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How to modify an airsoft magazine

How to modify an airsoft magazine
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So heres the deal. Your out with your friends having a friendly and safe airsoft battle. You have a spring powered pistol (a crossman P30 in this case) and you quickly use up all 15 rounds. You forgot to bring extra BB's with you so now your body is going to be used for target practice. Unless of course you use this instructable to modify your magazine so that you can hold more than 80 BB's. If that sounds good to you then read on.

Quick details:

Cost- free if you have all the tools and the gun

Items needed- Crossman P30 (or gun with similar clip) airsoft gun

Tools:
-Small Phillips and flat head screwdrivers
-Small abrasive files (an emery board might work too)
-(optional) Dremel Tool with 6mm BB sized tip (this will really speed up the process not to mention make it much better looking)

 
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Step 1Remove and disassemble the magazine

Remove and disassemble the magazine
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First you want to remove the magazine from your gun by pushing the button located near your thumb on the gun. After you have removed that, get a screwdriver and remove the screw on the bottom of the magazine. This will cause the bottom piece to come off and the spring to pop out, make sure you don't loose any of the parts. Next remove the two screws on the side of the magazine and pry the magazine open gently with a flat head screwdriver. You will see a large heavy lead weight that gives the magazine its heft, if you don't worry about the magazine weighing a couple ounces less then proceed to remove it. If you like your magazine to be very heavy then stop now and put it all back together, this is not for you. This open area is where the extra 65 BB's will be held. You are now done with the first step. Go on to modifying the magazine.
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Sep 28, 2011. 11:06 AMilpug says:
this is great! i never though of this. my friends have a bunch of these guns. i will do this mod ASAP!
May 9, 2008. 8:04 PMLandon Sullivan says:
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Apr 19, 2011. 6:47 PMtrentmulrich says:
i like crosman to Landon Sullivan its like the best brand ever!!
nice photo by the way the cat is really cute
Jun 2, 2011. 9:28 AMLandon Sullivan says:
*facepalm*

Nice necro-post. Crosman sucks. I have seen the light.
Aug 13, 2008. 10:15 AMSigy says:
It is not a clip!it is a magizine.there is a difference!other wise good idea.
Sep 4, 2008. 2:06 PMnerfer192 says:
im not entirely sure wuts the difference
Apr 28, 2011. 12:41 PMDIY Dave says:
If I remember correctly magazines are what handguns use, clips are what rifles use.
Apr 15, 2011. 2:56 PMSgt Niesen says:
clips are reallu known as striper clips and you insert them through the action where the empty cartridge comes out after you open the action and then you put the stripper clip in and iloads the gun when you are out of ammunition the stripper clip flys out of the gun but guns with stipper clips are rare but here are a few Kar 98, M1 Garand, Styer M1911 and some M14A1
Mar 2, 2008. 3:28 PMtrumpkin says:
umm, what video?
Apr 19, 2011. 6:37 PMtrentmulrich says:
the video that was right there how the heck did you miss it well with the name trumpkin i guess you could
Feb 25, 2008. 6:58 PMDIY Dave says:
great idea, I think I will try this on one of my guns spare clip.
Apr 19, 2011. 1:42 PMepic sonic says:
i tried it and it works great its an awesome idea
Feb 25, 2008. 7:01 PMDIY Dave says:
My little brother's gun has a clip that is made that way.
Apr 19, 2011. 1:40 PMepic sonic says:
thanks for that it works great
Mar 22, 2008. 6:10 PMfireFEIND67 says:
actually it's called a magazine, not a clip
Apr 4, 2009. 8:31 PMacesk8erboi says:
A clip is something that is internal. A magazine is one that is visible on the outside for instance a M4 Hi-Cap Magazine.
Jan 31, 2011. 1:54 PMHitman227 says:
Sorry to bring back a dead comment, but a magizine is bullets on a strip that would load in from the top on a lee en field mk.1 rifle ect. A clip is somthing that is detachable that is used to feed bullets.
Oct 13, 2008. 12:47 PMBisquick the ninja says:
Actually it can be called either.
Oct 21, 2008. 5:35 PMfireFEIND67 says:
only if it's an actual CLIP for a revolver or a bolt action rifle
Nov 30, 2010. 1:48 PMHitman227 says:
A revolver uses a drum thing.
Apr 15, 2011. 2:34 PMSgt Niesen says:
Its called the cylinder
Apr 17, 2011. 8:42 AMHitman227 says:
OK.
Mar 29, 2008. 1:34 PMFather Christmas says:
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Sep 10, 2008. 5:30 PMthebluemartyr says:
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Sep 10, 2008. 6:56 PMFather Christmas says:
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Sep 11, 2008. 2:50 PMthebluemartyr says:
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Sep 11, 2008. 3:00 PMthebluemartyr says:
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Aug 2, 2008. 9:52 AMthejrb says:
The first one in this link is a clip the second a magazine.
Jun 12, 2008. 2:39 PMfireFEIND67 says:
a clip is a litteral clip of bullets usally for some sort of bolt action rifle, a magazine is a detachable piece of equipment that you can reuse so therefore i win
Jun 12, 2008. 4:47 PMFather Christmas says:
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Jun 18, 2008. 7:47 PMMr. Bean117 says:
ok a clip feeds a mag a mag feeds the gun the closest thing in airsoft to a clip is a speed loader the m1 garand has an internal mag, so it looks like it's clip fed it's not empty clips are usually a flat piece of metal with little bend ridges on the sides looking at one being held upright from above would look something like [__]. in conclusion. fireFIEND is right.
Jun 19, 2008. 7:13 AMFather Christmas says:
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Aug 8, 2008. 7:55 AMCapnTac says:
Lolz, you lose.
Jul 21, 2008. 9:02 PMluigisf says:
oohhh got pwned
Jun 25, 2008. 6:58 PMJr Hacking kid says:
heres your answer
Jul 9, 2009. 11:57 AMTrace II says:
Oh... so clips are like those things that they had in that one WWII movie. You know, the one with the hillbilly that becomes religious, tries to not go to war, still does, captures a bunch of Germans and is a hero. And there was a shooting contest to win a cow. I don't know what it was called... BTW, this mod is useful and semi-easily do-able. Good job!
Oct 19, 2008. 6:42 AMpyro man says:
oh thank god u found that
Jun 21, 2008. 1:47 PMMr. Bean117 says:
for airsoft the closest thing to a clip is a speedloader and magazines are the same
Aug 30, 2008. 12:47 PMDrWeird117 says:
Well, your name is Mr. Bean. So I have a question. Have you seen Mr. Bean's Holiday?
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