We really need to start doing what the Canadians are doing to get around their magazine size bans. Canadians are buying .458 SOCOM magazines for their AR15 and shocklingly using them for their .223 ARs.
US Manufacturers need to start marking their round capacity based on the biggest round that will fit in them, the .458 SOCOM for AR magazines. Hey if more .223 happen to fit in them, well it's that a surprise. We never thought people would do that.
According to the Wikipedia citation for the cartridge. A standard 20-round 5.56mm NATO magazine can hold seven .458 SOCOM rounds and a standard 30-round 5.56mm NATO magazine can hold ten .458 SOCOM rounds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.458_SOCOM
Perhaps we should get an email campaign going to magazine manufacturers asking them to label their AR15 magazines based on the assumption that .458 SOCOM is the standard cartridge.
And start selling the $10 .458SOCOM 'we don't recommend you try firing any rounds from this' barrel for your collection for propriety's sake..
US Manufacturers need to start marking their round capacity based on the biggest round that will fit in them, the .458 SOCOM for AR magazines. Hey if more .223 happen to fit in them, well it's that a surprise. We never thought people would do that.
According to the Wikipedia citation for the cartridge. A standard 20-round 5.56mm NATO magazine can hold seven .458 SOCOM rounds and a standard 30-round 5.56mm NATO magazine can hold ten .458 SOCOM rounds.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.458_SOCOM
Perhaps we should get an email campaign going to magazine manufacturers asking them to label their AR15 magazines based on the assumption that .458 SOCOM is the standard cartridge.
And start selling the $10 .458SOCOM 'we don't recommend you try firing any rounds from this' barrel for your collection for propriety's sake..
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