Difficult to impossible to find are the "franken" magazines which were made-up before
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Difficult to impossible to find are the "franken" magazines which were made-up before
the 30 rd M16 magazines were introducedAttachment 36537Attachment 36538Attachment 36539
I have a pile of Colts 20's and 30's but only a few were early .223 marked. A few three four years ago at a gunshow I was pawing through some boxes of mags under a dealers table and he said $10 each for the mags. I found 4 that were .223 marked Colt's and got them for $40. At that time they were averaging about $40-50 each online. Not sure now, been out of the loop on that stuff for awhile. Without a doubt I prefer 20 rd mags over 30's. It's also hard bench shooting with 30's.
20 rounders made a comeback when the SPR was fielded. It was quickly found shooting prone off a bipod was much better suited to the short mag (duh). My old unit found a bunch laying around, probably from the 80s or maybe even Vietnam, and spread them around. Orders were put in for new production 20 rnd. I saved a few of the old ones.
Collectable? Maybe. Easier and more convenient to carry all day long? You bet! Regards, Clark
I like them for the prone position in matches.
Steve
I got a few, and always look for them at shows.. I rarely ever find GI 20 rounders, but when I do, I'll grab them.. The only new ones I found that actually work are Brownell's.
All mine are Universal.
You can buy new 20 rounders from many places. If you watch the sales, for about 10 bucks. So unless you run into a someone who is collecting various makers, the only ones that seem to draw interest are the Colt marked mags along with the Armalite marked mags(old ones not the new manufacture) I have a mag marked: made by Armalite for Colt, I think is sort of nifty. I also prefer the 20 rounders for shooting. It is hard to sling up and shoot prone with 30 rounders.
You don't see the waffle mags come up for sale very often but when you do, ouch, the owners know what they sell for.
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