I have two P320c pistols. It is my understanding that the original round peg 9mm and .357sig magazines will not work with an X-Compact module because the floor plate 'ears' won't fit. Since I'm late to the party, the square peg floor plate kits are out of stock at every place I've checked.
Some apparently trim the ears off. Does that make the magazines loose? Has anyone filed or used a DREMEL to thin the ears? Was this successful?
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I ran in to the same issue. I originally thought to thin the ears, but it didn’t work out for me. Ultimately, I used a Dremel to remove the ears, leaving me with a flush base plate. It fits and functions perfectly.
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It's a simple modification, and the mags aren't loose afterwards.
I've modified all of my older 17 and 15 round magazines, using a set of side-cutting pliers to nip off most of the ears, and then removing/smoothing the remainder with two different grits of sandpaper.
Originally posted by Super Shooter: My thread died, but this is what I did to resolve this. Now it doesn't matter which style of mag baseplate I use it was a fun project.
I did four magazines in about 10 minutes. If you look at the newer 'square peg' floor plates, the 'ears' are about half the thickness and not curved as the 'round peg' floor plates.
I used a DREMEL and coarse sanding drum to reshape them. Final touch up with dry 200 grit black oxide sanding paper. They'll work fine.
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