Posted: 10/13/2008 1:53:45 AM EDT
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Now while I was cleaning up the range for a few bucks, I overheard a couple of the older shooters having a conversation about magazines. One of the men caught me off guard with a statement "....yeah I know watcha mean. I need to go make some more magazines for my Glocks and the wife's Sig." Now I'm pretty sure he was using slang with the word "make" because I know some people say "make groceries" instead of "buy groceries" sometimes. But it made me curious, does anyone construct their own magazines? I'd be interested in the processes of doing such at home. |
I couldn't fathom why, since factory magazines are relatively cheap, have no restriction on purchase and generally work well. You'd need to make metal tubes, springs and followers. |
 How true. Although my ten round Sig 220 mags did work like a dream. I could not imagine making my own mags especialy when you look at what it would cost vs going out and buying a factory mag. |
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There is a sub-forum over at www.roderuscustom.tzo.com about making your own magazines - though there is not much traffic. As for magazines being "so easy to get" - anyone remember the prices during the AWB for "pre-bans" ?? (the AWB that Joe Biden WROTE, by the way). Try finding Glock mags under the next AWB. Or mags for guns invented AFTER the ban goes into effect. The idea is not so far fetched. BTW - anyone else notice that they are going for a "super-majority" or filibuster-proof majority in Congress? Does not look like there is much standing in the way of another AWB. NRA failed to stop it last time, and the dems don't seem to think that Heller is any impediment to another AWB. |
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I saw some crazy video a few years back where a guy made a 3-4 foot long magazine for his Mac-10. He sacrificed the top of a normal magazine, and just extended it to the longer length, if I remember right. This allowed him to skip making the crucial part, and just figure out how to make a spring that would work over the entire length. |
Making a couple of mags is not nearly as hard as turning out production quantities with the intention of making $$. You can tweak and adjust, a production company goes broke if they cannot just stamp them out. |