Will mags modded for the AR10 still work in the M1A?

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Will mags modded for the AR10 still work in the M1A?

Posted: 1/6/2006 2:00:52 PM EDT

What is modded on them to make them work?

S.O.

Posted: 1/6/2006 2:31:52 PM EDT

[#1]

My mags worked in both rifles. If I remember right, all they do is "notch" the M14 mag to fit in the AR10 and modify the follower to work with the bolt catch.
Mine ran flawlessly through my M14 but because of the modified follower, would not hold the bolt open on the last shot.

Posted: 1/7/2006 5:42:02 AM EDT

[#2]

I thought M14 magazines were "modified" to work in the AR10 by discarding the magazine body and retaining the floorplate or some other nonsense to mees the requirements of the infamous 1994 Crime Bill.

That would prevent their use in the M14 again until the mag body was replaced.

Set me straight (gently, please!) if my memory is bad.

-- Chuck

Posted: 1/8/2006 3:41:24 AM EDT

[#3]

If I remember correctly, to be legal under the ban they had to still function in the weapon they were designed for after modification. In other words, they had to work in both. I think you did get a new mag body, but to be legal it had to function in an M14/M1A also.

Posted: 1/8/2006 3:54:05 AM EDT

[#4]

I believe the M-14 mag will stop the bolt of the AR before it strips the last round. Modified bodies work in both with the proper follower.

[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Will mags modded for the AR10 still work in the M1A?

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