Baby Eagle problem

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I have a .40 IMI Baby Eagle. Last week at the range I noticed something odd. I fired the last round in the mag and the slide locked back like normal. When I put a new 10 rnd. Mag in the slide would release. This happened twice so I put it away. My thumb was not on the release and its not an aftermarket mag. I've fired hundreds of rounds and I've never had this happen. Any thoughts?

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[DysfunctionalVet]

Different magazines or the same one?

[Napalm Bulldog]

Are you saying the slide releases on its own when next mag is fully inserted. If so my Glock does this and it can be the angle your holding the pistol at , plus how hard your slamming the new mag in. Frankly I like when it drops into battery after inserting the mag. One less thing I have to do between changes.

[Cody]

I think you've discovered a new feature. What's the problem?

[jojo760]

the HK USP's used to be designed like that. Does it mention anything in the manual?

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It does not mention anything in the manual. It is the same mag. I put it away after someone suggested it might have a problem. I make sure the magazine is interested all the way, I'm not slamming it in there. I've used this mag many times in the past. Maybe it's warn out.

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[emtmark]

Well the slide release is engaged by the follower rising out of the magazine so I don't see how it's a magazine problem causing the release to fall down? Are you using any extra force to seat that magazine in particular? A worn return spring might, long shot, allow enough play to bounce the tension off the release with a new mag in stopping the next round. I'm with the other folks it's pretty neat to eliminate that step. My 23 does it sometimes but not enough to trust it so i train to rip the slide back on an emergency reload.


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[G38xOC]

Are you saying the slide releases on its own when next mag is fully inserted. If so my Glock does this and it can be the angle your holding the pistol at , plus how hard your slamming the new mag in. Frankly I like when it drops into battery after inserting the mag. One less thing I have to do between changes.

Same here , im trying to get my 2nd glock to do this now .

[epwegmann]

Not uncommon; I've had Berettas do this fairly consistently when doing quals; used it to my advantage. I've gotten my Glock and 1911's to do it often as well.

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My main concern is safety. Sounds like it's not that big of a deal. Thanks for the feedback.

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[bountyhunter]

I have a .40 IMI Baby Eagle. Last week at the range I noticed something odd. I fired the last round in the mag and the slide locked back like normal. When I put a new 10 rnd. Mag in the slide would release. This happened twice so I put it away. My thumb was not on the release and its not an aftermarket mag. I've fired hundreds of rounds and I've never had this happen. Any thoughts?

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A lot of guns do that. See if the slide lock is fully up after the last round fires.

['ol shooter]

Visually inspect the locking notch in the slide and the slide release for wear.

[CAL.BAR]

My HK45 does this as well. Very handy feature if you expect it and know how to use it

[MXRider]

It's called auto forwarding. The weight of a loaded mag being inserted has enough force to bump the slide lock lever out of its notch on the slide.

['ol shooter]

It's called auto forwarding. The weight of a loaded mag being inserted has enough force to bump the slide lock lever out of its notch on the slide.

How do you figure that, since the mag is pushed up into position, and the slide lock has to be pushed down to release the slide. It's obvious that there is a defect in the lock (release) or slide notch. Lots of 1911's suffer this when worn by constantly having the release pushed down instead of pulling the slide rearward allowing the release to drop on it's own.