MAC 10 9MM CONVERSION KIT MAC
If you purchase the MAC 11 you can get a Zytel mag or a steel one. The M11 and M10 also use different magazines.
You may be wondering about the reliability of a thinner sheet metal, but the M11 has proven that it holds up just as well as the M10. The weight and size of the M11 makes a big difference when trying to conceal it. This is because it is constructed with a thinner gauge of sheet metal. As mentioned earlier, the M11 is much lighter than the M10. If you are looking for a 9mm machine gun and cannot decide between the 10 or the 11, then there are a few more differences to consider. The Difference Between the MAC 11/9 and the MAC10/9 380, but the M10 also weighs twice as much and has a slower muzzle velocity. Which gun to get is really a matter of preference in size and caliber. 380 caliber MAC 11 weighs only 3.5 pounds, fires 1,200 rounds per minute and has a muzzle velocity of 980 feet per second. The maximum effective firing range is 50 meters and the muzzle velocity is 280 feet per second. 45 caliber MAC 10 weighs 6.26 pounds when empty and it fires 1,145 rounds per minute. There are many differences between the two MACs, the biggest being their size, caliber, construction, and manufacturer. 45 ACP M10 and then later made the MAC 11 in a 9mm and a. Little did Ingram know, his M10 design would become very popular. He built it with as few working parts as possible to reduce cost and increase reliability. His goal was to make a machine gun that was compact, lightweight, affordable, and reliable. Ingram designed the MAC 10 in the early 1970s as a compact machine gun. Just need to get around to it.īut then I have 7.62x25 conversion kits for a couple of other of my subguns so its not like its desperately needed. Sleeve an an old 9mm barrel with a turned-down PPS-43 barrel, and load some 7.62x25mm short enough to feed thru a Sten mag. I keep toying with the idea of using the Wheatley conversion kit as the basis for a 7.62x25mm conversion for the MAC. The only reason I'm not using it now is because I found a deal on some Walther-type 9mm mags, which are a lot easier to load, so I'm using 9mm conversion kit like the one pictured at the top of the thread. The magazines have a small plate welded to the back of the mag to lower the mag catch shelf and so to provide a place for the M10 mag catch to engage. It consists of a 9mm upper, bolt, a magazine well insert and magazines. We will see how they run.Ĭraig Wheatley at Tactical Innovations used to sell a 9mm conversion kit for the M10 that used slightly-modified sten mags. There are also 2 other major players in the NFA accessory world that are currently completing their. However, my version is the 2nd generation kit, and I've read that they've improved and redesigned their. If you aren't the patient type who enjoys tinkering with problem guns, the SubCal kit may not be for you. I have seen several SubCal kits that run flawlessly, but none of them seem to run that way right out of the box. It has taken approximately 30 hours of work (polishing and modifying the upper) to get the kit to work fairly ok. 22lr conversion kit is that it runs.sometimes. 45ACP to 9mm conversion runs flawlessly as long as I use the Walther MAC-9mm mags. 22 conversion upper and bolt, and a TacticalInc 10/22 magazine. 22lr on the right hand side of the pic consists of a SubCal. 45ACP to 9mm conversion kit on the left side of the pic consists of:ĩmm upper and bolt, 9mm magazine, magwell insert, (and some might need a 9mm mag catch) Remember, you can go down in size on your caliber conversion, but most of the time you can't go to a larger caliber because of the restrictions of the magazine well not handling the larger size mags of the larger caliber. There are also conversions available for most of the other MAC series. The pic's below are of a couple of caliber conversions for the M10/45. These are non-permanent, commercially available conversions. With ammo costs rising to serious levels, anyone that has a MAC or is considering one should be aware of the alternative calibers to which their weapon can be changed.