Replacement Gen 2 PMAG Locking Plates

[mnichols]

https://www.brownells.com/magazines/rifle-magazines/magazine-parts/magazine-floor-plates-amp-extensions/tactile-lock-plate-type-2-gray-5-pack-sku100026248-113493-211469.aspx?cm_mmc=cse-_-Itwine-_-shopzilla-_-100-026-248&utm_medium=cse&utm_source=connexity&utm_campaign=itwine&utm_content=100-026-248

[Over It]

So wouldn't this be considered mag rebuild 'part'? I have a veritable crap ton of these. Would love to sell if legal.

[ugimports]

So wouldn't this be considered mag rebuild 'part'? I have a veritable crap ton of these. Would love to sell if legal.

I thought only the full kits were banned. Not single parts.

[sirgrumps]

https://www.magazineblocks.com/magen...gpul-pmag.html

That's what I'm talking about. Taking their magblock and trimming it to fit.

https://www.brownells.com/magazines/...nt=100-026-248

Those are for gen3 pmags

[sirgrumps]

So wouldn't this be considered mag rebuild 'part'? I have a veritable crap ton of these. Would love to sell if legal.

I suspect if your buying only this one part to repair a mag.
It shouldn't be an issue.

It you couldn't buy any replacement part, then replacement spring, followers, base plates, ranger plates, and dust cover would all be illegal.

However, this may be a feature, not a bug.

[ajb78]

Anyone have any kicking around or know where to find them for a LR/SR 20's? My Google-fu isn't finding anything.

[Toy4Rick]

I have one PMag that the release button is raised and the base plate can't be removed.

The one on the left was very easy, push in and slide the bottom off. The one on the right won't push in.

The plate is floating so it's not welded in place

Thoughts?
Rick

[Over It]

I thought only the full kits were banned. Not single parts.

I thought parts individually were also a no no. If it weren't wouldn't it defeat the whole purpose of the law?

[ajb78]

I have one PMag that the release button is raised and the base plate can't be removed.

The one on the left was very easy, push in and slide the bottom off. The one on the right won't push in.

The plate is floating so it's not welded in place

Thoughts?
Rick

That looks like a cap of sorts covering the locking plate button.

[tanakasan]

What type of blocks did your mags have? (assuming you've done this)

Mine were a strange (but clever) design by Riflegear and won't work.

I have one PMag that the release button is raised and the base plate can't be removed.

The one on the left was very easy, push in and slide the bottom off. The one on the right won't push in.

The plate is floating so it's not welded in place

Thoughts?
Rick

That is a Riflegear style plate. Try and pop it outwards (not push in) as these lock in after assembly with a snap in kind of lock. Mine let loose after squeezing the mag body near the baseplate with flat tabbed vise grips. Now that I know, I would try to pry it out with a small screwdriver or drill a small hole to pry with an ice pick or like tool.

I had one of these abominations in my stack of mags to remanufacture last week. After getting it popped out, I inverted the locking lug, super glued it to the channel of the locking plate to fit flush to the base plate and cut off the excess inside along with the blocking riser inside. You can't tell from the outside.

Robert

[andrewj]

I have one PMag that the release button is raised and the base plate can't be removed.

The one on the left was very easy, push in and slide the bottom off. The one on the right won't push in.

The plate is floating so it's not welded in place

Thoughts?
Rick

As tanakasan said, that's the Riflegear mag block. Same as the ones I dealt with. It's a two piece block. Pictured below is the main body. You insert it into the spring like most other mag blocks but then you push in a second piece through the hole in the bottom of the floorplate. The second piece is a little wedge that locks into place and effectively makes the mag "permanently" blocked to 10 rounds. Last week, I drilled a few holes into that exposed piece and then ran a sharp razor blade between it and the floor plate to slice it off.

[andrewj]

Don't make this harder than it needs to be.

Not every mag block is the same. Read the rest of the posts.

[Ubermcoupe]

I thought only the full kits were banned. Not single parts.

[tanakasan]

Yep, thats the one.

I cut mine off just above the horizontal slot or "ring" that holds the center lug-after inverting and gluing the locking lug back in. Not sure if it holds 30 or 29 now but it sure as heck holds more than 10!

I did not think to take pics.

Robert

[dousan]

My old rifle gear blocked were waaay different. They had a roll pin (very small one) to the side of base plate. The block on the 10/20s was a composite material i believe
Punch to remove pin, remove block and reassemble.

They were bought on 09 i think. Around there.

Magazineblock blocks are pretty cheap. Buy n chop