Anybody thought of 3-D printing up some higher-capacity magazines for short-action Axis rifles?

[Rule762]

The tabs that hold the bottom to the original metal, should be ramped for durability. Nice work!

[neilis]

The tabs that hold the bottom to the original metal, should be ramped for durability. Nice work!

I'm not sure I can really do much with them as the slots in the metal top are of a pre-determined size so to make it work with that I pretty much have to exactly match them.

I think this one would work if the latch maintained enough "spring" to engage the catch. Only thing as noted before would be finding an appropriate spring. Using something like an AR mag spring would likely require a specially designed follower setup to mate with that type of spring.

Of course a stock follower + spring out of an AR-10 magazine might work. I'd need to grab one since I only have AR-15 magazines lying around. I might try to order one of those soon.

[charlie b]

Why aren't you duplicating the new latch instead of the plastic one?

[neilis]

Why aren't you duplicating the new latch instead of the plastic one?

The new latch is multiple parts some of which are metal pins. The old style one can be rendered fully in plastic.

[Robinhood]

Have you considered using Pmags and developing a DBM Frame with metal inserts for action screws. My experience though is that the plastic used will be of the greatest importance as anything thin is fragile.

[Jazz]

I've got a printer and would be more than happy to print a prototype for you. I also have an axis with a boyds stock that can be used for testing.

[Rule762]

I would love to be a Beta tester as well. I have springs from M14, AR10, and others that I could test out.