Are M305 Magazines Still Just Riveted to Limit to 5 Rounds

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Quigly

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Hi,

I had an M305 when they first came out. I had a number of magazines that were limited to 5 rounds with a rivet. Is that still the case? Also, I have heard some talk that the base plates
are tack welded. Is that true? I ask because, I'm anal and I have to be able to totally disassemble the magazine for cleaning. If I can't get the magazine apart, I won't bother with getting an M305.
 
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Last time I had an M305 (2014), it came with a 5rds short mag and a rivetted 5/20. I bought an extra 2 5/20 that were rivetted as well. I was able to dissasemble my mags for clean ups. Never saw tack welded magazines.

Sold the M305 in the same year, just not my cup of tea
 
DT741 said:
Last time I had an M305 (2014), it came with a 5rds short mag and a rivetted 5/20. I bought an extra 2 5/20 that were rivetted as well. I was able to dissasemble my mags for clean ups. Never saw tack welded magazines.

Sold the M305 in the same year, just not my cup of tea
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Thanks, but I need to know the standard, for anything I buy today. I would want to buy extra magazines after I get the rifle.
 
It almost doesn't matter how the mags that come with it are pinned. A number of vendors bring in mags from various contract manufacturers (usually on a batch basis, and they tend to sell out fairly quickly), so it's relatively easy to find mags that will meet your requirements.
 
Quigly said:
Thanks, but I need to know the standard, for anything I buy today. I would want to buy extra magazines after I get the rifle.
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Essentially what they are telling you is there is no 'standard'. There is several different ways they are/can be limited to 5rds, you might have to search around to find the style that suits you.

If you really wanted to you could buy one that is limited a way you don't want and have it re-pinned in the method you prefer (provided it is still limited to 5rds).
 
Mine has 3 tack welds.

If it bothered me enough, I'd break the welds and clean the mags, re-pin them myself.

If welds are enough to make you not buy one, you never wanted it much in the first place.
 
a certain recently banned vendor here sold M305 20 round length 5 round mags with a long "fin" on the follower that blocked it to 5 rounds. No rivet to worry about and they easily fully disassembled.

Why not just get the 10 round AIA magazines?
 
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