Agreed I've done business with Kozelas and David Fage. Both good folks 👍

That's 100% understandable if you or OP or anyone else do not want to take that chance. In that case OP should just sell the mags, put the gun in storage and buy something with easily obtainable compliant magazines.

Sorry to hear you aren't easily able to get compliant mags, that stinks.

If you haven't yet looked up Mag Blocks you can check them, and if it's epoxied in then it would be considered permanent. Some gunsmiths can also press in a pin to make it compliant although that is probably pricey.

If you don't want to conveniently "lose" your magazines prior to the deadline you might be lucky enough to have family in another state without a capacity ban who can hold them for you?

I'm any case, good luck.

Agreed, the Okatsune should probably be treated like a chef knife and sharpened regularly. I have yet to sharpen mine though 😬

I bought a pair of Okatsune pruners. They are very nice and definitely hold an edge as advertised. However the Okatsune have one caveat: Don't buy them if you are prone to abuse or be lazy with your tools.

If you (or your partner) are likely to leave tools out in the rain, they will rust! But you can clean them up with some elbow grease. Also I dropped them on my garage floor and the tip chipped.

I assume both of these incidents are due to the fact that Okatsune are quality high carbon steel vs cheaper stainless steel that you are likely to find on Fiskars and other common commercial brands.