Pinned tube fed shotgun mag?

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Was just wondering if ,let say a person were to put a mag exstention on an auto loading shotgun that.....how to word this...that unpinned would be over the limit for self loaders ,but if pinned, like is done with are AR mags it would be O.k, this would be done more for looks ,like using 5/30 mags on a AR and all so for mounting a barrel /mag clap to put a light on.

what do you think?
 
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No, your not fine. To limit the magazine on a semi-auto it has to be so that it cannot be undone simply (without tools by hand), i.e. if the AR mag has a dowel in it then the bottom (floor plate) must be rivoted to the mag body, or a rivot must be inserted into the side of the mag body to not allow the follower past that, or the dowel must be permanently attached to the follower and move with it. In your example of a shotgun, if you have the extension on using a dowel to limit capacity, you have to make it so that it cannot be simply unscrewed to remove the dowel. You would have to make it more of a physical barrier to your follower to go past the 5 round mark, like a rivot in your actual mag tube. My advice? your mag tube once you remove the cap, should have a retainer that holds the spring in place that you would also need to unscrew if you wished to remove it. If this is the case, just leave all that as is, (so no longer spring is put in) so you are just using the extension piece as a new long cap. That way if you are ever hassled, you can just remove it and the cop will see that the original (plastic) retainer is in place so that no more than 5 rounds can fit it and that there is no extra long spring and that nothing but air is ever in that "long cap".

This is a completely different deal than limiting the mag for hunting purposes (where/when required). That can be just a dowel inserted temporarily for the hunt (which is what I think stainless meant in his post).
 
I guess I screwed that one up.:redface: It would have to be permanent to keep the gestapo happy I guess. I've seen lots of guns set up like this, now I'm wondering how many aren't legal and are just using a plug. After thinking about it a while it would be hard to place a pin or rivet in just the right place without it getting in the way of the barrel lug or mag threads. Prestwich's solution sounds like the best way to go.
 
Prestwich is bang on the money.

Blocking a mag tube to appease the provincial hunting regulations is a different animal than blocking magazines to meet Federal laws.

:D "feeded" ??? What grade are you in sonny? Change that. :redface: I'm embarrassed for you.
 
You could just permanently add a dowel to the follower.

The follower is like 3 bucks, if I had to modify a part, it would be that. Better than drilling holes in the tube.
 
I had an 1187 tube limited one time by being professionally dented at the exact right spot. The problem was, although it was a metal tube, it had a plastic liner in it. The little plastic cap that seperated the shells and the spring would sometimes hang up on the dent. I then had to get a plug professionally made so the plastic follower wouldn't make it to the dent.
Anyways it was a big hassle.

If I did it again I would do it myself instead or get a real professional to do it:) I would make a plug out of aluminum and thread a hole in one end. I would then drill a hole in the end of the mag extension and put a bolt into the plug. I would locktite this so it wouldn't come undone. This way the only way to undo it would be to drill the head of the bolt off. To do a really good job, instead of a bolt use a sling swivel mount.
 
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Go to the hardware store ,buy the appropriate diameter dowling ,cut it to desired length , sand ,varnish and you have an authentic Winchester shotgun plug, just a bit of history, best of luck whatever you do, Dale:)
 
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