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    C-Products has a good reputation...for being junk. They've gone out of business for a reason.

    The last bunch of used mags I bought was 40 for $100. IIRC, 3 or 4 of them were junk so I had about $3 each in them.

    Lately, I have seen new OKay mags at gun shows go for $10 each and if you buy quantity, I've got them for about $6.

    Stick with Center, OKay, NHMTG, Colt, and D&H mags. Learn who makes the mags by the Cage Numbers stamped on the bodies and not by the floorplate markings. Floorplates are easily changed.

    But maybe it's just me...

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    The last batch I bought were D&H's from wideners for 100 for $850. I have a dozen Cproducts and they work fine but they are older ones I hadn't heard they had gone down hill and your right its easy to change the bottom.
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    Surplus usgi mags can still be found for 5 bucks and under... you may have to buy volume to get it. If you just need a few, $10 new mags are worth the money IMO.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ucrt View Post
    C-Products has a good reputation...for being junk. They've gone out of business for a reason.
    I have some newer SS ones that use their follower that is Magpul rip off IMO. I only use these at the range. The only issues I have had is the slide fails to lock back on the last round every once in a while.

    I have a few of the older aluminum ones that had the real Magpul follower and never had any issues at all.

    I think they screwed up on the dimensions of their follower as the rear shelf that hits the slide lock is a CH lower than the Magpul follower.

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    I see no benefit to buying magazines where you're questioning their functionality right off the bat.

    Magazines that are problematic or questionable get tossed in the trash or used as training aids.

    Newly manufactured, quality magazines can be had for bargain prices if you shop around and scour the EE
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    With new mags going for $8-$12, I don't see the point.
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    the only reason to buy older gi surplus mags would be if you live in a ban state like I do and have no choice if you want to have legal mags than buying mags made prior to 9-14-94. Otherwise considering USGI mags new are under 15 bucks a few dollars saving on the most critical item to the function of your rifle, I'd pass on the deal.
    While gun guys know to take good care of magazines, a lot of G.I.'s abuse the crap out of them. I frequently saw in service where after qual or field training hours were spent getting the rifle spotless for turn in, but the mags- with grit in them and mud on them we just tossed in a milk crate in the corner of the arms room, completely ignored.

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    Quote Originally Posted by variablebinary View Post
    With new mags going for $8-$12, I don't see the point.
    Agreed.

    To the OP: there is absolutely NO point in buying surplus mags that are questionable at best. They were "gotten rid of" for a reason. I have a bunch of D&H mags from Bravo Company, which are GTG. DSGArms currently has the grey and black mags with Magpul followers for $9.25 ea.
    Last edited by RogerinTPA; 09-04-11 at 19:08.
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    You find OIF/OEF bring-backs like this at most any local gunshow. If I can inspect them personally, I might pay $5 - $6 for 'em; pop in a Magpul follower, and make a range mag out of 'em.

    AR mags aren't like AK or HK91 mags, which, for aluminum for the latter even, still seem pretty damn indestructible; I would never buy a bring-back sight unseen.
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