AR 15 mag follower

tommy45autos

January 03, 2010 13:26

Folks:What is the procedure for replacing a mag follower in an AR15 type magazine. Thankyou

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  asphalt cowboy

  January 03, 2010 14:12

  All this is from memory, haven't done it in nearly twenty years,,,
  
  There's a small hole in the bottom of the floor plate. Use a small punch to depress the flat spring in there and slide the floor plate out, it doesn't take much force, just enough to release the floor plate. Work the mag spring out with a side to side motion being careful not to twist or stretch the mag spring as you work it out.
  The spring should tip into a recess in the bottom of the follower.
  Reassemble in reverse order making sure to keep the follower properly oriented to the mag.

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  tommy45autos

  January 04, 2010 06:01

  Thankyou.When I was in we still had the M1 Garand.

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  Txs

  January 04, 2010 07:36

  I don't know what brand of magazine your dealing with or the follower's design, but when replacing any magazine spring inspect it to determine if one end's coils are larger than the other.
  
  The larger end goes to the bottom of the mag tube to prevent binding as it compresses.

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