legality of AM-180 drum mag

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Can anybody tell me if it would be possible to get an American 180 drum magazine across the iron curtain we call the US border? I'm thinking of adapting one for a 10-22, and buying one would be a hell of a lot easier than building one.
 
If it's designed for a rimfire rifle and costs less than $100 then I think you're OK. I'll claim complete ignorance at your trial if I'm wrong however... ;)
 
Customs still have to follow the laws so they wont sieze the drum for destruction since its legal .They will just send it back to whatever evil place it came from cuz it looks illegal and you won't get tainted by it evilness.Its for the children and the government is here to help you.Even if you don't want their help.
 
none said:
Customs still have to follow the laws so they wont sieze the drum for destruction since its legal .They will just send it back to whatever evil place it came from cuz it looks illegal and you won't get tainted by it evilness.Its for the children and the government is here to help you.Even if you don't want their help.
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Wrong!!

Customs size legal mags all the time, sometimes you get them back, sometimes they destroy them. I am speaking form experience here.
 
cpt. canuck said:
Pinned or not the boarder Nazis will still take them.
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So how are pinned standard cap mags getting into the country? I got a 30 round AK mag from the US. I asked the seller to pin it befor it was sent. He "forgot". It was opened and sent back with a notice of our laws. He pinned like I asked and resent it. It was opened again yet forwarded to me without any problems.

Not that I doubt costums evil ways, just, there must be a way of importing them.
 
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Ljungman said:
So how are pinned standard cap mags getting into the country? I got a 30 round AK mag from the US. I asked the seller to pin it befor it was sent. He "forgot". It was opened and sent back with a notice of our laws. He pinned like I asked and resent it. It was opened again yet forwarded to me without any problems.

Not that I doubt costums evil ways, just, there must be a way of importing them.
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Go back and reread my post.
Sometimes they get through and sometimes they don't.
 
I know excatly what your saying. I've had things held up or sent back myself. What I'm "asking" (not stating) is: How do Importers like Marstar ect do it? There must me a garinteed way.
 
Still don't see any reference to mags. No matter. I'll get what I need here. Sorry customs jerks you around so much. I've mostly been lucky but I've been screw a few times without just reason.
 
"...adapting one for a 10-22..." Not a hope. You'd have to redesign the rifle.
There are 50 round drums made for the 10/22. Of course, aftermarket mags don't always work well.
 
sunray said:
"...adapting one for a 10-22..." Not a hope. You'd have to redesign the rifle.
There are 50 round drums made for the 10/22. Of course, aftermarket mags don't always work well.
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I was thinking that it is possible but would wind up with 10 rounds or so left in the feed tower....the feed block would be removed from the feed plate to accommodate the tower. And if not still,the ARß180 upper looks really sweet!
 
the magazine will be legal. I had custome hold a bunch of tactial innovation mags till they found out they were fine.
the mags you are looking for are costly, and also require a winder.
the ar upper you are talking about is buit upon a m-16 lower and uses the auto sear pin hole in the running of the gun. it runs full auto. they will only sell to class 3 owners. they said that they never could get it to run on a semi lower.

You would need a rifle that fed from the top to use the system to the best advantage. However I have seen them built with a tower to run in 22 versions of the ar.
this or the calico magazine would be good choices for a ground up project in large capacity 22.
 
Made in Canada coming soon

A large capacity box mag is due out from one of the guys here almost anytime. He's down to the tail end of assembly/quality control/etc. Maybe wait and see what he's got. Sounds like three runs so far, black, green, clear?

Someone else here will have more info than me on this...
 
you are gona convert a top load bottom eject mag for a bottom loading side eject gun... it would be easier do desing your own reciver using 10/22 parts
 
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