AR7 magazine innards

[guymalloc]

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?

[armycat]

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.

[JEBar]

good to know, thanks or posting this info

[Hatchdog]

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.

[armycat]

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.