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I bought two cases of preproduction back in Feb/March with my upper and I've been reloading the cases on my Dillon 650 since then, hence the VMAX bullets visible in these pictures. Rumor has it PRI is letting go of small batches of brass to people who can use it. Try giving them a call. -z |
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I just updated the 6.8SPC FAQ (tacked here) to reflec this new information. The conversion kits consist of a new magazine body and replacement follower to convert your old pre-ban AR15 5.56mm magazines to be 6.8-compatible, also in the 15 and 25-round capacities. This works just like Armalite's deal for AR10 conversion kits. You could use the old spring and follower from the original pre-ban magazine. There is no requirement that any part from the old magazine be used in the conversion/rebuild, but to comply with the AWB and the ATF rulings on it, you cannot start with one legitimate (pre-ban) high-cap mag but end up with two high-caps. -z |
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Hal9k, This has been hashed out before. Yes. That is exactly what you can do. Keep the destroyed original magazine body if you want some proof of the original pre-ban status. No sense in buying nice preban $50-60 M14 magazines when $15 crappy aftermarket M14 mags will convert just as well to an AR10 mag with Armalite's kit. -z |
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MSTN is saying that the replacement magazine bodies and followers are right now just for the customers who bought 6.8 uppers from them. They said it is due to the current availability. No word on when they will be selling to customers who bought their 6.8 uppers elsewhere. |
Do the 25 rounders hold 28? I believe brouhaha started a thread about these mags in AR Discussions and said they were 18 and 28 round mags. |
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ar15.com/forums/forum.html?b=3&f=118 Third thread from the top, ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=118&t=189042 Links to the actual FAQ www.demigod.org/~zak/firearms/6.8SPC/faq.php |
| thanks for info on mags and conversion kits I have been wanting to build a 6.8 but have not been able to find the mags. in addition to hornaday , lee precision and rcbs will make up dies and wideners reloading supply is carring rem. brass if you can catch some in stock($110 /1000 +s&h) I've heard all orders have been on backorder, hornaday and federal should have some on dealers shelves soon as the local gunshop here, has told me they have the rem. stuff on order and will carey the others as soon as it becomes available or so they've said. |
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MidwayUSA..."Date Expected In-Stock: 9/15/2004"...or the 17th...or 24th...maybe October...hopefully November... $156.45 for a case of 200. http://www.midwayusa.com/rewriteaproduct/768821 Yes, PRI has 10rd mags now. I have a 5 round PRI mag on the way and they say that there will be 25...28 round (whatever) mags available right after the AWB ends in Sept. |
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