Kaeto
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How could I weaken the spring on the Mag release on my PA-63? It cannot be released by thumb pressure when holding the gun normally. Requires too much force.
Keep in mind the communist overlords considered the magazine to be more valuable than the man who used it. They would rather have had the soldier die than the magazine get dropped accidentally and lost. It is stiff for a reason.
I'm sure some idiot at FEG that was testing the PPK accidentally bumped the mag release and dropped it, so the specs on the mag release spring were upped for the PA-63.
Could be an urban legend, but I read somewhere that the Soviets changed from the TT33 to the Makarov because of accidental magazine loss in combat. Seems unlikely to me. I have a couple of TT33 clones and the mag release is both small and unobtrusive. But it makes a nice story.The get a PM. The heel release can be a good thing, sometimes.
Could be an urban legend, but I read somewhere that the Soviets changed from the TT33 to the Makarov because of accidental magazine loss in combat. Seems unlikely to me. I have a couple of TT33 clones and the mag release is both small and unobtrusive. But it makes a nice story.
Talking about why the Soviets switched doesn't really mean much. This pistol is Hungarian military and police issue. I guess I'll have to live with the mag release requiring two hands to operate.