Mag catch problem solved. I might just have a lemon, but if anyone else runs into this in the future, let me know and I can probably help you out.
Long story short, though the factory skins I have look fine, the molded hole for the left side mag release had tolerances about 1mm too large, which allowed the bolt catch to be slightly torqued rearward by the mag catch spring. This caused only a small portion of the mag catch to touch the magazine, which led to magazine retention issues as I move from position to position.
Before, note the angle that the mag catch gets torqued to, essentially only the rear corner holds the magazines in. Fine for prone shooting but not running around doing positional stuff.
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After, note how the mag catch is much closer to square (when I went more than this, it required too much force to insert a mag). Sure I could file the bottom of the catch, but this allows for a non-permanent modification and solves the problem completely.
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I wanted a non-intrusive and non-permanent solution, and simply 3d printed a variety of mag release buttons with the shaft offset at varying distances.
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I played Goldilocks a bit, as 0.6mm was so much retention the mag insertion was troublesome, and 0.2mm was only slightly improved. 0.4mm was perfect, and the 3D printed PPA-CF should hold up as good as the original.
Doesn't look too bad.
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If anyone ever runs into this issue I would be happy to send you a few mag catches for the cost of parts and shipping to see if it solves your issue, just reach out.
Final solution is a 3d printed bolt catch with an M6 stud to replace the original.
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30 post ago. I usually tell all my customers that are thinking a clipon to go with a dedicted. If their hearts are set on one then so be it but I do my best. The performance on the dedicated units is so much better and with AGM ours using the ADM mounts are just so easy to move around.
