WTF is with these WELDED 5/20 M305 mags?

[B]

I have come across a few of these in trades and with a shorty I recently bought. I guess the gigantic steel follower wasnt enough? Welding the baseplate on is ridiculous. Sorry for the rant but I don't like taking a Dremel to something just to clean it...

 

[Stevebot-7]

Hmm, how were they reduced to 5 rounds? Standard rivet? If it's internal, such as by simply adding a piece of plastic/wood under the follower, whoever did it may have had to weld the baseplate for it to count as a permanent alteration.

 

[B]

Three very different sources canam, EE and a gunshop. All are spot welded and painted black on the bottom. Otherwise they are the exact same with the big long follower on the inside.

 

[Pblatzz]

There is no need to weld, You can block the mag with wood or steel and use a rivet on the bottom to prevent the removal of the bottom plate preventing mag disassembly.

 

[B]

Some awful reading comprehension in this thread.

 

[rally guy]

Wte!!:s could someone cut down the follower?

 

[358Rooster]

Some awful reading comprehension in this thread.

Exactly what I was thinking!!

 

[skoal]

I think it has something to do with checking
Your headspace lol

 

[Stevebot-7]

Some awful reading comprehension in this thread.

Huh?

 

[Frank Castiglione]

Some one screwed up when importing them in to Canada.
But I won't say who

 

[mikebaker1129]

No wood, no rivet, no plastic.
The OP mentioned that the follower had an extension on it, that prevented the magazine fron holding more than 5 rounds. The floorplate was then welded to prevent someone from getting in the magazine to clean it , change a defective the spring or a damaged follower.
Replacement followers and floorplates are available from SARCO. Springs are available from Wolfe if you mags require any .

 

[triden]

Ya mine are the same and it sucks. There are a couple times I would have liked to take them apart, but I guess I'll get the dremel out soon. If I dremel the welds, how do you guys secure the floor plate after the fact?

 

[308TRshooter]

I just put the floor plate back in and leave it at that. Really, what is the difference between a longer follower and a rivet?

 

[haha49]

I just put the floor plate back in and leave it at that. Really, what is the difference between a longer follower and a rivet?

I prefure a rivet because the long follower can bind up the spring or cause problems. I like replacing the follower and springs in the magazine I find they work allot better and are allot smoother when you do that but with a welded magazine it's allot more work to do as with a rivet you can sometimes get all the parts out with out having to do anything to it and upgrading to anti tilt followers stuff like that.

 

[luke s]

so I just got a m305 shorty. the 5/20 mag has a dented follower. I need to disassemble and the floor plate is welded. anyone try to break the welds yet?

 

[haha49]

so I just got a m305 shorty. the 5/20 mag has a dented follower. I need to disassemble and the floor plate is welded. anyone try to break the welds yet?

No but a dermal will do it...