Dent in Magazine

[LeonardWashington]

I have a small, subtle dent in the side of an old metal magazine for a Remington 760 Gamemaster that is just enough to slightly prohibit it from feeding cartridges properly. Any tips on how I could get that out?

 

[4g64loser]

I have a small, subtle dent in the side of an old metal magazine for a Remington 760 Gamemaster that is just enough to slightly prohibit it from feeding cartridges properly. Any tips on how I could get that out?

A lot depends on where the dent is and the access. IIRC the 760 mags are spot welded on the bottom so the normal trick of making a mandrel to force the mag over won't fly. If it isn't too far in then it could probably be massaged out with a round headed punch and some careful backing.

 

[Boats]

can you post a pic?

 

[jrumann59]

Fully load the mag and try pressing on the rounds once fully loaded, if that does not work and it is close to the top pus the follwer down a little bit and try and work the area with a soft wood dowel or shim.

 

[LeonardWashington]

can you post a pic?

It would be pointless, the dent really doesn’t show up in pictures

 

[RRomig]

If it can’t be pushed out and it’s small enough you can remove the dented metal.

 

[Makanik]

How stupid this may sound, I wonder if tools like the people from Paintless dent repair would work. I have seen a few of those guys work and some of them have tools small enough that would fit in a magazine.

 

[Doco Overboard]

I have a small, subtle dent in the side of an old metal magazine for a Remington 760 Gamemaster that is just enough to slightly prohibit it from feeding cartridges properly. Any tips on how I could get that out?

Solder a "Penny" to it with a brazing rod stuck to it and pull/lever it it out with vise grips from the opposite side of some vise jaws.
Or, pien around it with a close fitting steel mandrel inserted into the mag and a brass punch till it lifts.
Dolly it out.

 

[Art3]

Is it because the follower binds up on it? If that's the case, it may be easier to file some relief into the follower. If it's hitting the rounds themselves, you'd have to deal with it directly.

How valuable is the overall condition of the magazine to you? Would it be ruined with a 1/4inch or so hole in the side of it?

The stretched metal in the dent is going to be harder than the rest of the mag, so it might be tricky to push it out without messing the whole thing up. Although on a much heavier duty scale, I run into a similar situation with target bases that get shot and intrude into the pocket that holds the 2x4. I drill out the worst of the dimple, because that metal is stretched and shrinking it would take a lot of effort/magic. When the side is still a little collapsed, I put a bolt, nut, and big washers through the hole that I drilled so that threading the bolt in pushes on the other side of the pocket and the nut (on the inside) pushes the dent out. I put as thick a piece of steel as I can between the end of the bolt and the good side of the pocket to spread out the pressure and prevent damage to everything else.
Maybe something similar would work? But...it does involve putting a hole in the side...

 

[Boats]

It would be pointless, the dent really doesn’t show up in pictures

In that case, heat gun and a can of office duster held upside down. (heat and freeze, basically )

There are YouTube videos on this process. here is one of them:

 

[JohnnyE]

Solder a "Penny" to it with a brazing rod stuck to it and pull/lever it it out with vise grips from the opposite side of some vise jaws.
Or, pien around it with a close fitting steel mandrel inserted into the mag and a brass punch till it lifts.
Dolly it out.

I've had success with the peening method. It helped to lay the mag dented side down on a flat piece of steel (I used an anvil) to prevent over-correcting the dent removal.

 

[Doco Overboard]

I've had success with the peening method. It helped to lay the mag dented side down on a flat piece of steel (I used an anvil) to prevent over-correcting the dent removal.

Yes, a rubber or leather faced brass hammer is particularly useful in this department.
The penny trick works too but its hard to say in this instance how big a dent or what sort of damage exists without seeing the mag.
Those mags are/were pretty robust, have radiused corners/edges and are sculpted on the bottom.
They used to be made pretty well and are climbing not only in price but availability as well.
Then there is the other type with the release riveted to the side of it for the auto loaders.

 

[Scorpionking0102]

I have a small, subtle dent in the side of an old metal magazine for a Remington 760 Gamemaster that is just enough to slightly prohibit it from feeding cartridges properly. Any tips on how I could get that out?

I would take it to “Dent Doctor” and ask them. They have tools to work the dent out and make a dent in your car almost invisible which should work for you. A dent is still a dent. I’m also assuming the magazine can be partially or completely disassembled.
I would be curious to know what they say or can do.

 

[Jimgoespewpew]

Why not just drill that spot out?

 

[Uncle Duke]

It would be pointless, the dent really doesn’t show up in pictures

A pic might still help if you can indicate where the dent is. The trick to removing the dent will likely primarily involve how to get at it, to be able to either remove or apply sufficient force to the problem area. I don't have mine handy, but my 760 mag as I recall is some pretty stern steel.

 

[kdmag88]

Drill a small hole on the opposite side and slip a long punch in there, tap out the dent. If concerned about the hole, braze it shut but I think I'd leave it if it didn't interfere.

 

[slsc98]

…Any tips on how I could get that out?

I don’t have any but, I can’t believe these people actually have those magazines in stock (not a price I’d be eager to pay but, I can’t remember the last time I’ve see any actually available):

Remington Models 760, 7600, 76, Six Long-Action 4-Round Magazine

Manufactured to Remington factory specs and tolerances, the Remington® Models 760, 7600, 76, Six Long Action .25-06 Rem, .30-06 Sprg, .270 Win, .35 Whelen, .280 Rem 4-Round Magazine features a corrosion-resistant blued steel body, precision-enginee

gunmagwarehouse.com

Some guts and bodies here but again, no complete mags:

Gun Parts & Firearm Accessories | Numrich Gun Parts

Numrich Gun Parts Corporation, America’s leading supplier of current and obsolete gun parts, accessories, and military surplus since 1950.

www.gunpartscorp.com

 

[Uncle Duke]

I don’t have any but, I can’t believe these people actually have those magazines in stock (not a price I’d be eager to pay but, I can’t remember the last time I’ve see any actually available):

Remington Models 760, 7600, 76, Six Long-Action 4-Round Magazine

Manufactured to Remington factory specs and tolerances, the Remington® Models 760, 7600, 76, Six Long Action .25-06 Rem, .30-06 Sprg, .270 Win, .35 Whelen, .280 Rem 4-Round Magazine features a corrosion-resistant blued steel body, precision-enginee

gunmagwarehouse.com

Some guts and bodies here but again, no complete mags:

Gun Parts & Firearm Accessories | Numrich Gun Parts

Numrich Gun Parts Corporation, America’s leading supplier of current and obsolete gun parts, accessories, and military surplus since 1950.

www.gunpartscorp.com

Funny you mention this.

I haven't been in Bass Pro in several years now. But I always found it surprising that, of the handful of magazines they'd put out on display? And of all of the different magazines they COULD have stocked? They always had mags for the Remington 760, and their later model pumps.

They weren't cheap as I remember thinking, at 35 or 40 bucks or so if I recall correctly. But for a company with a very slim selection of mags, where they might hang out 5 different magazines? And this being Maryland? Remington 760 mags were always there.

I don't see them showing online at Bass Pro at present. But DO take a look if you get in there. I'm seeing a lot of signs online that SEEM TO suggest that these magazines are perhaps going to become increasingly harder to find, or increasingly expensive, or both.