45Freak explained it much better than I could:
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Originally Posted by 45Freak
We all have now heard that Commiefornia has now passed a 10rd limit on magazines. Scuttlebutt from AR owners there are now hitting the forums and social networks that the .458 SOCOM uppers are now in demand due to their capability to use a standard 30rd metal 5.56 magazine that will hold nine .458 SOCOM rds.. they are stating "What 30rd 5.56 magazines, those are 9rd .458 SOCOM magazines" and they have a point, if you own an .458 SOCOM uppered AR then they (LEA) can't do anything about having a 30rd 5.56 magazine.
If I was government limited to 10rd magazines then this would be a great idea. Have those 10 rds be the most powerful ammo firing rifles legally obtainable. The .458 SOCOM is touted to have the same ballistic coefficient as the 45-70 government round. I see many folks in these restricted areas choosing the big bore uppers over a 5.56 in a max capacity of ten rounds. This "loophole" was made evident only hours after Gov. Brown nose signed legislation into law.
What does this mean? Commiefornians can obtain a .458 SOCOM or .50 Beowulf upper and slap it on their ARs and keep those 30rd 5.56 magazines and use them for their .458 SOCOM ARs and keep their 5.56 uppers in storage. Of course the .50 Beowulf takes a dedicated magazine but if you were limited to ten rds then why not go for extreme power rounds.
http://shopwilsoncombat.com/458-SOCOM/products/438/
https://www.yahoo.com/amphtml/news/c...061656817.html
I do see manufacturers going back to the permanently attached magazine uppers with a stripper clip capable loading uppers that they developed before the "Bullet Button" designed rifles.
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