S&W M&P .45 magazine

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S&W M&P .45 magazine

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I just bought a used S&W M&P .45 Compact. I really like it. I like everything about it -- except for one thing.

It's really hard to load the 8th (last) round into the magazine, and once loaded, it is quite difficult to insert it into the magazine well; it takes a mighty whack or two. That concerns me particularly for speed reloads.

I have two 8-round magazines, both of which have the same problem. The 10-rounder and 13-rounder that came with the gun are both easy to load, and easy to insert.

If you have a M&P .45 Compact, do you have the same problem loading to full capacity and inserting into the mag well? Is there a fix? Cut half a coil off the magazine spring? Remove material from the inside of the magazine base?


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I havent been able to either. With those style of mags, I always put in 7, rack and load one bullet, and then put in the 8th round.
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