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Just wondering if anyone has opened up an ar7 magazine, to clean it, or fix a weak spring or fix a follower. Mine are all new but getting dirty as they are used. I read to wash in gas or solvent, shake out and let dry, but the floor of the mags looks to be just folded in, could be opened?

Old thread but in case there is any interest I clean my AR-7 magazines with WD-40 inserting the straw into the two holes on the side of the magazine and flooding the inside of the magazine with liquid. Then I turn the magazine feed lips down and let the liquid drain out. It is surprising how much crap drains out.

good to know, thanks or posting this info

Probably could give it a blast with gun scrubber first and then the WD-40 for lube and rust preventive. Good idea, thanks for sharing.

An aerosol with a straw would probably work as long as it doesn't leave a heavy film to attract dirt. Gun Scrubber evaporates so would likely work well.

To open the magazine up you have to bend a metal tab on the bottom down 90 degrees. I would assume that it would break eventually if you did this repeatatively. I have opened up on magazine that wasn't working properly and sanded the follower.