Magazine Smithing

[Retired Guy]

I am fortunate enough to live in a state that limits magazines to 10 rounds. I am looking for spare mags for my PC4 and found good prices on 11 round mags. Does anyone have a better idea than super gluing a 3/8 inch dowel in as the "first round"?

 

[Yosemite Sam]

Welcome to the forum!

I look forward to the day when I can refer to myself as "that retired guy"... ;)

Unfortunately, usually when your state is that willing to look out for your welfare, they generally frown on you opening things up and modifying them yourself, too.

If you were to do this the likely "approved" method would entail getting a follower with "legs" on it that would keep the evil extra round out of the mag, thus rendering the firearm perfectly safe, of course. I'm not sure your keepers would approve of you just gluing a piece on here or there, which could then be un-glued, or (gasp) fall out. If nothing else you might find yourself in the uncomfortable position of trying to explain to the nice Deputy, or Fish & Game guy, that he really doesn't understand the law and that your gun is perfectly legal, despite what he thinks.

(No offense meant of course; I'm an escapee of MA, so am just going with the whole totalitarian regime thing...)

-- Sam

 

[DeletedMember275]

In most of them retarded commie states, you can't even bring a "high-capacity" mag into the state, so merely possessing it for modification would be illegal. No aftermarket 10-round mags available?

 

[mrmike7189]

just buy old pre-ban magazines and rebuild them yourself with new mag springs, followers, and bottom plates available on line at midwayusa. you will have a brand new hi-cap mag. and spend about 10 bucks to do it!
Of course you must have a high capacity license which mass. still gives out , i think?(i got my LTC in 1994..so i have one)