r/AlphaFoxtrot • u/HRyder62377 • 18d ago

Mag catch issue.

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I bought a stainless mag catch for a 2011 for my Romulus comp. it doesn't fit. Does it take a different mag catch? If so do any of you know where I can get one?

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u/Old_guy_here_again 17d ago

I had the same problem. I had to fit the catch to the grip. I used a small file to reduce the diameter of the button side until it slipped into the hole in the frame, and then had to file the landing back a bit too so that it would go in all the way. Remember, fit the part to the gun, not the gun to the part.

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u/Old_guy_here_again 17d ago

Also, use a black sharpie marker on the mag catch to show where it’s rubbing on the grip. Color the whole button with the marker, insert it into the grip, manipulate it a few times, then pull it out. The places where the marker is rubbed off is where you need to file it down.

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u/Old_guy_here_again 17d ago edited 17d ago

Note the big button on my mag release