buying a mag out of state question

[mikemaccham]

I'm sure it's been asked on here before but I can't find the thread.
Since 30 round magazines are so much cheaper than 10 round magazines, can I buy a 30 round mag, and a block in AZ and convert it before I bring it back so that it is a 10/30?

[WW2Buff]

You could do it but risk being asked for identification. While that may or may not be an issue I am not sure. I would just play it safe and buy in state or order rebuild kits on the internet. They tend to be just as cheap. -Ben

[mikemaccham]

Well I was going to buy them online (I live in Ca) and have them shipped to my parents 2nd house in AZ. I thought you couldn't buy large capacity mags in state, reguardless if you plan to 10/30 them. The blocks are $5 online.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

You can't order complete large capacity magazines to be delivered in California, but you can order disassembled parts kits from places like 44MAG.com. Then when the parts kits are delivered you can build 10 round mags out of them.

[mikemaccham]

So then can I have them delivered to AZ? And Do they come dissaembled? (Promags is the one I was looking at)
Is it considered a kit if it can come apart?

[Mssr. Eleganté]

So then can I have them delivered to AZ? And Do they come dissaembled?

The disassembled parts kits come disassembled. That's why they call them disassembled parts kits. You can have those shipped to either California or Arizona, but not all vendors sell mags as disassembled parts kits. And not all vendors will ship parts kits for large capacity magazines to California.

Is it considered a kit if it can come apart?

It's only considered a parts kit if it is already apart...in parts. If it is an assembled magazine that has the ability to come apart then it is considered to be a magazine and not a parts kit.

(Promags is the one I was looking at)

Seriously?

[stphnman20]

Just look for one of our online dealers that sell rebuild kits. Once you get them you can convert them into 10rn mags.

Do NOT assemble them as a hicap mag!

[cannon]

Can you buy a 30 rounder in AZ and while still in AZ turn it into a 10/30? Yes.

Can you buy and ship a 30 round mag parts kit to CA. and assemble it as a 10/30? Yes.

[CHS]

The modification that brings the 30rd (or 20) to a 10rd magazine (10, 10/20, 10/30, etc) MUST BE PERMANENT to comply with the law, otherwise it is still considered a large-capacity magazine and you become guilty of either importing a large-capacity magazine or manufacturing a large-capacity magazine even if it has a block in it that prevents the magazine from holding more than 10rds.

PERMANENT.

[mikemaccham]

[SixPointEight]

The modification that brings the 30rd (or 20) to a 10rd magazine (10, 10/20, 10/30, etc) MUST BE PERMANENT to comply with the law, otherwise it is still considered a large-capacity magazine and you become guilty of either importing a large-capacity magazine or manufacturing a large-capacity magazine even if it has a block in it that prevents the magazine from holding more than 10rds.

PERMANENT.

Have we decided what permanent is yet? I mean, if I have to remove the floor plate to get a block out, and to do so, all the parts fall out the bottom of my mag body. Then I just have a rectangular piece of plastic/metal a spring and a flat piece of plastic. It no longer functions as a magazine without the floor plate.

...yes, seriously,...why?

It was being implied that you were asking the same question a million different ways. All with the same answer. USGI, PMAG, ProMag, crapmag it doesn't matter brand. If it's not assembled it's a parts kit. If it is assembled you can't have it shipped to CA.

[mikemaccham]

oh, ok thanks, I didn't know that they were all the same. As far as I understand it the mag has to be appoxied in, to where trying to take it apart would wreck the mag.

[Hoologan]

Why can't you just buy some out of state and bring them back disassembled? They don't have to be modified BEFORE returning the CA.

[mikemaccham]

Good point!
I was just more curious if you can live in california and buy a high capacity mag, not disassembled, and have it shipped to AZ, which acording to the vendor you can.

[CHS]

It was being implied that you were asking the same question a million different ways. All with the same answer. USGI, PMAG, ProMag, crapmag it doesn't matter brand. If it's not assembled it's a parts kit. If it is assembled you can't have it shipped to CA.

I think it was more being implied that frankly, Promag's are crap. They're also made from a really thick-gauge steel that makes the magazine unnecessarily heavy.

There are much better magazines out there than Promag, for the same money or less even.