On my 6th shot shooting JSB .25 King Heavy Diabolos the aftermarket aluminum magazine pictured below popped halfway out of its slot at the breech. Before I was able to grasp what had occured, I saw something fly forward in my peripheral view. When I got a look at the mag from the front (before I removed it completely) I noticed the spring protruding. That’s when I realized that one of the tiny ball bearings dislodged and shot out into the grass. I tried using a magnet to find it but I was unable because I didn’t track where it landed when this first occurred.
I searched and sifted through some posts and threads to see if someone had this issue, but found nothing of use. I can still use the mag, I’m just unable to store it beneath the picatinny rail with the others without a simple repair. It seems the plastic mags are more forgiving with using heavier pellets. I think I’ll stick to Kings in the aluminum mags, but I’d still like to find a replacement ball bearing (I guess that’s what it’s called). Does anyone know how I would go about finding a replacement for such a small part or where to find one?
Best I could think to do is measure with calipers, but I’m not sure which size to try to replace it with 4mm maybe. Any ideas?
I searched and sifted through some posts and threads to see if someone had this issue, but found nothing of use. I can still use the mag, I’m just unable to store it beneath the picatinny rail with the others without a simple repair. It seems the plastic mags are more forgiving with using heavier pellets. I think I’ll stick to Kings in the aluminum mags, but I’d still like to find a replacement ball bearing (I guess that’s what it’s called). Does anyone know how I would go about finding a replacement for such a small part or where to find one?
Best I could think to do is measure with calipers, but I’m not sure which size to try to replace it with 4mm maybe. Any ideas?