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Posted: 9/25/2012 3:23:07 PM EDT
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I wanted a shorter, lighter mag for my Specialized Dynamics .260 Remington for an upcoming wolf hunt, range use or shooting from prone position. Since no one makes a short polymer mag for the DPMS LR .308, I decided to make one.
I started with a standard Magpul P-Mag LR 20 for the DPMS and cut two inches off the bottom with a stardard cut-off wheel. Then I cut two coils off the spring. All I had left to do was drill some 1/8th" holes and rivet the base plate back on. I finished by painting the rivets flat black to match. The whole project took about 30 minutes. http://a6.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/134474_450756091634901_526491502_o.jpg http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/578482_450756978301479_350779904_n.jpg http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-prn1/134474_450756141634896_260964064_o.jpg Voila! Now it's a full two inches shorter and still holds 12 rounds. It's the perfect size for long hikes and benchrest work. Magpul should offer these. Hint, hint! |
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funny you should post that.. I just bougth a DPMS recon in 308 and found a website on converting the LR20 Pmags down to a 10 rd (for those that need them)
Here are the instructions for it.. they used some sort of wire to hold the base plate on the mag - i like your method better.. What size rivots did you use? How to chop Pmags brian |
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