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Fig. 18 Fig. 19
4. Gradually allow the lock ing plate and magazine spring to expand out of the
magazine housing.
5. Remove the locking plate, magazine spring and mag a zine follower from the
magazine housing.
Disassembly of 10-round magazines
1. Using a blunt pointed in stru ment depress the locking insert detent located in the
floorplate and hold it there (see Figure 18).
2. Place a portion of either hand over the base of the magazine to control the release
of the magazine spring and locking insert.
3. With the locking insert detent still de pressed, squeeze the floorplate locking tabs
located on the right and left sides of the magazine.
4. Gradually allow the lock ing insert and magazine spring to expand out of the
magazine housing. (See Figure 19)
5. Remove the locking insert, magazine spring and mag a zine follower from the
magazine housing.
Fig. 20 High capacity magazine (left) 10-round magazine (right)
Magazine Assembly (for all models)
Fig 21 Figure 22 - 10 rd. magazine
1. Place the magazine follower onto the magazine spring with the end of the spring
positioned on the left of the follower.
2. Insert the follower and magazine spring into the mag a zine housing as depicted in
Figure 21.
3. Place the lock ing plate, or locking insert on standard magazines, onto the pro trud ing
end of the mag a zine spring so that the round ed cor ners face to wards the front of
the mag a zine.
4. Push the locking plate down into the magazine hous ing against the pres sure of the
mag a zine spring and hold it there.
5. On 10-round magazines, push the floorplate up onto the base of the magazine
housing until the locking tabs engage in the sides of the housing. Check to see if the
locking tabs on the floorplate are securely locked into the housing and the lock ing
detent on the lock ing plate fits with in the hole in the floorplate.
On high-capacity magazines, push the floorplate over the base of the magazine
housing and the locking plate from front to rear. Make sure the floorplate is ful ly
seat ed on the magazine housing and the lock ing detent on the lock ing plate fits
with in the hole in the floorplate.
On all magazines, check the mag a zine for prop er as sem bly by in sur ing that the fol low-
er slides up and down free ly with in the mag a zine hous ing and with spring ten sion. Also
check that the mag a zine fol low er rises with in the mag a zine hous ing to be near ly flush
against the bot tom of the mag a zine feed lips.