I had a similar problem I did re-glue and put on a few drops of silicone in the lock and worked much better....
i have pa -5000 also. It is a 5 gage you would need to workup to a min of a about 6 before i would try it Charger
http://lockedandloading.blogspot.com/ it has some photos of pa-5000 The PA-5000 arrived in the mail while we were on vacation in Yellowstone, and...