ICS M4 mag catch installation

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I'm having trouble fitting the mag catch on my ICS M4. Seems like it,s too big to fit in the hole of the lower part of the gearbox.

[voorhees -FWA-]

If its not an ICS catch you will have fitting issues you'll have to either get an ICS mag catch or modify the lower to accommodate the new catch...

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by modify you mean like Dremel a bit the actual mag catch or make the hole in the lower bigger?

EDIT : i think that by gently hammering it in, it will fit. is that too risky to try?

[Kos-Mos]

You want to be able to move the catch with a single finger... better have a loose fit than hammer it in.

I have installed other brands of mag catches in ICS metal bodies... they should fit properly.

If you have the clear receiver, it might be either a build-up of paint (of painted) or bad molding (The lower is already badlt molded and there is a gap between the two receivers).

If you have a plastic body, modify the body with a small file. If you have a metal body, modify the catch instead, with a file again. A dremell will leave a rough surface and will probably make you remove extra material.

[voorhees -FWA-]

True that... I meant catch not lower been at work for too long... After filing take some high grit sandpaper for body work like a 200 or so and smooth what you filed and repaint if its metal or it will rust.

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oh well, the mag catch just broke in my hands, possibly due to weakening thourgh filing...

I'll buy another ICS catch

thanks everybody anyway!