Required help with identifying metal magazines

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I'm not a member that visits this part of the forum but would require some help. I was given two 9mm metal magazine with no marking or no stamping of any sort. They are both identical but I was able to squeeze 14 rounds in one and only 8 rounds in the other. Being able to load 14 rounds in the magazine a problem with gun laws ? Thought the max was only 10 rounds. If someone can help by sending me there email, I could supply pictures on the mags. Thanks for any help...
 
If you post pics in your thread, I'm sure someone will be able to identify it.

If it holds 14rnds of the caliber it was designed/intended to hold, you need to have that pinned.
 
To ease your fears a bit though, it's entirely legal to have a magazine fit more than 10 rounds of the 'wrong' caliber; otherwise virtually all magazines would be illegal because you could probably jam a full box of .22LR into a fully legal 9mm magazine. As Trinimon said; the key is whether or not the magazine was designed/intended to hold 14 rounds of the specific type of ammunition.

I understand your concerns, but it's far more likely that you are simply testing it with the wrong type of ammunition than somehow you've gotten your hands on a prohibited magazine.
 
All I can say is that the magazine were given to me loaded with 9mm ammo. I may just bring the mags some where for trade being I have no use for these mags.
Thanks for the info...
 
With a no name mag, how do you know what the caliber is suppose to be.
If the mag is marked 40 s-w and you can get 13rds of 9mm, you are O.K.
With a unmarked mag, that is a different matter.
And yes , there still unpinned mags floating around
 
ChuckB said:
Pictures or detailed sketches, please.
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I'm sure this would simplify everything but unfortunately I have never posted pics for all the years I've been a member so a little help would be great. Anyway I can tell that 10 mm bullets are to long but a 30 luger does being that I have a small bullet collection...
 
350tracker said:
... I have never posted pics for all the years I've been a member so a little help would be great.
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Save the photographs to your computer and upload them to a site like "http://imgur.com/upload". That specific site lets you drag and drop the pictures from whatever folder they're in. Then you can post the links to the uploaded pictures with no fancy forum BB coding needed.
 
Does it properly hold 9mm?

I would pin it or destroy it, you stated you know we have a 10 round pistol magazine capacity and you stated they are identical 9mm mags but one holds 14. Not worth getting caught with a prohibited device, playing stupid doesn't usually work with the cops. Hate to see you get nailed bud.
 
I don't do pictures here also, but one of the computer guys here could message you with their email and you could send them a picture from your computer if you can do that,
than they could upload it to this site.
 
I'd say you have 2 mags for the same type of gun, but in different calibers. 9mm and .40 S&W. Usually , for instance if you have an M & P 40, the mags will hold 9mm ammo just fine. But because .40 ammo is thicker than 9mm ammo, the rivet or follower block will be placed lower in .40 magazines, thus , if you stuff 9mm in you often get 13 or 14 capacity. Still legal, as the mag was designed for 10 rounds of .40
 
Thanks for all your help. This has been interesting and to see what sgt.rock pointed out on how mags can be the same but different. As previously mentioned these mags will go to a place that knows this stuff...

Thanks again and as for posting pics, yeah I know, I really should try...:)
 
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