion.
Good point might try that!!!
