Storing Parts Kits

[Intimid8tor]

Let's say someone had a diverse firearms collections and as such had a substantial collection of parts to rebuild pre-ban mags and/or make legal 10 round mags.

If someone had storage space issues with the parts kits and was trying to find ways to more compactly store, could they legally store the follower and spring in the body with the baseplate seperated and all together in plastic bag?

Let's say that someone wanted to compact even more and compressed the spring and then squeezed it in a smaller bag. So, the spring is now compressed in the body and the follower is in place, but the baseplate is not attached in any way. Would there be a legality issue to store that way?

I guess, in short, the question is, does partial assembly change anything about the parts kit. Or is it a non-issue until the parts become a working ammunition feeding device?

[Plisk]

With GI mags at least, they have the lips on the bottom of the body that hold the baseplate on. They also hold the spring it partly when the baseplate is absent. With the spring under such tention it does have the ability to legally feed more than 10 rounds into the weapon, so it's a no go.

With my rebuild kits, I keep every magazine body with its baseplate on, and keep all the springs together in one big bundle. They fit together pretty well. Pretty easy to throw in my bag for my Nevada shooting trips.

[Intimid8tor]

With GI mags at least, they have the lips on the bottom of the body that hold the baseplate on. They also hold the spring it partly when the baseplate is absent. With the spring under such tention it does have the ability to legally feed more than 10 rounds into the weapon, so it's a no go.

With my rebuild kits, I keep every magazine body with its baseplate on, and keep all the springs together in one big bundle. They fit together pretty well. Pretty easy to throw in my bag for my Nevada shooting trips.

I take it you have tested the GI mags and know that under the pressure of a few rounds in the tube that the spring will still hold? Not questioning, just curious?

[CSACANNONEER]

I take it you have tested the GI mags and know that under the pressure of a few rounds in the tube that the spring will still hold? Not questioning, just curious?

I don't see any reason to risk doing this. If there is a possibility that 1 out of 1000 could work (I'm assuming it's more like 100% will work the way you described), it would be a stupid move. Now, if storage space is your real concern, you could secure (I'm thinking tape) a piece of cardboard over the lips, and assemble everything but the follower. This way, it can not work and your parts are in a tight little package. However, I don't really see a need to do this so, I don't recommend it.

[Plisk]

I take it you have tested the GI mags and know that under the pressure of a few rounds in the tube that the spring will still hold? Not questioning, just curious?

Actually during one of my outa state shooting trips, I was shooting a 30rd GI mag and after about 10 rounds I felt something hit my foot. I thought it was brass, and I shot the last 20 rounds then dropped the mag and the baseplate was gone and the spring was holding onto those lips. The baseplate came off after 10 rds and the mag fed the last 20 rounds without it. The lips were bent and I had to hit them back into place, but the magazine fully fed without a baseplate.

[THT]

I'd store the spring separately.

[Intimid8tor]

That's some good feedback. I never thought a GI mag would have that possibility.It's good to know.

So, what I am hearing, if there is a snowballs chance in @#$% that it could load more than 10 rounds, don't do it that way. And since if it could do one, it could possibly do more, better to be safe than in trouble.

Good thing to clarify hypothetical situations.

Thanks.