Odd Experience With a Shield

[Spencir]

So I was helping my girlfriend pick out a shield at a local shop today. She picked out a brand new Shield and we took it home. I was showing her how to load the mags and she loaded the 7 round mag just fine. When she got to the 8 round mag, she just couldn't get the last two rounds in. I was assuming that she couldn't get the last two in due to the mags being new and stiff. I couldn't for the life of me get the last two in either. It just felt very odd. I took the mag apart to see what the deal was. To my surprise, out came two followers.



That explains why we couldn't get the last two rounds in. Has anyone ever experienced anything like this?

 

[T-DOGG]

I've heard of this before, I'm fairly certain it happened to someone on Ingo, but for the life of me couldn't tell you who. If I remember correctly they found it while cleaning new mags, before actually trying to load any rounds in it.

 

[Spencir]

I've heard of this before, I'm fairly certain it happened to someone on Ingo, but for the life of me couldn't tell you who. If I remember correctly they found it while cleaning new mags, before actually trying to load any rounds in it.

Well at least I'm not the only one.

 

[throttletony]

I've heard of this before, I'm fairly certain it happened to someone on Ingo, but for the life of me couldn't tell you who. If I remember correctly they found it while cleaning new mags, before actually trying to load any rounds in it.

Ditto

 

[scottka]

Interesting. I don't think I've ever seen that before. Glad you figured it out.

 

[GodFearinGunTotin]

I've heard of this before, I'm fairly certain it happened to someone on Ingo, but for the life of me couldn't tell you who. If I remember correctly they found it while cleaning new mags, before actually trying to load any rounds in it.

Ditto

Seems like I remember this as well. I don't know that it was with a Shield but I don't remember any details now.

 

[Thegeek]

It's a liberal edition. It can be easily converted to the conservative edition by removing the unneeded stuff.

 

[crispy]

We had a customer at the store make the same complaint. I took their brand new Shield magazine apart and voila!... two followers.

 

[Spencir]

We had a customer at the store make the same complaint. I took their brand new Shield magazine apart and voila!... two followers.

I guess it seems to be a somewhat common occurrence. I was shocked when I saw two fall out.

 

[Tula47]

I guess it seems to be a somewhat common occurrence. I was shocked when I saw two fall out.

Maybe they come with a spare? Haha

 

[DanVoils]

Maybe they are NYC compliant mags?

 

[307SD]

Spencir, once you cleared the extra follower could you load the magazine fully/easily?

Through a 3 way trade situation, I came home with a NIB Shield and it seems the follower can get bound and not go down the magazine tube properly, thus making it difficult to load the magazine. Possibly needs to be "broke in". Just curious if yours worked freely after the extra follower was removed.

I could be wrong.