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disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« on: January 23, 2012, 05:35:45 PM »
im going to clean out my midcap PMAGs but i dont know how they disassemble. Help me?

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #1 on: January 23, 2012, 05:44:58 PM »
Super easy. Remove the bottom slide, remove the allen scree, then remove the shell. Follow up by remove the springallen by poppingthe out thethe plastic piece. Then removeI screws and cleanI with silicone

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #2 on: January 23, 2012, 05:56:29 PM »
Super easy. Remove the bottom slide, remove the allen scree, then remove the shell. Follow up by remove the springallen by poppingthe out thethe plastic piece. Then removeI screws and cleanI with silicone
where is this allen screw you speak of sir?

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #3 on: January 24, 2012, 01:36:52 AM »
When you say midcap, are you referring to the 120rd PTS mags or the 75rd Green Label mags?

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #4 on: January 24, 2012, 05:34:44 PM »
When you say midcap, are you referring to the 120rd PTS mags or the 75rd Green Label mags?
i think they are the PTS mags

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #5 on: January 24, 2012, 05:44:50 PM »
i have 5 of the legit magpul 120rd ones. and am interested in cleaning them out aswell. yet i see no screw :/
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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #6 on: January 24, 2012, 05:47:47 PM »
i have 5 of the legit magpul 120rd ones. and am interested in cleaning them out aswell. yet i see no screw :/
exactly. They start to misfeed because we live in arizona and sand likes to say "hey fuck your mags!" and gets inside them.

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #7 on: January 24, 2012, 05:52:39 PM »
yep. just moved here and everywhere i go i can hear the sand tuanting me. and plotting against my pmags...
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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #8 on: January 24, 2012, 06:01:58 PM »
yep. just moved here and everywhere i go i can hear the sand tuanting me. and plotting against my pmags...
thats the only crap thing about desert scenario. SAND!

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #9 on: January 24, 2012, 06:05:39 PM »
hell i will take sand over snow any day. believe me there were way worse things for guns where i came from. its name is Humidity...
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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #10 on: January 24, 2012, 06:10:52 PM »
hell i will take sand over snow any day. believe me there were way worse things for guns where i came from. its name is Humidity...
nice. Well we need to find a way to clean our mags

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #11 on: January 26, 2012, 03:12:23 PM »
yep. just moved here and everywhere i go i can hear the sand tuanting me. and plotting against my pmags...

Your post just reminded me of this one from Cold Burn

Almost forgot to post this one up!

Me: "Mikey, I've got good news and bad news. The good news is, I fixed your magazine!"
Mikey: "So... I take it the bad news is that it was broken?"
Me: "Well, the bad news is that it got run over by a humvee."
Mikey: "That's not bad news!!  That's AWESOME news!!"

Those Magpul pmags are some TOUGH buggers!

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #12 on: January 26, 2012, 03:14:50 PM »
there should be a tab or button, behind the feeding hole. tap the mag against a hard surface to loosen the cap(or throw it across the street), and you can unscrew other cap inside remove the spring and there you go.

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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #13 on: January 26, 2012, 03:59:32 PM »
there should be a tab or button, behind the feeding hole. tap the mag against a hard surface to loosen the cap(or throw it across the street), and you can unscrew other cap inside remove the spring and there you go.

Airsoft PMAG/EMAG how to unjam

Those are not Magpul PTS Mid Cap mags.

If you have Magpul PTS Mid Cap mags, first start by removing the plate on the bottom of the mag. This is done by pushing in the button and sliding the plate to the front.

Once the plate is remove, you will see a small allen key screw. Remove this screw. Then hold the mag in one hand, and push the guts out of the shell with your other hand.

Once you have the core removed, on one side you will see a long skinny rectangle. Using a small flat blade screwdriver, pry this rectangle up in the CENTER of the rectangle. This will cause it to bow, and pop out of the core. Now pull the rectangle spring guide out along with the spring.

You can now clean your mag partially by blowing compressed air through the spring guide hole, which will blow most, if not all, dirt/sand through the mag and out the top. Or you can split the core by removing all screws and clean the mag with a cloth. Be careful you don't loose the small spring and bb catch at the top or the small nut at the bottom of the mag. (if you don't split the core, you won't have to worry about this) I don't recommend splitting the core if you are not good at putting things together. Proceed at your own risk.
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Re: disassembling a PMAG to clean it.
« Reply #14 on: January 26, 2012, 04:06:26 PM »
 ;) I thought he was mentioning the cheapo replicas. Shoulda specified
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