M1A non-detachable magazine

[SRG]

Just recently I moved back to California from Georgia. Therefor I obviously had to modify a few of my firearms before moving in order to comply with the state of California.

This modification was much more economical than purchasing a compliant muzzle brake or a Fulton Armory bullet button.

I used a piece of steel rod, slightly shorter than the magazine catch spring. The rod was used instead of the magazine catch spring. The magazine was inserted with the trigger assembly. With the weapon fully assembled the magazine release is non-functional and the magazine is "permanently" fixed, therefor non-detachable. Let me know what you think.

Cost of materials - $0
Time - 20 minutes
Difficulty - easy

[ke6guj]

it might be more economical to do it that way, but now I can't use my large-cap mags in it.

[Librarian]

Having essentially no mechanical ability, I look at the photos and see the trigger group, a spring, and some kind of pin.

What did you do with those things, and what did that procedure accomplish?

[Bhobbs]

Having essentially no mechanical ability, I look at the photos and see the trigger group, a spring, and some kind of pin.

What did you do with those things, and what did that procedure accomplish?

From what I can see, he took the mag release out and put the pin and spring through the trigger group to hold the mag in.

[SRG]

My apologies. Edited.

[Helpful_Cub]

Isn't there some kind of bullet-button for the M1A you could have used? That way you can still swap magazines.

[SRG]

I could have installed a bullet button but in my opinion loading rounds with stripper clips is just as convenient.

[Noonanda]

I would buy a muzzlebreak so That I can use high caps, the Flash supressor while cool looking isnt really needed. Now if you were using a VLTOR stock or something then I might understand

[gotshotgun?]

I would buy a muzzlebreak so That I can use high caps, the Flash supressor while cool looking isnt really needed. Now if you were using a VLTOR stock or something then I might understand

A big +1

[SRG]

From what I understand "high-caps" are prohibited. Educate me...

[froman118]

From what I understand "high-caps" are prohibited. Educate me...

Only prohibited to import, transfer or manufacture them. If you had them before the ban then you are good to go. You can import disassembled high capacity magazines to fix your legal high capacity magazines or create 10 round versions, but not to manufacture new high capacity magazines.

http://calguns.net/calgunforum/showthread.php?t=387409

Do watch out for the AW law. If you had a legally owned high capacity magazine fixed in your legal M1A then it would be considered an AW. This was actually new to me after reading the above post.

[SRG]

Got it. Thanks!

[Merc1138]

I'd have just taken the FH off and retained the ability to have a detachable magazine, regardless of being limited to 10 rounds.

[dkindrumr]

From what I understand "high-caps" are prohibited. Educate me...

OH God not again!!

[X-NewYawker]

Even though it doesn't look like an M-14 anymore with the Springfield Muzzle brake, it supposedly actually helps accuracy over the old birdcage --



and you can use hi-caps -- (which you CAN'T do on a fixed mag gun. )



you just can't have imported or bought them since the ban...