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A Cautionary Magazine Tale for the Ruger PCC | May 2022 | |
Bruce Rogers |   | |
The pistol caliber carbine has become more popular than ever recently, with Ruger's new
version leading the pack. One of the attractive features of these guns is their acceptance
of standard handgun magazines. In the case of the Ruger PCC, multiple magazine types are
accommodated by a replaceable magwell adapter. Adapters are included for Glock and two
types or Ruger mags.
The key difference between the Ruger PCC and the handguns these magazines were designed
for is the insertion depth. When inserted into the grip of a handgun, standard capacity
magazines are fully enveloped and bottom out with the base plate against the frame of
the gun. It's essentially impossible to insert the magazine too far. The Ruger PCC
magwell however is not long enough to cover the magazine, which sticks out the bottom
when inserted fully, and relies on engagement of the retaining latch to stop it in the
right position.
The common practice for inserting a magazine into a pistol is to “slap” it home fairly
aggressively to make sure it's fully seated; even more so when under the timer in a
competition or when clearing a mis-feed. When this is done to a PCC, the magazine can
easily be forced past the latch and over-inserted. The ejector tab on these guns is
part of the magwell adapter and can be bent upward contacting the bolt. This results
in failure to eject, stovepipe jams, bolt jamming, and difficulty ejecting the magazine.
The problem can occur with either Glock or Ruger magazines.
Ruger is aware of the issue and will issue a replacement magwell adapter on request if
one is damaged in this way, but it doesn't prevent the problem from happening again.
The real cure is to train yourself NOT to slap the magazine into the gun. The right
procedure is to insert it gently until the latch is felt to engage, and pull down to
verify it's solidly retained.
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