re-pinning SKS mag

[BruderShweigen]

Some butcher pinned the mag of the SKS i just bough to 3 ROUNDS. How do i proceed to unpin and re-pin it? The rivet in the body, do i drill it and put a new shorter one? Because i cant see what holds the follower spring and i think the rivet may have something with it.

 

[Calum]

Do you have a good gunsmith in your area?

 

[DAR 701]

Just take the dremel tool to the plug inside the mag and slowly take off matierial till it holds 5 rounds. My Nork SKS was plugged to 4 rounds, 20 mins with the dremel and it is good to go at 5 rounds. Then just reblue the top of the plug and enjoy!

 

[BruderShweigen]

Yeah but i do have a dremel, and i'm quite good with it. But, the plug is inside the magazine follower spring!

 

[Calum]

Hmmm, I'd need a pic to comment further.