Step by step process of converting the 20/30 round magazine made by MFT into a magazine that will actually hold 30 rounds Follow me on @12thgun39 for more firearms help videos. Also on FB and Instagram
Thanks! Will do this tomorrow on my 2 MFT mags....I was ticked when i discovered they were 20's and not 30's. I blame MFT for not making it clear how many rounds they hold, and Academy for not changing their labels from "30 round" to "20 round." Thank you sir!!!
Academy still hasn't changed the labels, I bought six of these an hour ago and started loading them. I'm incomprehensible, fucking catatonic with rage over this half ass limp dick marketing
Saved my life with this hack. Thanks man. Its pretty lame when you cant even see your ammo in the bullet window with a stopper there. Makes it pretty much irrelevant! Good stuff brother!
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Thanks from NY👍🏽 fixed mag and I had a double feed. Was easy for me to let the spring hang and the bullets in the mag loosened up and fell easily out of the chamber!
Thanks for the video man I was lookin at this clip wondering WTF the 25 mark was for if it only fits 20. I converted both of mine and it works perfectly. I also didn’t have to remove any seals I just use a key for all of it
Thanks for the video.. I thought I was going to have to take it to a gun shop but your video explained everything.. leave it to California to think this up..
Great video!! Bought one today... I served in the Marines so taking a mag apart is no new task.... But, I haven't been shooting in many years. Got back into it recently, bought a MFT mag only to find out that it is 20 rnds. I am not in Commiefornia so looked up how to remedy this after I tried many times to take this piece of shit apart. The only reason why I didn't take it back is that the stubborn in me is strong. Thanks again for outlining how to undo the lack of freedom in this travesty.
Thanks for doing this video. Like you I was loading away and #21 wouldn’t load. Why these things end up in retail stores in Oklahoma is a beyond me. The 20 rd capacity is listed on the packaging but it’s in small black font on an olive panel whereas the product description is in big, bold, white, easy-to-read, lettering on olive. That’s a little sketchy. I found a vise wasn’t necessary. Holding the magazine with the front of the magazine facing left and the magazine upside down, I was able to slide a slotted screwdriver down into the hole on the left, pressing down the non-textured black tab, and pulling the screwdriver to the right. The base plate slid to the right where the screwdriver retained it from sliding off so the spring didn’t fly out and hit me it the face. I used a mitre box and handsaw to make short work of the plastic limiting tab. Thanks again.
One of these was given to me and I was trying to figure out why it wouldn’t go past 20? Right away found this video on RU-vid 👍🏼 easy fix . Glad I saw it because I would’ve have known to cut out the bottom piece with a razor it did seem like it was closed with plastic.
I kept seeing these nice American flag and "Come and Take It" mags in Academy but noticed they *only* sell 20 round magazines period. For shame! I thought maybe this conversion was possible. I actually run *40* round mags in my squirt pistols, so I still am not completely sold, but 30 is the standard. I might consider a few more of these for events where I need my rubber band shooter. I did the entire conversion with a few EDC tools. It could be done with any multi tool.
FYI... if you live in CA.... check for a manufacturers’ date stamp (found in a circle) MUST be prior to 4/2019 to qualify for legal Freedom Week purchase.
Thanks bro. I bought these mags years ago. Threw the package away and never did the mod. I forgot the base plate is sealed to the magazine and needs to be trimmed with a knife.
I live in Maryland and the law is 10 rounds, my Hexmag that’s supposed to be a 10 round mag won’t work , it drops out of my rifle if I put 9 in it works fine
I’ve got one or two that I have to slam extra hard with 30 and don’t have to with 29. The other option is to put the magazine in with the bolt to the rear and that might help you.
The hex mags I bought here in Jersey are capped at 10 and just like with the MFT mags you gotta give it a love tap or 2 to make sure it's seated properly
From the MFT site: "The bottom of the magazine is PERMANENTLY sealed (Glued) and cannot be readily restored. " The Hexmag's are Glued too, I have some!
@@christopherhelms559 I don't have MFT's, but I do have the Series 2 Hexmags that are now GLUED and Riveted and you can't cut the bases because of the Hexmag "shelf" design of the base plate!
Or do what I did and chuck it in the trash once you realize whatever they used to glue the plate to the sides of the mag make it impossible to remove. I had the cheaper $11 one so not an expensive lesson.
This might sounds like a joke but you could saw your mag in half and sand both sides and super glue back together. Might be stupid and pointless but I have a bunch of pmags 30 and I wanted something under 15rds for a rifle that could sit close to the dirt
I hear ya. No one is making it mandatory to take it out. If you’re happy with a 20 round magazine keep what you like. I will say this, I don’t think the spring is really affected too much. I spent 11 years in the Marine Corps Infantry and never once had a Mag that had a spring compression issue.
Why are these even capped at 20 when most restricted states are at 10? Such a weird cap. All of these MFTs I see in Florida are limited at 20 and we are unrestricted on capacity.
Yeah I did this I got 15 of the Useless things I broke 23 base plates trying to even do what you’ve done I’ve used a heat gun I’ve done every message I know I’ve only got seven of them to actually open up right so yeah I’m gonna be around a bunch of base plates now
