[civildv8]

while walking the aisles of this weekend's gunshow, i came across some new in package Stoner mags. me being the creative little monkey i am, started thinkin if anyone has modified a Stoner mag to work in a mini14....if possible.

it has the pin hole on the front side and the spot welded seam on the back. to me, if one could notch the seam, it would work.

has anyone tried it and if you did, what were the results?

i could be way out of the realm of a good thought or maybe have a workable solution.

i did see some thermold 30s marked for $50. i passed. spent my funds on some once shot brass instead.

 

[40nascar]

I think you would have to weld a piece of flat sheetmetal on the back (like PMI, Fed Ord mags) for the latch to be alligned correctly. Probably not worth the effort unless the stoner mags are dirt cheap. You might also need to change out the mag follower and spring. My 2c.

 

[civildv8]

i'm just not all that familiar with the finer points between some of the 'similar styles' of mags and that's why i asked.

occasionally a Macguyver kind of mind can get ya in more trouble than it's worth.

 

[Painfulitchingandswelling]

I checked out a few ar mags

In a side by side comparison H&K ar mags are too wide even if I could get everything to line up.

I don't know if this is the case for Stoner mags but I imagine the dimensions are pretty much the same.

 

[breckenridge]

To think that I passed on two 10rd factory Ruger mags at a show in October for $35 each is killing me now.

 

[MDsonofthesouth]

To think that I passed on two 10rd factory Ruger mags at a show in October for $35 each is killing me now.

I could write a list 10 miles long of the regrets I have in the past 2 months. 6 months I think Id fill the PU server hard drives up with regrets. Shame hindsight is 20/20....

 

[GAMEOVER]

I could write a list 10 miles long of the regrets I have in the past 2 months. 6 months I think Id fill the PU server hard drives up with regrets. Shame hindsight is 20/20....

Possibility of a new thread..."if i knew then what i do today"

Here's my list to start..

1) Sold that Sig P226 with 16 extended mags and tactical grips for a song to son-in-law and he has yet to shoot it (damn me and him)
2) Had a Beretta CX storm ordered to go (from above sale) with the PX storm and magazines and cancelled (f-me-naked)
3) Had 1000 rounds of AE 223/5.56 ordered from Cabelas on 12/20/2012 for 6.99 per box and cancelled (Online sales rep even callled me to confirm cancellation)

that's just a start in the last 9 months and I could go on and on.

 

[MDsonofthesouth]

Top ones for me are:

1) Should have gotten that m1a socom (LOVE my mini 30, but this is what I originally wanted)
2) Should have stocked up ammo from georgia arms when they were at the silverado gun show last october
3) Should have grabbed those mags for the pistol..

Yeah my list could go on and on and on.

 

[breckenridge]

I never thought I'd regret not buying more 22lr! On the plus side, I'm glad I bought a Mini-14 last year at all.

 

[GAMEOVER]

4th) M1A (not a new one)
5th) SIG P226 SS Elite
6th) Ruger 10/22
7th) FN FiveseveN
8th) FN F2000

oh well...live is short after all

 

[MDsonofthesouth]

4th) M1A (not a new one)
5th) SIG P226 SS Elite
6th) Ruger 10/22
7th) FN FiveseveN
8th) FN F2000

oh well...live is short after all

I always wanted one of those. But now with the ammo shortages Im trying to remain 3 ctg types or less.

 

[Marlin 45 carbine]

bought more 10/22s. and butler creek mags.
I bought the last 2 d ick's had on black friday sale for 179$$ each. sold one and several hi-caps to a nephew - try to find those now. a cop told me sunday that a local outdoors mom&pop had 525rd bulk federal .22 @ 100$$ he could'nt find plinking ammo to take his grandson plinking.

 

[james832]

I am probably a little older than most of you, so I have had more time to make more mistakes than you have.