SL8 Magazine Conversion

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I'm considering buying an HK SL8 but only want one if I can effectively convert it to take AR-15 magazines. I know there are magazine well adapter kits sold in Canada and was wondering if anyone had any first hand experience with them. I'm not worried about altering a rifle to install the adapter. I just want to make sure they are know to work in terms of cycle reliability.
 
I got one for my HK a year or two ago.

Jamie on the board here used his dremel and took out two little knobs that need to be removed for it to work.

I've never had a jam, it has always worked well. Mine I got from Wolverine.
 
Wolverine has them, but there is also a model available from Top Notch Parts in the US.

Im not sure if they are the same manufacturer.
 
I had one, worked alright, but was really really really tight to the sides of the mags. They did not drop free, which I rather like them to do, so I no longer have it.

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Armedsask said:
But expensive and hard to find, hence the AR15 conversion.
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Plus, you still need to modify either your G36 mags or your SL8 to fit them because of the 2 tabs in the magwell.
 
So are you saying that if I hack a couple of tabs of my black SL8-5 that I can use G-36 mags. I was told I would have to use a AR mag well conversion if I wanted the look of 5/30 mags?
 
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incorrigible said:
So are you saying that if I hack a couple of tabs of my black SL8-5 that I can use G-36 mags. I was told I would have to use a AR mag well conversion if I wanted the look of high-cap mags?
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Yes, but G36 mags are expensive ($120+) and hard to find.

The AR15 magwell conversion works, but the mags will _not_ be drop-free. Mine scuffed the mags pretty deeply when going in and out. You still have to take the divits out of the receiver - a careful but easy job with a dremel.
 
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