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| Junior Member |
Hello everybody, Quick question: is it possible to modify the sig p250/p320 mags to hold more than 10 rds? I live in Florida so it’s legal to hold more than 10 rds but one of my mags is limited to 10 vs the usual 13. It’s a .40 mag. Since both the 13 and 10 rd mags are the same size, I assume that there is something restricting the load capacity that maybe can be removed? It’s frustrating to be wasting that extra capacity on my sig magazine. Any help is appreciated, thank you! | ||
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| Freethinker |
Is there a physical difference between your 10 and 13-round magazines? The 10-round magazines I own have a large indentation in the magazine tube that evidently prevents the follower from being pushed down far enough for additional cartridges. I’ve never made an attempt to figure out for certain, but it seems to me that if the indentation were drilled out, that might increase the magazine capacity. (I believe, though, that might be easier envisioned than accomplished, but I could be wrong.) ► 6.4/93.6 “Wise men talk because they have something to say; fools, because they have to say something.” — Plato | |||
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The Great Equalizer |
Welcome to the Forum Anything is possible if you throw enough time and money at it The laws governing restricted capacity magazines require that the magazines are not easily convertible to full capacity magazine The best thing you can do, is go and buy yourself some standard capacity magazines and then put your restricted capacity magazine up for sale in the classifieds so that a Fellow Forum member in one of the Draconian States can buy his/her spare magazines from you ------------------------------------------------------------------ NRA Benefactor . . . Certified Instructor . . . Certified RSO SWCA 356TSW.com 45talk.com RacingPlanetUSA.Com | |||
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Casuistic Thinker and Daoist |
If you really want to do it...and are willing to ruin the magazine in the process...you can drill out the indention; without collapsing the body. Then you'd have to clean up any "flash" inside the tube from the drilling. If you need further instructions than the above, you really shouldn't' attempt it to begin with No, Daoism isn't a religion | |||
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| Member |
I’ve done this on some 10 round P229 mags I accidentally bought. It works fine, but was WAY harder than I expected. I think the angle of the indention didn’t mesh well with the angle of the bit and it took forever and turned out pretty ugly. But they do work. | |||
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Sigforum K9 handler |
You realize it’s a federal offense to.....,yeah, I’m just kidding. You are better off to try to sell them and just buy standard capacity mags. | |||
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That's the best answer, right there. A gentleman and a scholar..... | |||
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I agree.... buy new ones... except I would not sell the 10 rounders... personally; if traveling with the pistol I usually just take the lower capacity ones with me ... just in case I end up in the wrong state.... might not make a difference but who knows. My Native American Name: "Runs with Scissors" | |||
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There are members in states with mag restrictions that may purchase those mags. Put them up in the classifieds & buy new ones. ______________________________________________ Life is short. It’s shorter with the wrong gun… | |||
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| Member |
I would keep what you have and buy new ones you never know when laws will change. My son lives in NJ and has my Sig P2022 with 15 rounders when NJ decided on 10 rounders. All of a sudden 10 rounders were really hard to find. I found him some and told him what to do with the 15's. Save yours for a friend or if god forbid they do to FL. what they did to VA. __________________Making Good People Helpless . . . Will Not Make Bad People Harmless!___________________ | |||
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| Member |
Converting can be the preferred way for hard to find mags, like the p224. In 9mm, 12s are harder to find and much much pricier than the 10s. | |||
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| Junior Member |
Thank you everyone. Fantastic answers. It's increasingly difficult to find full capacity mags and 10 rounders are sometimes 50% less expensive. I'll keep things simple and leave the mags as they are. Thank you again for all of your input. | |||
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| Member |
Yes. But make sure you block the inside of the mag so the sides are supported from collapse. My experience has been to put dimples in the sides to reduce capacity to ten rounds, as SIG does. And yes, the sides are tough. I would start with small drills and work your way up. But with ten rounders in demand, you're probably best selling them and buying new ones for yourself. ---------------The Answer Is There Is No Answer--------------- | |||
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| Member |
Like me. Whaddya got? Full size? Compact? I'd take either one. Name your price. | |||
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| Member |
I haven’t kept up with the various states’ laws recently, but I would suspect that any state with 10-rd limit doesn’t have reciprocity with other states, or at least not with states with greater than 10-rd limits, in which case your big problem is not having more than 10 rds; it’s having any firearm at all without a valid license for carrying it. If you’re carrying a sidearm I would suggest it’s best not to “end up” in a state where you don’t know the CCP laws intimately. | |||
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I would just use them as training and range mags. ----------------------------------------- Roll Tide! Glock Certified Armorer NRA Certified Firearms Instructor | |||
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I Wanna Missile |
I have several reduced capacity mags for my P320s. I use them as training magazines. "I am a Soldier. I fight where I'm told and I win where I fight." GEN George S. Patton, Jr. | |||
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I am covered under the LEOSA Retired Officers umbrella. When I travel, I carry either my Glock 26 with 10 round mags or my 19s (now MR918s) with 10 round mags. If the plane I am on is diverted to a "commie" state, I want to be able to carry my gun while there - it might be a day or more before I can rearrange my flight schedule. So yes, there is a reason to travel with limited capacity mags... just in case. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tomorrow's battle is won during today's practice. | |||
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| Member |
You don't need LEOSA for this to be a concern. FOPA protects the gun while traveling through states that are unfriendly but several States have taken the position it doesn't protect mags or ammo (NJ on hollowpoints). I would always take 10 rd. mags given the choice. “So in war, the way is to avoid what is strong, and strike at what is weak.” | |||
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