Yep, legal to buy them as kits in Kalifornia. I have been told that you can assemble them into hi-caps as a replacement for worn out or damaged pre 1994 ban high caps that you already own... But is is a good idea to keep the "damaged" (crushed) hi cap bodies you are replacing as proof (as P-mags did not exist in 1994 so you need to prove you have them as legal replacements). I have three pre-1994 Orlight mags that barely hold 30 rounds in anymore. If you smack them, 2-5 rounds will pop out of the feedlips. Been looking for some mag rebuild kits to "fix" these myself...