novatemp03 Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi,Bought a new mp4 with nice scope etc and love the gun. Only one issue : it will not feed ammo. Adjusted the bolt speed but no difference.Am trying different ammo.Specific issue is rounds tend to hit ingress to barrel on the tip at an angle where it dents the lead which sometimes bends the round. The rounds do not seat well and I get alot of misfires. I am thinking this may be due to magazines. I have two 30 round mags now. One seems to have less problems than the other but both have same issue. Is thier some particular thing I can do to get the mags to seat in the rifle. At times the mags fall out on own while i am fireing. Thanks a bunch MIke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 A few folks have noted that full mags really need to be slammed home when the bolt is closed. If the mags are falling out this is most likely your problem. Try inserting the mags with the bolt open or a round or two less just to test this out. Thanks for joining Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
techmike Posted September 17, 2009 Report Share Posted September 17, 2009 Hi Mike and welcome. To make sure your mags are seating correctly, try pulling it out without pressing the mag release button. If it comes out, it wasn't seated. I have had this issue with mine also. And definitely follow Imschur's advice and only insert loaded mags with the bolt open.TM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodent.22 Posted September 18, 2009 Report Share Posted September 18, 2009 welcome! keep us posted.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27 Beck Posted September 20, 2009 Report Share Posted September 20, 2009 I have had problems with .22 mags not seating properly. The problem was dirt in the magazine catch area. 22s shoot dirty, so this could be one of the reasons your mags are not seating properly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novatemp03 Posted September 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted September 21, 2009 Thanks for the help guys. I picked up some 10 round mags and those seem to seat better than the 30 round mags. Also the bolt needs to be open for the mags to seat at all. Thanks again for your help Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
novatemp03 Posted March 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 ;D called customer service at umarex and they sent me a new mag release pin. this must be a different pin than the one that origionally came with the rifle. installed it this weekend and it felt like a different rifle. the mags were seated firmly . cant wait to get it to the range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imschur Posted March 3, 2010 Report Share Posted March 3, 2010 good news, thanks for the update Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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