Upgrade your Mini-30, 30 Rnd. Magazine

[Alaskaman]

Hi there.

For all who have a Mini 30 and a 30 rounder magazine. So I'll show you step by step how you can upgrade your magazine using an AK 47 Magazine follower and spring. You only need a Dremel.


Step 1

The magazine above is the Mini-30. Below is the AK 47.

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Step 2

The silver is the Mini-30, the black the AK 47 !

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Step 3

Above is the Mini-30, below the AK 47 !

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Step 4

On the silver points you remove material with your Dremel !

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Step 5 same as step 4 !

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Step 6 !

Finished ! Now you have the metal follower, spring and the button from the AK 47.

Good luck !

Alaskaman

[cajungeo]

So the AK follower, and spring is moded to fit the Mini-30, and they feed reliably?

You said material is removed from the silver points? How much and what silver points?

This looks like long awaited up-grade for the Mini-30 guys!

If you don't mind after a while I would like to move your mod to the Tips & Tricks section. Thanks for posting this Alaskaman

[Alaskaman]

Originally posted by cajungeo@Dec 4 2004, 03:17 PM
So the AK follower, and spring is moded to fit the Mini-30, and they feed reliably?

You said material is removed from the silver points? How much and what silver points?

This looks like long awaited up-grade for the Mini-30 guys!

If you don't mind after a while I would like to move your mod to the Tips & Tricks section. Thanks for posting this Alaskaman
Hi cajungeo,

Yes it works on my mini 30. Unfortunately the bolt catch has no function but next I drill a small hole in the follower ( left side ) for a thin screw (function of a bolt catch pin ) and the problem is solved.
The silver points are the silver cants of the follower. Due the different qualities of the magazine`s you have to remove more or less material from the follower. You must test this individually on your magazine.

regards

Alaskaman

[cajungeo]

I'm putting this tip in the Tips and Tricks section. I was waiting for someone else to try and have sucess with this first. Since I haven't heard anything, I will say if you have a 30 rnd mag that isn't working and want to give this a try you haven't much to loose. Let us know how it works. caj