I would be interested in any first year production non-collectible AR15's.
I would be interested in any first year production non-collectible AR15's.
With the recent gun and magazine ban in CA there are going to be plenty on the market cheap I'll bet
early magazines have always been difficult to find, even back in the 60's troops were told to dump the
waffle magazines.
There are repros but the floor plate and follower are not as originalP1010032_0027_1.jpg
Colt 20 round AR mags going for $60.00 around here.
Phillip McGregor (OFC)
"I am neither a fire arms nor a ballistics expert, but I was a combat infantry officer in the Great War, and I absolutely know that the bullet from an infantry rifle has to be able to shoot through things." General Douglas MacArthur
The waffles are indeed quite collectible, as are the Colts with .223 markings instead of 5.56. Colt marked 20's tend to bring somewhat more than the Simmons or Adventure line magazines. And be on the look-out for the early 30-round mags with the constant curve radius, unlike the ones made today.
Lest anyone doubt some of these magazines aren't collectible, they should bounce on over to the retro forum of AR15.com and inquire. There are guys there who take replicating the early model rifles to an extreme.
"There it is"
LOAD AND BE READY!
Don't forget the early USAF 20 rd magazine with the holes so you could see the amount of cartridges left in the magazine.
The early 75 round drums have not been around for years
Not entirely true, while they may not be your area of interest, tons of other folks love them - and sheer demand makes them -sort of- collectable.
Was at an architectural detail store and heard the proprietor say: "Just because its useless doesn't mean it's worthless"
New in wrap Colt 20 round mags are indeed "collectable" in a sense, like an unopened box of M1 Rifle follower arms, to someone....
Hunter
Last edited by Hunter; 07-08-2016 at 09:56.
"If everybody is thinking alike, then somebody isn't thinking." - Gen. George S. Patton
"Fat people make lousy revolutionaries" - Me
That's exactly what I was thinking to, the old waffle mags.
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