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Old 04-01-2012, 2:12 PM
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FWIW, a friend has the same rifle, pretty close in serial number, and the magazine release button appears the same as in your photo. His rifle has both 5 and 10 round mags, and both lock in and can be dropped by pushing a against the release with a thin punch. The magazine release hole looks pretty close to .25 inch diameter, and a .22 LR may work to release the magazine, but I did not test it. An early "bullet button" perhaps? My friend also has a Model 52B which sports a protruding mag release button.
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