1922 Springfield magazine variant

[Kragrifle]

Recently found an interesting 1922 Springfield magazine so thought I would share. For comparison it is photographed with the "standard" magazine. I suspect this was an earlier version perhaps for the long stock 1921 shown in Brophy's book.39932

[Kragrifle]

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[Kragrifle]

Oops!

[Dan Shapiro]

Back when things were made to last! Today the magazine would be made of plastic and be engineered to last for 1-2 years.

[AZshooter]

One of the mags to my Dad's 1922 would hang up - been that way for 70 years, back when his uncle had it. My Dad was never one to disassemble magazines, so when he gave the rifle to me, I disassembled the mag, cleaned out some crud, sprayed down the insides with a silicone dry lube, reassembled it & it now works as new.

Those mags were built so heavy that to wreck one, you'd have to shoot a hole thru it.

[Kragrifle]

How did you disassemble the magazine? You can slip the floor plates out of the later magazines in order to take it apart. I did not think you could take the earlier, longer 1923 unit,

[n64atlas]

Same way you do a 1911 Mag. I suppose

[Kragrifle]

Doubt it. The 1922 magazine has a solid base that is riveted in place. I have never taken one apart and do not believe it can be done without having to remove/replace the rivets. Any one out there done it?

[AZshooter]

The note inside the pouch of magazines indicate they were made in 1930. To disassemble, I simply tapped out the bottom spring steel bottom "plate", removed the spring, follower and cleaned out the interior. Not a rivet anywhere.

Rereading the note, I think it referred to the 1930 date on the rifle barrel & not the mags date.

[Kragrifle]

The magazines I show in the photos are the earliest standard issue 22 cal magazines for the Model 1922 Springfield. The later Model 1922 M1 use a shorter magazine with the removable floor plate. The last M2 rifle magazine is the same, just a little longer. These later two magazines can be disassembled .

[n64atlas]

Can the follower button be taken out when you pull it down to the small hole in the side of the mag? Once that is out, the follower and spring will come out the top. Would have to see the top of the mag to see the shape of the follower. Every mag I've ever seen, can be taken apart with out too much trouble.

[Kragrifle]

I see the small hole on the side opposite the button! So, using a small punch You drive out the button? Have you done it before and is it a nightmare to reassemble?

[bruce]

Thank you for this post. Never knew there were different magazines. Sincerely. bruce.

[AZshooter]

Thank you for this post. Never knew there were different magazines. Sincerely. bruce.
Obviously, same here. I grew up with the handful of mags with the removable floorplates, but never disassembled one until earlier this year.

[Kragrifle]

Old post, but I now know how to disassemble these early 1922 magazines. If anyone is interested you can email me,