Years ago a shortened a mag for a 22lr. I don't like long protruding magazines
Decided to search for same thing for the Howa mini rifle as it's a common complaint:
1. Magazine is too long.
2. Magazine drops out because latch is too long and gets lost.
So here is a solution.
To shorten the mag,
https://youtu.be/zxLEMfYuIn4
https://www.firearmstalk.com/threads/ho ... on.146219/
I would paint the Magazine red.
Shorten the latch as many do.