Baby Desert Eagle magazine problem

[Safetychain]

I have a Baby Eagle .40 cal with 2 high cap mags and 2 - 10 rnd mags. The gun feels great and shoots very accurately. The problem is that all four mags will not drop out freely. They drop free about an inch then hang up and I have to pull firmly to get them out. Pushing and holding the mag release button doesn't help at all. I don't have the manual but cannot see that it would be possible that it is intended to work that way

Can anybody tell me what is going on?

 

[Safetychain]

I went to Magnum Research web site and down loaded the manual and there is no info on wether it should drop free or not.

 

[tomh1426]

I also have a BE in .40s&w, I got it used with two ten round mags and they both drop free.
One wont always hold the slide back on the last shot but thats ok cuz Its only a fun gun.
I wanted to get a couple of extra mags but they are expensive!
Can you see any place on the gun or mag that looks like its rubbing?
After changing grips,screws and bushings on a 1911 the mags wouldnt drop free, one of the bushings stuck out a little to far, easy fix.

 

[Safetychain]

Been out of town. I will remove the grips and check. There does not appear to be any marks on the mags but I only checked at the range. But thanks for the suggestion. Just knowing that yours drops free tells me that something is not right with mine.

 

[EGGMAN240]

I have a 9mm Baby eagle and all three of my 15 rounders drop free. Check to see if there are rub spots...

 

[trillium]

Safetychain Its sounds like old version mags, non drop free (like local police got). Try any other magazine (Tangfolio .40 will do the job also).

 

[tomh1426]

They sure are proud of their mags!
http://www.tanfoglioparts.com/magazines.html

 

[m2steven]

Tomh: Gee - 85 bucks is quite unreasonable!

 

[EGGMAN240]

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