Magazine Help

[Mike R.]

What would cause a spring to rattle inside a loaded magazine?
I just noticed that when loading a ten round 9mm magazine after the fifth or sixth round was loaded the spring would rattle when you shake the magazine. This is a factory mag for a Browning high power. Everything functions fine, so how can this rattle?
Thanks for any help.

[S.A. Boggs]

Have you taken the magazine apart to see if anything is in it?
Sam

[Mike R.]

no rattle when empty...no rattle when half loaded....rattles when fully loaded...

[Vern Humphrey]

As the spring is compressed, it expands sideways a bit so it can touch the sides of the magazine. Nothing to worry about.

[JimF]

When I bought a Browning 10-rounder . . . . .thanks Connecticut . . . .(made in Italy), I could NOT get 10 rounds in it!

Tough to get in NINE! . . . .

Had to cut 1 1/2 coils off the bottom of the mag spring to get ten in!

Were you able to get ten in without alterations?

[leftyo]

it has something to do with the geometry of the mag body. many 9mm Hi Power magazines rattle when loaded.

[Sunray]

Highly unlikely to be the spring. Might be the follower though. As it works anyway, think Rule Number One. It works. Don't fix it.
A made in Italy mag isn't a Browning mag. Probably Berretta. If it doesn't work, send it back.

[leftyo]

its not the spring or follower, its the rounds you here rattling in there. made in italy mags are browning mags, have no doubt about it. just a fact of life with hi power mags, if its rattles remove a round, itll stop, remove another and it will rattle again.