# Military-style firearms in California.

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-style-firearms-in-california/855040>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 4, 2020, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-style-firearms-in-california/855040 "2020-06-04T13:42:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![Gray\_Ghost](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c0e974/32.png) [@Gray\_Ghost](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gray_Ghost)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-style-firearms-in-california/855040/21 "2020-06-07T19:32:24Z")

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> [@thelurkinghorror](#):
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> March 29 to April 5 2019, “large” capacity magazines were legal to buy, and subsequently legal to own. I don’t know what the practical availability of purchase for drums were then.
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> I don’t think any military that uses larger than 30 round AR style magazines. Larger appearing magazines can also be pinned to 10 or whatever size while appearing larger.

[Magpul D60 drums](https://magpul.com/pmagd60ar-m4-5-56x45drum.html) are becoming the new hotness, as the [Marine Corps experiments with getting rid of beltfeds for the light machine gun role in the infantry squad](https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2011/06/14/marines-ditch-saw-for-new-auto-rifle). Or at least, dumping the M249 SAW.

Old cite, and doesn’t mention the D60, but it is supposed to be a very reliable, tough drum mag. For 125 bucks MSRP, not that .Gov will pay that, of course, it had better be.

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**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\
**Post date:** [June 7, 2020, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/military-style-firearms-in-california/855040/22 "2020-06-07T20:06:11Z")

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> [@Gray\_Ghost](#):
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> [Magpul D60 drums](https://magpul.com/pmagd60ar-m4-5-56x45drum.html) are becoming the new hotness, as the [Marine Corps experiments with getting rid of beltfeds for the light machine gun role in the infantry squad](https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2011/06/14/marines-ditch-saw-for-new-auto-rifle). Or at least, dumping the M249 SAW.
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> Old cite, and doesn’t mention the D60, but it is supposed to be a very reliable, tough drum mag. For 125 bucks MSRP, not that .Gov will pay that, of course, it had better be.

Oh, I know militaries have used drum mags, mostly notably the 75 round RPK, but I’m not sure if any standard assault rifle configurations do.

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