Can you ship mag components separately

[Noranjen]

Can my brother ship the Magazine body separately from the springs into Cali., or has our great state said no to that as well?

[Noranjen]

Really, nobody can give me a yes or no?

[rm1911]

Really, nobody can give me a yes or no?

In kalifornia the answer to pretty much every gun question is no.

[George W]

You may find your answer here.

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

#5,6,7
GW

[Cokebottle]

Untested in the court of law.
Do you want to be the test case?

[CAL.BAR]

OK - here it is. You MAY NOT ship in anything that may be a "conversion kit". What is a "conversion kit"? Anything that can be used to convert a stand. cap to a "hi cap". So... generally the ONLY parts that can do that are the mag body and spring. So.... ship in all the base plates and followers you'd like. But the "hi-cap" body is likely illegal.

[djhall]

Can my brother ship the Magazine body separately from the springs into Cali., or has our great state said no to that as well?

The current law says, "Effective January 1, 2014, this section makes it unlawful to knowingly manufacture, cause to be manufactured, import into the state, keep for sale, offer or expose for sale, give, lend, buy, or receive any “large-capacity magazine conversion kit.” A “conversion kit” is defined as “a device or combination of parts of a fully functioning large capacity magazine, including, but not limited to, the body, spring, follower, and floor plate or end plate, capable of converting an ammunition feeding device into a large capacity magazine."

There is a lot of ambiguity right now about what exactly constitutes "a device or a combination of parts... capable of converting an ammunition feeding device into a large capacity magazine." An unblocked 30 round magazine body and/or base plate might be considered a device capable of converting an existing permanently blocked magazine into a functional large capacity magazine, but we won't know for sure unless someone is arrested, convicted, and files an appeal with an appeals court.

[Devon]

mag body the problem

I get stuff like 20 rnd springs, and flowers and base plates sent to my door from brownells and the likes. I feel the problem is the mag body. Would I have a problem having a trusted relative ship a mag body to me? No.

[Noranjen]

Well if you can still get 10/30s how can they tell the difference between a regular body and one of those. And no I would not want be a test case

[Noranjen]

Thank you for the insight guys

[djhall]

Well if you can still get 10/30s how can they tell the difference between a regular body and one of those. And no I would not want be a test case

This is why there is so much uncertainty. A 10/30 mag is usually "blocked" by modifying the body of the mag or inserting a block spacer inside the spring and preventing the base plate from being removed from the mag without cutting or drilling it out. A standard 30 round body and/or base plate can be used to repair a blocked 10/30. But theoretically it may also be capable of converting a blocked 10/30 into an unblocked 30.

The law doesn't care what the parts are actually used for; only whether they are "capable of converting an ammunition feeding device into a large capacity magazine".

[jonnyt16]

It saddens me that everyone so willingly bends over backwards to comply with all these asinine laws. No wonder the legislature feels emboldened to restrict us even more.

[Noranjen]

How the hell are they gonna tell the difference between a 10/30 and a regular magazine anyway they look the same

[Librarian]

Can my brother ship the Magazine body separately from the springs into Cali., or has our great state said no to that as well?

Really, nobody can give me a yes or no?

You can't wait 3 hours?

The question is discussed in the sticky here in the legal forum - http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=904677

The answer, as already posted, is 'nobody knows for sure'.

[hellayella]

U can order them seperately, but if u make a new magazine out of it; you are breaking the law...