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Posted: 10/20/2014 3:46:10 PM EDT
I was looking through my collection of 20 round Colt .223 magazine and noticed that two of them have larger .223 numbering (bottom two on the left). I was wondering what the difference was?
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Posted: 10/20/2014 4:20:13 PM EDT
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obviously, the numbers are larger.
I don't know 54, different stamping dies. In the early 60's I'm not sure how a stamping die might have been machined, but evidently the method resulted in different results. Look at the "O" in COLT on the different plates........they vary quite a bit too. I see three different "O"s on the bottom left 2 and very bottom right floorplates. |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 4:25:58 PM EDT
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the left middle one w/ the dull aluminum finish is earlier. the ones w/ the circle or circle 1 on the bottom of the body are early too.
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Posted: 10/20/2014 11:27:31 PM EDT
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Thanks guys, I was starting to think I was seeing things. I'm thinking about refinishing the bodies with perma-slik. Are the plates anodized? If so, what is the correct color?
http://www.skygeek.com/everlube-perm-silk-g-air-dry-mos2-solid-film-lubricant-16-oz-tube-mil-l-23398d-ppsgae.html |
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Posted: 10/20/2014 11:30:29 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted:
Thanks guys, I was starting to think I was seeing things. I'm thinking about refinishing the bodies with permalube. Are the plates anodized? If so, what is the correct color? http://www.skygeek.com/everlube-perm-silk-g-air-dry-mos2-solid-film-lubricant-16-oz-tube-mil-l-23398d-ppsgae.html the was a popular thing to do during the 94-04 ban, usgi mags were $15+ and usually in very used condition. permasilk, sandstrom and birdsong were popular finishes. guys today don't know how good they have it with the $7 new aluminum mags. most of the floorplates of the era were just anodized black. a flat dull black. |
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