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Posted: 8/16/2008 3:34:04 PM EDT
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Customer wanted to know if I could make up some 10rd PMags. Its actually pretty straight forward. Start with a 20rd PMag, a razor saw, an exacto knife, and some sand paper. The magazine body has stiffeners molded into it that run pretty much parrallel to the mag base plate. Remove the base plate, spring and follower. Using the razor saw, cut just below the top most stiffener. If you compare the lip that the base plate attaches to with the stiffener you will see the lip is thinner. Use the sand paper on a hard flat surface, sand the base of the mag body until the stiffener is thin enough to slid the base plate on. The spring bottom plate locks the base plate in place. There is a small tab on the end of this that fits into a notch in the base of the mag body. I used the exacto knife to cut out this notch. Reassemble the mag. It holds exactly 10 rounds, no more. No modifications to the spring need to be made. The entire conversion took about 10 minutes. The mag fits perfectly into the mag well. No feeding problems at all. Fired a total of 50rds from this one mag yesterday when I was test firing weapons. So for 13.50$ and a couple minutes of time you get this....    
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You mean make one from a 30? In the Magpul industry forum there is a thread and someone posted photos of 15, 20, and 25rd mags all made from 30s. http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=2&f=124&t=160232 Its where I got the idea to make this mag from a 20rd But why would you want to DIY when the 20rds are available for the same price as a 30? Pete |
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