Magazines starting to dry up!

[Member 34319]

The way I see it. If they ever completely ban them, what you have is what you have.

I've got a few Glock mags that need new internals as they are starting to fail.

This used to be a thing where I'd just toss the thing and get a new one.

I hope repair kits gain in popularity for all sorts of makes and models. So as to keep the ones I've got running for decades to come.

 

[Dinglenutz]

A friend of mine pointed out that she can 3D print or otherwise make basically all the consumable parts in most magazines.

 

[CLT65]

A friend of mine pointed out that she can 3D print or otherwise make basically all the consumable parts in most magazines.

I wish I could find someone who could 3D print a magazine or two for a RamLine Exactor pistol.

 

[Dinglenutz]

I wish I could find someone who could 3D print a magazine or two for a RamLine Exactor pistol.

I think printing a mag would possibly be tricky depending on the specifics, but things like floorplates and followers are not generally a big deal. That's what my friend told me.

 

[titsonritz]

Mine don't seemed to have evaporated, they are right where I left them.

 

[Deerhurst]

Most mag parts are easy to print. Springs, not so much.


I havnt seen any mags become less available other than the odd ones I use. Like Suomi converted sten mags.

 

[Certaindeaf]

My Hustler magazines will never dry up..

 

[BigDog67]

My Hustler magazines will never dry up..

But Scientific American sometimes needs a beer or three to get through.

 

[JakeWidme]

Quantity? For fighting guns at least 12 mags per gun. More is better. They do wear out and can be damaged or lost in combat. For fun guns, like .22 trainers I like at least 6-8 per gun because I don't like reloading mags while trying to have fun/train. Hunting weapons? Just a few (3 to 4) for the damage/discontinued/future unobtanium factor. Spare parts? With the way things are going spare parts for semi autos may be unobtanium in just a few years...

 

[JakeWidme]

Not betting my life on 3D printed mags

 

[BigDog67]

ummmm....yeah

 

[RVTECH]

Heck, for those of you who were not yet gun owners, buyers etc. you should have seen the run on Mags pre '94 AWB!

 

[JakeWidme]

Heck, for those of you who were not yet gun owners, buyers etc. you should have seen the run on Mags pre '94 AWB!

Like Glock 20/21 mags at $150+ each

 

[RVTECH]

Like Glock 20/21 mags at $150+ each

Yep - pretty pointless as it was in '08, & '12 as well.

 

[CLT65]

Heck, for those of you who were not yet gun owners, buyers etc. you should have seen the run on Mags pre '94 AWB!

I remember it. I wasn't really into anything that needed spare magazines, but I did buy a couple for a Mini14. The one thing that I really remember was tables literally stacked high at a gun show, piles of "USA" brand magazines of every flavor.

I think the "USA" magazine factory was cranking them out by the million, trying to beat the ban, with absolutely no concern for quality or functionality. The Mini14 mags I bought were garbage. I learned to buy quality magazines only from then on. If it's not OEM or something like Okay or Mec-Gar, I'm not interested.

To each their own, but I personally have no need for more than 2 or 3 per gun. I'm not a "serious operator" though, and like I said- to each their own.

 

[Gbirk]

USPS was good to me today. Heavy steel AK mags FTW!

 

[RVTECH]

I remember the day after the AWB ended in '04 - and the racks were flooded with hi caps - heck Bi mart at the time must have had them stored up as they literally had 100s of 25 round 10-22 mags on the racks!

 

[JakeWidme]

Yep - pretty pointless as it was in '08, & '12 as well.

I stuck with 10 rd McCormicks back then for my 1911s but in the Trump era I was able to round out all that glock Glory, including the big sticks for my new PCCs I have built/am building, 9MM/40 for my girl... 10MM/45 for me

 

[JakeWidme]

I remember the day after the AWB ended in '04 - and the racks were flooded with hi caps - heck Bi mart at the time must have had them stored up as they literally had 100s of 25 round 10-22 mags on the racks!

One really nice development in that era was the demise of the old rat Bill Ruger and his son taking over to make the best dang 25 rd 10/22 mags anywhere

 

[RVTECH]

One really nice development in that era was the demise of the old rat Bill Ruger

Pretty harsh words about a guy who was quite influential in the firearm industry with excellent products that are very high quality and owned and respected by many.