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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - date coded mags

Posted: 9/11/2003 3:50:09 PM EDT

i saw some 30rd mags at a gunshow that were dated 02/92 and on top of that a few letters like lP99 or something. these preban? i've been told not to buy any date coded mags.

Posted: 9/11/2003 4:03:40 PM EDT

[#1]

2/92 mags are fair game. Mags marked after 09/94, LEO or Gov't use only are not for us common folk.

MM419

Posted: 9/11/2003 4:04:25 PM EDT

[#2]

Confirming what he said above.

Posted: 9/11/2003 5:55:22 PM EDT

[#3]

approx how many years before the AWB did they date code mags? the only reason i can think up doesn't make sense until they were banned.

Posted: 9/12/2003 2:18:37 AM EDT

[#4]

I don't know when, but the why is probably quality control. That date code can isolate material or finish lots, process changes, etc. when trouble shooting.

Posted: 9/12/2003 11:11:59 AM EDT

[#5]

Center and Sanchez started marking theirs in '88, and Okay in '89, from what I can tell. Normally, you'll see a date stamp in MM/YY format, plus the CAGE code of the manufacturer. Center Industries' CAGE code is 6P199. Okay's is 33710.

-Troy

Posted: 9/21/2003 1:33:06 PM EDT

[#6]

Anyone else notice that center's cage code is much deeper, clearer, and more uniform than the date stamp below it?

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