Dpms .308 magazines
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I was playing around with the idea of using M14 mags too, but it turned into a pain.
The M14 mags will fit the mag well, and if you cut a notch for the mag catch, in the right spot, they will feed.
The problem is the follower/bolt catch. The M14 bolt catch contacts the follower roughly where the rim of the case sits on back of the follower, hence why it has a "rasied" portion a the back of the follower:
M14 Mag
Where the latch is on the M14 mag (square metal box on back) is where the bolt catch on an AR contacts.
AR Mag
You could use a lightly modified M14 mag in a DPMS rifle, but when the last round is fired the bolt will lock back against the mag follower, not the bolt catch. Without some major surgery it won't work as it was designed to.
The M14 mags will fit the mag well, and if you cut a notch for the mag catch, in the right spot, they will feed.
The problem is the follower/bolt catch. The M14 bolt catch contacts the follower roughly where the rim of the case sits on back of the follower, hence why it has a "rasied" portion a the back of the follower:
M14 Mag
Where the latch is on the M14 mag (square metal box on back) is where the bolt catch on an AR contacts.
AR Mag
You could use a lightly modified M14 mag in a DPMS rifle, but when the last round is fired the bolt will lock back against the mag follower, not the bolt catch. Without some major surgery it won't work as it was designed to.
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The mags for the Armalite AR-10 are M-14 mags that are already modified. I'll give them a try in my DPMS tonight. Also to keep in mind, there are different generations of AR-10 mags. The new ones are G3. I've seen a G1 version and they are a bit different (also not as nice).
Nope it doesn't work.
I tried my G3 AR-10 mags in the DPMS LR-308. The mags won't fit. They are slightly longer than the magwell and the DPMS mags in terms of bullet length (IE not too tall to fit).
I tried the DPMS mag in the Armalite AR-10. Again nope. The DPMS mags are too wide and won't fit in the magwell.
Maybe Generation 1 or 2 AR-10 mags will work but not the third Generation ones.
I tried my G3 AR-10 mags in the DPMS LR-308. The mags won't fit. They are slightly longer than the magwell and the DPMS mags in terms of bullet length (IE not too tall to fit).
I tried the DPMS mag in the Armalite AR-10. Again nope. The DPMS mags are too wide and won't fit in the magwell.
Maybe Generation 1 or 2 AR-10 mags will work but not the third Generation ones.
mine must be a gen 2. It was a few years old. I'll post some pictures , but not tonight. (wifes making dog biscuits and it's her camera and I'm not going to f**k with loading s**t wilst half gunned. What I meant by fiddling with it was, you have to jiggle it(just a little bit) to get it to seat. It has a plastic follower as well as a plastic articulating tit at the back, if that helps.
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