caz41 Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 From my searching it is a matter of removing material on the bottom of the frame. I was not able to find a picture anywhere of where. Anybody have a pic of where to remove to make the SV mag work? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 18, 2015 Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'll try to get it for you over the weekend. I use a 10 degree angle cutter. It can be done with a Dremel as well. Not much material needs to be removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted December 18, 2015 Author Share Posted December 18, 2015 I'll try to get it for you over the weekend. I use a 10 degree angle cutter. It can be done with a Dremel as well. Not much material needs to be removed.Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 20, 2015 Share Posted December 20, 2015 Here's a stock frame and one that has been modified to take new SV magazines. It only takes a small bit of material to be removed. I use a 10 degree cutter and take about .020" - .025" from each side. The macro lens has very small depth of field, that's why the photos have small areas of focus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted December 20, 2015 Author Share Posted December 20, 2015 Thx Dan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L10-Machine Posted December 24, 2015 Share Posted December 24, 2015 Make a bevel all the way around the magwell, and on STI frames where they are reinforced around the slide stop hole. Here is how we make them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caz41 Posted December 30, 2015 Author Share Posted December 30, 2015 Make a bevel all the way around the magwell, and on STI frames where they are reinforced around the slide stop hole. Here is how we make them! So you are beveling all the way around the inside of the frame? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 It's not needed to bevel more than just the sides. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feederic Posted December 30, 2015 Share Posted December 30, 2015 Just the sides, no chamfer in the front or rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted December 31, 2015 Share Posted December 31, 2015 Just the sides, no chamfer in the front or rear. That's all that's needed. The new SVI mags are wider in the front than STI. Probably only have to go halfway back from the front edge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devoldog1775 Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 Thanks for starting this thread and thanks for the pics! All the other threads just say "well you need to trim on the frame and they'll work." Sure is nice to have a visual reference finally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I happen to have a frame apart when the question was posted. This mod works, and you don't have to mess around with the notch in the mag, which may work, but, not as easily. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 With this mod to the frame, can you still use old SVI magazines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z40acp Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 I happen to have a frame apart when the question was posted. This mod works, and you don't have to mess around with the notch in the mag, which may work, but, not as easily. And the pics are worth a 1000 words. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Sierpina Posted January 2, 2016 Share Posted January 2, 2016 With this mod to the frame, can you still use old SVI magazines? You can use old SV, new SV and STI mags. New SV mags fit in old SV frames with no modifications. The difference is only around .030 in width of the cut in the frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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