I ordered an Orion iguana hunter mag, wanted to see if it’s that or not first. I did manage to still lay the smack down single loading all morning though at the permission!
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FX URGENT HELP(Fx magazine issue) FIXED
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Orions mags are tight to seat at first, make sure to push it all the way home, it’ll snap into place. The FX mags are the same to a lesser degree.
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Mine never snapped into place at all. They did give me an issue here or there (just got the gun recently from another member) so maybe they are just worn out. Thanks for the heads up
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Pull the barrel out and see if the feed hole will even line up with the leade (barrel inlet)
The mag should have a recess that slides over the end of the barrel.
If it does line up, either something is off with the mag, or the barrel is seating too far back into the reciever
The mag should have a recess that slides over the end of the barrel.
If it does line up, either something is off with the mag, or the barrel is seating too far back into the reciever
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^^^^This, if the 'barrel' set screw isn't completely tight, it may have backed out slightly. If it is too far out/extended into the magazine well/area, it likely will be too tight and make you "think" that it's completely seated, but not.
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Here is a pic of the mag seated: from what I can tell it’s as seated as its always been. I even removed the cover and slid in the mag to watch the probe and it still hits high left.
I checked barrel screws and everything is solid.
I checked barrel screws and everything is solid.
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I know you said you have been using the gun for a while. But from the angle of the photo, is the scope maybe touching the top of mag ?
Magazine certainly looks installed all the way.
Magazine certainly looks installed all the way.
You are correct! The issue has been fixed. I’m going to post why in the top of the original post.
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Atta boy. Glad you got it fixed. I know it would have been keeping me awake at night till I figured it out.
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So glad you got it fixed that would have driven me crazy. Did you find the ball bearings you lost when disassembling the first mag?
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When mounting a scope it is convenient to check that the magazine comes in in place and out, freely.
Later on if you can see the whole circle through the scope.
Then to confirm that vertical axle of reticle is perfectly plumb, to avoid canting.
Fortunately your problem was the easiest to solve !!!!
I'm glad for you!
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Yeah, I prefer to have my scopes as low as possible. Unfortunately a lot of airgun rotary magazines require higher than I prefer, and the scope ring availability can make it even higher. The adjustable height scope rings like FX makes, and others, can allow the lowest mounting possible with the rifle you’re configuring.
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Lol I am fortunate enough that it was an easy fix! And no I did not but I will just order them from FX I guess. Unless someone knows there size I can probably get them from Amazon.
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Glad the problem is solved. This is a great place to get help and answers to questions / problems, from others that have been down the road. A big thanks to the members that are so helpful.
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Another aspect to take into consideration is that if some weeks ago you were able to shoot without any problem and later on the magazine was touching the scope, than means that the rings were loose and the scope was able to move rear and forward.
Loose rings affect accuracy !!!
Loose rings affect accuracy !!!
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Well even worse, I mounted a ring (upside down) to hold my camera screen for night vision. I thought it was clearing the mag and just overlooked checking it.
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I did something similar on my RAW. I mounted a new scope and didn't notice that the bottom of the scope (the part under the turrets) slightly interfered with the mag. Then, even more stupidly, I inserted the mag against more than normal resistance. Then, even more stupidly again, I pushed the lever forward against abnormal resistance. The result, I bent the probe. So, I called Martin and admitted my stupid mistakes, and he sent a new probe.
The lessen learned? Never underestimate your maximum stupidity. It can rise to unprecedented heights!
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