I know this is Off Topic but this is the most heavily read Forum on this site so I am asking anyway. I am looking for a source of US GI only, 30 round M2 carbine mags. I see that Northridge has some M2 mags for sale and I plan to contact them to confirm if they are GI or not. If anyone knows a source for these mags please let me know. Thanks for any input!
Jeremy
M2 Carbine Magazines: Got Any?
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, Dec 05 2005 04:13 AM
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 04:13 AM
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 01:56 PM
I've bought a few at gunbroker.com. I am not sure what's listed now, but I've seen GI mags there from time to time.
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 09:04 PM
any 30 rd usgi mag, would be an m2 mag 
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 09:08 PM
Stay the Hell away from those USA Brand M1 carbine Mags! Talk about El-Junko. Had a few that were given to me (Thank God I didn't spend a Nickel on 'em) All Five were 30 Rounders supposedly. I could not load 7 rounds, let alone 30 in any of them! Off to my Trash they went...Stick with USGI.
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 09:51 PM
I had read somewhere a few years ago that there were after-market mags being produced in India, and that they were terrible.
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Posted 05 December 2005 - 09:55 PM
I had a couple for my mini 14. They blow bad. Not worth the metal they're made of. I could see them being made in India with a name like USA on it. What a shame.
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 08:56 PM
I have several 30rds that are marked 'M2'...on the back at the bottom,so I assume they are actually made for the M2 carbine..and they do work well in my M2s...fwiw... 
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Posted 06 December 2005 - 09:32 PM
| QUOTE (21 smoker @ Dec 6 2005, 08:56 PM) |
| I have several 30rds that are marked 'M2'...on the back at the bottom,so I assume they are actually made for the M2 carbine..and they do work well in my M2s...fwiw... |
Their not USGI...What you have are Magazines that were produced in Taiwan, and the majority of those are Junk...However, since yours is working great, I wouldn't wory about it, but thought I'd pass the info along...NO USGI 30Rd Magazines were marked "M2"..
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Posted 07 December 2005 - 08:55 AM
I did not know that,...thanks for the info,in the past I hunted for those mags partly because they worked,,oh well,..back to the drawing board...
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Posted 07 December 2005 - 09:52 AM
I had a couple of non USGI's that came from Korea, they even showed flame hardening and worked great. Sadly the importer no longer has them listed.
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Posted 07 December 2005 - 02:42 PM
Good ones are marked "AYP" Although I don't believe they are USGI, they do work well.
KYImports.com had them. There is also a gentleman in Ft Collins, CO that sells old stock M1 carbine parts. I can't remember his name but he sells carbine parts on EBAY under the name Folcmote, he is the only person I know of that may have USGI 30rd mags.
KYImports.com had them. There is also a gentleman in Ft Collins, CO that sells old stock M1 carbine parts. I can't remember his name but he sells carbine parts on EBAY under the name Folcmote, he is the only person I know of that may have USGI 30rd mags.
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Posted 07 December 2005 - 05:22 PM
and SEY are good (or so I hear)
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Posted 07 December 2005 - 05:37 PM
I bought a few of AYP marked ones at the Creek last year ($11ea) and they work great. I've heard their lineage is in doubt but many feel they came from Belgium. If they work that's what concerns most of us and these do.
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Posted 07 December 2005 - 06:18 PM
AYP=Dutch Production. SEY=Seymor Manufacture...
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Posted 09 December 2005 - 06:17 PM
Does any one know a current source for GI or Dutch 'AYP' mags? I find only the junkers in my area.
