How to pin a 20 round mag to 5

sabre said:
2. Centre punch and drill 9/64" holes in spine of magazine approximately 1" & 2.25" from base (between welds).

3. Slide baseplate toward front of magazine (leave spring and follower in tube) so baseplate contains spring but exposes approximately 3/4" at spine.

Sabre
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So is the bar installed in the front of the magazine or the back? My mags only have spot welds on the front, the back is flat and clean.
 
Fusilier said:
Pop rivets are a very common way to pin a mag. Because they need tools, they are likely (I say likely because I cannot find in writing anywhere) fine. I have mags so pinned and I'd have no problem living with them.

It would be nice if the long tailed followers were OK too. Especially since the M308 shipped with them years ago. I can see that running afoul of the regs because all it requires is swapping a short tailed follower from the 5 round mag.

The rules don't have to make sense. The rules certainly don't have to work. They just suck. No mag capacity limits is what we should be shooting for next. Just think of the boost to the economy as we all a. buy new normal capacity mags, and b. spend more on ammo.
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Those mags are fine. I would have to saw the tail off to increase the capacity. I could drill out a rivet much quicker, takes 2 secs to remove those. Who has a ready supply of non tailed followers to swap in, anyway? They were imported that way.
 
slushee said:
So are pop rivets actually legal to use as a pin to 5 rounds?


I only ask because I dont know what "easily removed" translates too. Stupid laws and their ambiguity.
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Pop rivets are mentioned in the customs bulletin as being acceptable. I have also read where the RCMP lab guys have referred to them as OK in court cases.

It's all nonsense of course, since you can drill out a pop rivet faster than you can assemble a partial mag. But it does keep the crown and the cops employed enforcing these ridiculous rules.

Hopefully after the demise of the long arms registry, the mag restrictions will be the next to go. All they have done is result in the criminal prosecutions of otherwise law abiding people.
 
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