Another Magazine Failure! Ok..After a magazine failure a few weeks ago, .I threw away the orange follower mags and just now tried the new 10 rd 40 cal blue follower magazine Walther was kind enough to fsent me. Imagine my surprise when the first test resulted in the magazine flying apart after four rounds. I was not able to retrieve the spring (in the snow somewhere), but the butt plate ears were sheared, fractured it seems, where the spring was attached. So I'm wondering what to do next? Perhaps the cold weather today (about 12 degrees) had something to do with it, but it seems to me the magazines should be able to take the temp extremes. The P99 .40 shot fine before the magazine failed and I ran 20 rds through it after the magazine failed with no problems. I'm perplexed...Has anyone else experienced magazine failures following replacement of supposedly new magazines.. Is this problem particular to the 10rd magazines? I was using Remington "white box" ammo. Although I'm impressed with Walther customer service, I'm sort of reluctant to call them again complaining of the same problem. They were kind enough to send me two replacement magazines but not sure they will believe one of them failed the first time out of the box!! I'm wondering if there is something I'm doing wrong. I'm having serious doubts about carrying the P99 until I'm 100% SURE the mags will work when called upon. Fortunately, I have a Beratta PX4 that is reliable-no FTF after 1000 rds. Any ideas on what to do next?
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