Board Thread:General Nerf discussion/@comment-26431461-20190114171554/@comment-27306930-20190119232836

Okay, I took apart my Helios to solve this mystery once and for all. Turns out the problem wasn't the Helios, it was the 12 round magazine.

There was a ridge where the clear part of the tube meets the orange cap on the loading end of the mag. It was bumping against a bulkhead at the bottom of the magwell. (see red arrows)  The clear part of the tube was only 1/32nd inch larger than the orange end cap, but just enough to stop the mag dead in its tracks when inserting it.

So I took an Xacto knife and shaved the clear part of the mag tube so that it's beveled smoothly with the end cap. Slides in beautifully now.

Thanks for the input everybody ! I appreciate the feedback. All is well at the Proving Ground once again 😁