Czechnologist
Concerned Citizen
- Mar 9, 2016
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How should it be done?
My guess is his P.38 mags were damaged / dented based on the context.
I've got more than a few with a "dimple" or two, usually doesn't affect follower travel but looks less than stellar.
It's hard to say what brand of mags the OP is referring to, but I believe his theory is to remove(in this example) the ridges from this magazine pictured, on might be able to squeeze a couple more rounds in it. If this is what he's asking, I don't see it working for two reasons. He'll lose rigidity in the mag and the followers would probably need to be redesigned.
I don't think that's it.
You can't remove those, in addition to the reasons you mentioned the magazine would be physically larger front to back afterward no matter how you approached it.
By dimple I think he means what is shown in the center of this mag. It is not part of the mag design, it was put there prior to sale to limit a standard capacity mag by preventing the follower from moving down past the dimple. I think the OP wants to restore the original capacity in such a mag.
As others have pointed out, it would have to be done out of state, and if he's out of state he should just buy normal mags and be done.
By dimple I think he means what is shown in the center of this mag. It is not part of the mag design, it was put there prior to sale to limit a standard capacity mag by preventing the follower from moving down past the dimple. I think the OP wants to restore the original capacity in such a mag.
That's the problem with trying to heat/hammer a magazine...you have no way to support the backside of the metal, so you just end up smashing it in. Which is why people drill them and not heat/hammer them.A dimple like that looks way more severe and acute than a ding in automotive sheet metal. I really don't think those kind of techniques would work. The metal has been stretched, a lot. Trying to shrink it (unlike board stretchers, metal shrinkers are a real thing...but I don't think they'd work here) by pounding that metal back in and hoping it all gets mashed back where it came from without displacing any other metal isn't very likely.
I mean no disrespect, but this is the silliest way to get a hi-cap mag in Maryland I've ever heard of. Plus ten mags are illegal to sell in Maryland but perfectly legal to possess (for now). For instance there are any number of dealers in our lovely state that sell (legally) 30 round AR mags with a popsicle stick inside limiting it to 10 rounds. If you take the stick out when you get home everything is fine. You can also easily go to Pennsylvania, Delaware or Virginia and fill your trunk with them and bring them home. What am I missing here? The law only applies to DEALERS!
Link to the law(b) A person may not manufacture, sell, offer for sale, purchase, receive, or transfer a detachable magazine that has a capacity of more than 10 rounds of ammunition for a firearm.
The law speaks for itself and is very clear. If it can hold more than 10 rounds when purchased it is illegal. Believe me a "sticked" magazine that can hold only 10 rounds is not a problem and are sold by any number of dealers. These are not low profile dealers either. So to each his own.The law applies to everyone! Removing the popsicle stick while in Maryland is illegal.
Link to the law
https://law.justia.com/codes/maryland/2018/criminal-law/title-4/subtitle-3/section-4-305/
The law speaks for itself and is very clear. If it can hold more than 10 rounds when purchased it is illegal. Believe me a "sticked" magazine that can hold only 10 rounds is not a problem and are sold by any number of dealers. These are not low profile dealers either. So to each his own.
If you take the stick out when you get home everything is fine.
The law speaks for itself and is very clear. If it can hold more than 10 rounds when purchased it is illegal. Believe me a "sticked" magazine that can hold only 10 rounds is not a problem and are sold by any number of dealers. These are not low profile dealers either. So to each his own.
Illegal Activity: No threads or posts discussing how to violate laws.
Before this thread goes wrong, I'll add a few points so there is less confusion. Any augmentation would be done outside of Maryland, thus getting by any definition of "manufacturing". Secondly this is not about saving money or a trip to another state, it's just an exercise in what could be done and without drilling the dimples. Also, I'm not concerned if the magazine is damaged in the process or worried that these magazine could fail me if my life depended upon it. My life will never depend upon the proper feed of a bullet from a magazine.
Thanks Blacksmith101 for your information.
I'm just not getting it. We're not prohibited from going elsewhere to buy mags. WTF?
That's the long way around the barn...
So they can blame local "gum crime" on out of state purchases!