Lonex ak mag issue

[ikarma70]

Hi guys, I have just acquired 6 lonex flash wind mags and all of them on winding, the string doesn't always retract on winding.

 

Is it just a case of lubricating or something more serious?

 

Atb

Andy

[Lozart]

Were they cheap and second hand?

[ikarma70]

Secondhand

[Lozart]

I think you just found out why they were being sold...

 

Is the string tangled or kinked?

[ikarma70]

Little curly but not tangled or kinked

[Lozart]

Little curly but not tangled or kinked

 

Does it go most of the way back in but not completely or will it not retract at all?

[ikarma70]

It shoots back in after you fire a few off

[Lozart]

Once it's wound, try giving it a quick pull then let go. The shock should make it retract. Sounds like the pawl that latches the winder wheel is getting stuck.

[ikarma70]

So would a quick spray of silicon oil do the trick or is it a strip down job?

[Lozart]

So would a quick spray of silicon oil do the trick or is it a strip down job?

Worth a quick squirt into the mechanism but don't get it into the feed tube.

[ikarma70]

Well a fast pull on the wire makes them work fine, give them a little squirt of lube.

 

Thankyou very much mate, really appreciate your assistance!!!

[Lozart]

No problem. I have an m4 flash mag and it can be a bit like that too. :-)