Riveting semi auto shotgun magazine

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Looking to drill a hole in a semi auto shotgun magazine to be compliant with the law. looking for suggestions how to measure where the pin goes?

Suggestion on spring length and placement would be helpful as well.

Thanks
 
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Looking to drill a hole in a semi auto shotgun magazine to be compliant with the law. looking for suggestions how to measure where the pin goes?

Suggestion on spring length and placement would be helpful as well.

Thanks

How many 2 and 3/4 inch shells will the magazine hold? (maximum)
How many do you want it to hold? (maximum)

Measure the difference and make a wooden plug just for testing. Allow for 1 and 1/2 inches of clearance. With the wooden plug inside the magazine load as many as you can... if it tests correctly use the wooden plug to locate where you would want to drill and weld a permanent pin in place. Personally I would prefer a 1/4 inch rod welded to the inside of the forend cap. That would allow free movement of the magazine spring and block the magazine to the amount you want when the gun is assembled.
 
Can't you just put a wooden plug in the mag?

Grizz

Wooden plug works for limiting a shotgun to legal capacity for hunting. However it does not count for limiting capacity of a semi auto that is over 5 rds.

I'd second the suggestion of ditching the +3 tube extension. I'm not a big fan of permanent modifications on anything but cheap guns like the SKS, makes it harder to resell and often lowers the price too so you end up paying for it twice - once to get the work and a second time if/when you sell it.
 
Wooden plug works for limiting a shotgun to legal capacity for hunting. However it does not count for limiting capacity of a semi auto that is over 5 rds.

I'd second the suggestion of ditching the +3 tube extension. I'm not a big fan of permanent modifications on anything but cheap guns like the SKS, makes it harder to resell and often lowers the price too so you end up paying for it twice - once to get the work and a second time if/when you sell it.

I guess if the op wants the gun to look cool (his opinion) and the +3 extension is causing the legality problem, weld a steel plug in the +3 extension making it useless and use a wooden plug for hunting regulations...
 
Thanks gun tech you provided the answer I was after.

It's for 3 gun not just to look cool.

It is a 3" gun
 
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