Unique DES-69 magazine catch?

[ric1911a1]

Does anyone know just how the magazine catch on a DES-69 comes out of the frame? I can't tell for sure from what diagrams I can find.

I bought one a while back, had a set of Andrew Berryhill's 3-D grips made, then worked with a local gunsmith to create a scope mount. Went to the range to sight it in today, and found that the 2 magazines will not stay in the gun. It appears the release does not protrude into the frame far enough to hold the magazine securely.

Any ideas would be appreciated.

[j-team]

Been about 20 years since I had one, but I'm sure the button just unscrews.

[ric1911a1]

J.........

You were correct, it just unscrewed, although it wasn't happy about it....... A friend and I modified the piece that holds the magazine in place and now it works fine.

Many thanks.

How are things in Kiwi land?

Ric