Not your usual California bullet button problem...

[backbencher]

http://www.feinsteinproject.org/loes/effortcalifornia/effortCalifornia.html

At the Feinstein Project, we're designing an AR lower out of plastic bricks, such as Lego or K'Nex. Both of our current magwell designs are plastic, and are left handed, not using the standard AR mag latch. Thus, we have a problem accommodating a bullet button. This will work, but it's $219. We're looking for less expensive metal magwells for AR mags that will take a California-compliant bullet button.

An alternative we are considering is a plastic ammunition hopper on the upper left of the firearm of 10 rounds capacity, a la the Japanese Type 11 light machinegun. At this point, we're not sure if an open feed hopper is California legal.

We welcome any & all suggestions & comments - but we'll point out we're not crazy, just bored.

 

[zhyla]

It's completely unclear from your website what you are trying to accomplish.

 

[backbencher]

Well, I am well trained in bureaucratic obfuscation, so that isn't too surprising. Where is the initial problem w/ the website, so that I can fix that bit?

 

[HoosierQ]

I am afraid the whole thing is completely unintelligable. It appears that your are trying to work around "assualt weapon" feature restrictions. I suspect the Legos are doing you no favors. I suggest (as a web design person) that you write up some sort of succinct mission statement about your goals and then tie each of your "efforts" to that statement somehow.

Otherwise that sight is going to get very low traffic and some potentially good info might be missed.

 

[backbencher]

Hoosier, were you just looking @ the California page, or did you swing by our home page?

http://www.FeinsteinProject.org

I take your concerns seriously, & have sent your comments to my fellow conspirators for their opinions. Thank you for your comments.

 

[zhyla]

Ok, so the main page is more clear. But everything beyond that is as Hoosier put it unintelligible.

What is you want? What do you want us to do? Is there some finished output that someone can replicate? All I see is a bunch of work-in-progress ramblings.

 

[backbencher]

Indeed, everything is a work in progress. No one line of effort is complete yet. I would like you to pick an effort and see if you can solve the issue. Perhaps I should put the FAQ, Home, & Bricks for AR Lovers links in a larger font?

The particular issue I'm asking about is our California bullet button problem. Does anyone know if a 10 round ammunition hopper would meet California ammunition feeding device restrictions?

 

[backbencher]

Well, we have solved our bullet button problem, thanks to these folks:

http://www.theflatspot.net/ar-15-receiver-flat.html

Details here:

http://www.feinsteinproject.org/loes/effortcalifornia/effortCalifornia.html