Magazine adaptation

[Texas by God]

On the left is an Officers model mag I modified to function in my Ballester or a Govt model, a 1911 mag, a 1911 mag I modified to fit a P97 Ruger, the factory mag for it. They still work in the home gun also. Forgive the barnyard gunsmithing.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20171208/3c2d7af79ce7de01b3e26a76e9359427.jpg

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[jmorris]

Doesn’t matter how you did it, it’s of it works.

I too have adapted magazines, to oddest would be a 72 round Suomi drum to a 9mm AR.

[TheGrimReaper]

Okay I need details on the Suomi mag conversion!!!

[Texas by God]

That is cool, jmorris. Trivia; a P38 mag will fit &work in an Astra model 600 9mmP. It just doesn't look right in there.

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[Artful]

The fun history of gun makers is lots of times the magazine was adapted for their new gun from an existing gun design because making a good magazine design is a PITA.

Look at the Colt AR15 9mm magazine - now look at the UZI magazine - only difference is the catch location - now look at the Beretta Model 1938 magazine - yep same mag again.

Take a look at that P38 magazine you stuffed into that Astra Model 600 - now look at a SIG 225 magazine, the 225 is the same just a little longer with catch location on the side.

Lots of makers magazines can be made from other makers - Beretta M9 mag's can be modified to fit Taurus 92/99's

Bill Ruger's standard 22LR magazine for the Mk 1 & Mk 2 pistol were copied from High Standard magazine's.

[jmorris]

Okay I need details on the Suomi mag conversion!!!

It’s just a Suomi mag and a Colt mag welded together at just the right angles to work. If you don’t have way too much time on your hands and already know how to TIG weld very thin materials, just buy a beta mag.

[StrawHat]

The fun history of gun makers is lots of times the magazine was adapted for their new gun from an existing gun design because making a good magazine design is a PITA.

Look at the Colt AR15 9mm magazine - now look at the UZI magazine - only difference is the catch location - now look at the Beretta Model 1938 magazine - yep same mag again.

Take a look at that P38 magazine you stuffed into that Astra Model 600 - now look at a SIG 225 magazine, the 225 is the same just a little longer with catch location on the side.

Lots of makers magazines can be made from other makers - Beretta M9 mag's can be modified to fit Taurus 92.



Is it true the Beretta 92 magazine can be used in the Browning High Power?

Kevin

[Artful]

i have not done it but I am told it is possible to mod M9,92FS and SIG 226 and for the Ruger P85
and Hi Power

but not the other way around due to shorter length of hi power mags


S&W Model 59 magazines may also be modified to function in a Browning HP.

[shooterg]

OK, somebody show pics of the Beretta 92 to Browning conversion !

[Artful]

Do a little googling


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjRaTmtqNm8


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w0VnmjJzSqc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4xbBT7HxrU


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAI07_AGwvc


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=78yzlwrAyzQ

[JMtoolman]

This is a neat thread. May be we need another thread with input from everyone who has been successful with making mags work. I have a Winchester Mod. 77 that I have been trying for a year to get to work, it refuses to feed properly. I have two original mags that jam 22 shells in about a 45 degree angle and I don't have a clue why. Both mags do the same thing. So a thread with a bunch of ideas on how to make them work would be a really great thread. The toolman.

[Artful]

JMToolman -start a new thread and post a picture of your magazine with rounds loaded but out of the gun and then a picture of the magazine in the gun with angle of camera to show chamber and I'll see what I can do for you.

[MaryB]

One quick thing to check... I have seen people take a mag apart to clean it and then put the follower spring in backwards so the nose either drops or goes to high when loading...



This is a neat thread. May be we need another thread with input from everyone who has been successful with making mags work. I have a Winchester Mod. 77 that I have been trying for a year to get to work, it refuses to feed properly. I have two original mags that jam 22 shells in about a 45 degree angle and I don't have a clue why. Both mags do the same thing. So a thread with a bunch of ideas on how to make them work would be a really great thread. The toolman.

[Texas by God]

I've seen (And done) that before, Mary.

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