Dagger Replaced Barrel; Fixed Mag Drop Problem - Pics

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So got my Dagger (standard model, green cerakote finish) about a month ago and it was dropping the magazine out like every other shot regardless of magazine type (Glock and Pmags). Called PSA Repairs line, described the problem and they shipped me out a new barrel and replacement mag catch/spring. So replaced them, took it to the range today and put 150 rds (incl. 15 hollow points) without one mag drop or any failures at all. My suspicion is that it was a problem with barrel geometry. The mag catch did not look any different than the replacement, but the new barrel is very different. Pics below; replacement barrel is on left in all pics. You can see the muzzle crown is way more beveled on the new one, but what I am hypothesizing was the culprit & fix was the geometry on the locking lug on the underside of the barre. Notice the replacement (left barrel) has a shorter angle cut on the side facing the feed ramp, and also has angled facet cuts on the side of the lug which the original does not have. The caliber markings on the two barrels: replacement has “9MM” stamped on top at rear; original has “9X19” on the side.

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That new crown looks goooood !

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yeah, but setting the rifling that far back means that the true barrel length is probably now like 3.7" vs the stated 3.9"

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That two…tenths of an inch is NOT going to matter on a pistol. Your never going to measure and say……oh my…. I wish I had another tenth of an inch of barrel.
But……every day that you look at that SWEEEET barrel crown….you’ll smile

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you’re probably right. heck, I’m just happy the gun is shooting fine now without the mags falling out every other shot! kind of a critical failure LMAO
These Daggers seem like a good deal… if PSA can get these problems fixed. Having known repeat problems like mags dropping, trigger pins walking out (mine only moved a very small amount to the right in 150rds), front sights shooting loose… those are things that should not be happening this far into production runs.

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