Permanently Plugging High Cap Magazines to 10 rnd

[mkflyer]

Quick question on the legality of converting a high-capacity handgun magazine to a 10-round low-capacity.

Magpul sells $15 dollar Glock 17 mags. Can I do the following to convert them into MA compliant 10-round mags:

1. Go to NH, purchase the mags
2. While still in NH, epoxy a plastic 'plug' into the base of the magazine, such that the magazine cannot accept more than 10 rounds, no matter how hard you push.
3. Epoxy the floor plate onto the magazine, so there is no way to disassemble the magazine/undo the plug without destroying the mag
4. Wait for the epoxy to dry
5. Drive back to MA and enjoy my $15 glock mags.

Copied from GOAL: "or that can be readily converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition"

Thoughts?

 

[Knicks]

Preban or buy 10 rounders

 

[MachineHead]

Failure to fire would be very bad on any jimmy rigged magazine used for self-defense. Knicks has this right.

 

[M1911]

Preban or buy 10 rounders

This.

Glock mags aren't expensive and you aren't going to buy a ton of them. Driving up to NH, getting equipment to pin them, spending time to pin them, all to save, what $5 each on 6 mags? What's the point?

 

[one-eyed Jack]

This.

Glock mags aren't expensive and you aren't going to buy a ton of them. Driving up to NH, getting equipment to pin them, spending time to pin them, all to save, what $5 each on 6 mags? What's the point?

Because he can. A lot of us do shit like that for that reason, dumb or not. Jack.

 

[Rob Boudrie]

Anyone who tells you there is a legal standard for what is "readily convertible" is making stuff up, as there is at present no legislative or judicial standard.

 

[drgrant]

Read above ^^^^ what this guy said...

Quick question on the legality of converting a high-capacity handgun magazine to a 10-round low-capacity.

Magpul sells $15 dollar Glock 17 mags. Can I do the following to convert them into MA compliant 10-round mags:

1. Go to NH, purchase the mags
2. While still in NH, epoxy a plastic 'plug' into the base of the magazine, such that the magazine cannot accept more than 10 rounds, no matter how hard you push.
3. Epoxy the floor plate onto the magazine, so there is no way to disassemble the magazine/undo the plug without destroying the mag
4. Wait for the epoxy to dry
5. Drive back to MA and enjoy my $15 glock mags.

Copied from GOAL: "or that can be readily converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition"

Thoughts?

Dick Clark says, "you have fun with that...."

 

[jamesvt]

They are currently sold out, but if you really want 10 round glock pmags this seems a lot easier.
http://www.calegalmags.com/1017rd-Magpul-Glock-PMAG-17-GL9-9mm-Magazine_p_1296.html

 

[DW357]

https://grabagun.com/magazine-glock-17-34-9mm-10rd.html

$22.73 plus shipping. I'm not a Glock owner but that seems like a decent price?

 

[mkflyer]

Thanks everyone. I was more wondering about the legality, not the practicality. I'm a do-it-yourself type, so I figured I could save a few bucks over 5 range mags.

 

[jhrosier]

There is a well known vendor who sells OEM 10 round Glock 17 mags for less than $20 each, new, and will ship to MA.

Jack

 

[M1911]

Thanks everyone. I was more wondering about the legality, not the practicality. I'm a do-it-yourself type, so I figured I could save a few bucks over 5 range mags.

$5 * 5 = $25

It's just not worth it.

 

[the_shootist]

Quick question on the legality of converting a high-capacity handgun magazine to a 10-round low-capacity.

Magpul sells $15 dollar Glock 17 mags. Can I do the following to convert them into MA compliant 10-round mags:

1. Go to NH, purchase the mags
2. While still in NH, epoxy a plastic 'plug' into the base of the magazine, such that the magazine cannot accept more than 10 rounds, no matter how hard you push.
3. Epoxy the floor plate onto the magazine, so there is no way to disassemble the magazine/undo the plug without destroying the mag
4. Wait for the epoxy to dry
5. Drive back to MA and enjoy my $15 glock mags.

Copied from GOAL: "or that can be readily converted to accept, more than ten rounds of ammunition"

Thoughts?

...or just move to NH, much less work

(just joking guys, just joking)