Midway had mags...and now gone

[Blockhead75]

I picked up two 10rd "long" mags from Midway this morning, but they sold out in minutes. Tried to order more, but the limit was two per account.

 

[Garand Man]

Yes,
got my 2 ordered just before they said NO MORE.!!!! Life is good.!!!

Paul

 

[JeffF64]

i was also looking at those, but i was wondering how hard it is to knock the pin out, i thought i saw a post about that here but sarched real quick this morning but couldn't find it. figured i didn't want to do the 10 rounders if i couldn't easily make them into 25 rounders.

 

[TheMaineEvent]

There's a lot of posts here about doing this. Not to mention, there are videos on youtube as well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MScXNquI8y0

 

[Garand Man]

Jeff64,

It's really easy to knock it out...with a long screwdriver.... then get mag loading buttons here on the forum... then you are good to go.!!!!

Paul

 

[nomobux]

Even with the email alerts, you have to be online and FAST ! I picked up a couple of extras for my AK74 and they were gone instantly.

 

[rhinoh]

Got the email at 0815, didn't see it right away as I was at work.
Logged into Midway at 0845- all gone
Sure wish Midway would accept backorders on that item, maybe I'd have been able to get a couple.

 

[JeffF64]

There's a lot of posts here about doing this. Not to mention, there are videos on youtube as well.

Thanks

 

[richeyo2]

Checked email & seen the alert around lunch time, yep they were gone!

 

[Boz]

figured i didn't want to do the 10 rounders if i couldn't easily make them into 25 rounders.

Keep your receipt for proof of purchase should it be necessary to show they were purchased and modified before any 10 round ban.

 

[Scopes]

Keep your receipt for proof of purchase should it be necessary to show they were purchased and modified before any 10 round ban.

The 10RD max is just a starting point. If a 7RD standard goes into effect, which I doubt, it won't matter what your mag says or what your receipt says. According to the legislation. Only the weapon itself will be grandfathered. Again, I doubt this will happen.

 

[Boz]

I don't want any of that to happen either. All I'm saying is, should something happen, one could get into a lot of trouble modifying a magazine without some sort of proof that the modification took place prior to any ban going into effect. When asked in a different thread regarding modification proof, a dated receipt was the sole answer. One should be prepared.

 

[rakstr]

If you're submitting to inspection, you may as well give up, the fight is over.

Papers please!

Keep your receipt for proof of purchase should it be necessary to show they were purchased and modified before any 10 round ban.

 

[Majorlk]

I don't want any of that to happen either. All I'm saying is, should something happen, one could get into a lot of trouble modifying a magazine without some sort of proof that the modification took place prior to any ban going into effect. When asked in a different thread regarding modification proof, a dated receipt was the sole answer. One should be prepared.

I will not be surprised if post-ban magazines are differently marked than pre-ban, to help eliminate any confusion.

 

[Boz]

I will not be surprised if post-ban magazines are differently marked than pre-ban, to help eliminate any confusion.

That makes a lot of sense and I hope you are right. I know some people tend to dismiss this with chest puffing, but I think it's something that anyone making the modification should at least consider. The consequences of modifying a magazine is in no way the same as modifying a toy car. I'd just hate to see anyone unknowingly get themselves into a lot of trouble where they live.

 

[JLK*]

Let's see if can remember this correctly.
Back in 1994 when the ban that lasted 10 years was enacted it became illegal to manufacture magazines with greater than a 10 round capacity except for export, law enforcement or military/government use.
I believe all higher capacity magazines had to be so stamped.
I am sure there was a federal regulation requiring the manufacturer to maintain a paper trail of who and when they sold them to the "legal" user.

I have seen Brownells 30 round AR-15 magazines purchased over this past summer that had a faint month/year stamped in to them. Something like 3/12...I can't remember exactly but it sure looked like a date format.

Was there contraband post '94? It wouldn't surprise me if some of the LE/Gov't/Export magazines found their way in to the hands of "civilians" and that some may have been bootlegged without markings out of the factory but...
The penalties may have been right there with the Class III stuff...pretty stiff.
JLK

 

[acropora]

i'm wondering,if they do ban anything over 10 rounds,how would they know you have them?it isn't like they are registered like the gun is.you would think it would be nearly impossible to track the pre-ban magazines and say that you do in fact have them.they could have broken and you threw them out,you could have sold them pre-ban,etc.i'm not trying to tell anyone to try and circumvent the law,just curious as to how they could go about taking them away?that being said,i seriously doubt any federal ban will pass.a state ban is different and i know some states like New York,Commiefornia,etc will pass something.i'm sure glad Florida's governor hasn't mentioned much if anything about the ban and it doesn't appear hes too interested in passing ANY new laws related to guns or magazines.