Anyone ever do the "redi mods" to their redi mag?

**Kaos** · 01-19-09, 08:26

Ala BFG?

I have a gen 1 redi mag, never mounted...lnib coming to my door and for the price I got it for I am contemplating taping some straight lines off on it and doing the cuts myself then working the edges with a file to smooth them out and then duracoat it OD to match the rest of the furniture for this build.

Anyone done this as of yet?

**Caeser25** · 01-19-09, 11:05

no but I was thinkinh about doing the same thing.

**Kaos** · 01-19-09, 11:18

When mine shows up and after I have my bench put up (we just moved) I will document my steps. If I mess up someone will learn from my mistakes hopefully.

I plan to cut in pretty much the same spaces and use a drill press to get the "rounded corners"

**rob_s** · 01-19-09, 11:30

I know that Travis H did his own, but I think he used a mill.

**Kaos** · 01-19-09, 11:40

Originally Posted by rob_s

I know that Travis H did his own, but I think he used a mill.

I have a few contacts that I can go to for a mill (the shops gunsmith, for one)..maybe I will go this route, he's a nice guy.

**Ttwwaack** · 01-19-09, 12:24

Yes, purchased one about 15 months ago and lightened it. I scribed out the lined then used a dremel with an abrasive cut off disc to cut the lines and an 1/8th" carbide burr to clean it up and radius the corners. I did a second one purchased on the cheap the same way after the first was completed. If I was to do it again, the mill is alot easier and quicker. It is pretty soft steel if there is such a thing.

I'd post pics but there still itting over at a friends shop waiting for me to bead blast and reparkerize. It too me awhile to figure out how to remove the mag catches and springs.

One note of caution, on the front where it says Redi-Mag, I would not cut the top of the window above the top of the letters or alittle less. Insert a mag, mark how far it slides back out after locking in and then pull it out and compare.

**Kaos** · 01-22-09, 21:18

Originally Posted by Ttwwaack

Yes, purchased one about 15 months ago and lightened it. I scribed out the lined then used a dremel with an abrasive cut off disc to cut the lines and an 1/8th" carbide burr to clean it up and radius the corners. I did a second one purchased on the cheap the same way after the first was completed. If I was to do it again, the mill is alot easier and quicker. It is pretty soft steel if there is such a thing.

I'd post pics but there still itting over at a friends shop waiting for me to bead blast and reparkerize. It too me awhile to figure out how to remove the mag catches and springs.

One note of caution, on the front where it says Redi-Mag, I would not cut the top of the window above the top of the letters or alittle less. Insert a mag, mark how far it slides back out after locking in and then pull it out and compare.

Thanks for the advice, I was going to measure up from the catch hole ont he mag and make sure I was under that.

The redi mag showed up today, I installed it and played with it some. I can manipulate the button well enough to drop a single mag if I want and a full press will drop both, but I wouldnt rely on it always being the case..(panic ... clearing a jam etc)

Im going to mark it off with tape and use a reinforced wheel to make the cuts using a drill press for the corner holes. Then I will probably duracoat or hit hit it with a rattle can.

I could ask my machinist friend for a hand...but he's making me a homemade B.A.D. until Magpul releases theirs. Still trying to get the clearances right before we try to make it (it will be a one off, not going to make them for people at all).

**Kaos** · 01-23-09, 09:16

So I cut the first section last night, it turned out really well. All my lines are straight (used tape to mark it off) I did notice that in one corner I overshot it ever so slightly because I have the larger cut off discs). Im just going tape the area off around and behind and use a q-tip or something and fill it in with jb weld since I have to refinish this anyways. I took a rounded file to the edges and made it so they weren't sharp. I used the very top of the "redi mag" text as a cut line, which worked out well ad the feed lips are not even exposed.

Im going to make the cuts on the right side of the receiver next.

can take some pics so far if someone is interested.