Magazine Disassembly and Operating
Principles
The Calico 9mm
Though I still do not recommend disassembling the magazines, most of the really complicated parts (the spring assembly) are sealed. Before disassembly, be certain to release all tension on the magazine spring by pressing the button in the middle of the winding lever.
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Start things off by pushing
forward on the rear sight. This should slide the entire upper rail assembly
off of the top of the magazine. |
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The procedure needs to be
repeated with the bottom rail |
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Once the rails are off, the
unit breaks into two halves. The feed lips are visible at the upper right
of the photo. Cartridge guide can be seen molded into the inside of the
magazine body, while the twisted column going down the center contains the
springs that drive the mechanism. |
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The two halves of the unit
and the rails that hold them together. The section on the right still contains
the drive mechanism. |
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The unit completely disassembled.
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A look down the helical channel
of the magazine, with both sides of the body together. |
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During reassemble, the end
of the helical driver fits into a channel molded into the magazine body.
A tab prevents it from being put in the wrong way. |
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The magazine follower
is the last thing to go in, before the unit is reassembled. An arrow molded
into the body of the follower points forward. |