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Posted: 5/1/2009 6:22:37 PM EDT
| A local is selling these magazines for a pretty reasonable price. I havent heard of them. Could anyone tell me if these are quality? They are Okay Industries,Center Industies,Adventure Lines/Parsons,and Sanchez. Thanks |
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A local is selling these magazines for a pretty reasonable price. I havent heard of them. Could anyone tell me if these are quality? They are Okay Industries,Center Industies,Adventure Lines/Parsons,and Sanchez. Thanks They're all USGI mags, and they (when they were new) were/are great mags Price-wise, keep in mind that you can buy brand new Okay's for @ $13 and new Centers for less. The following is from Troy's Mag FAQ Okay Industries is a current US Military contractor, and is the subcontractor that manufactures all Colt-marked AR-15 magazines. They also sell magazines under their own name, identical except for the floorplate stamping. Early mags had black plastic followers; mags made since 1992 had green "anti-tilt" followers. Made from late 1970s-present. Center Industries is a current US Military contractor. Parsons and Adventure Line were aquired by Center. Center is one of the largest manufacturers of M16/AR15 magazines, and recently (1999) received a new GI contract for 10 million mags over several years. Early mags had black followers; mags made since 1992-3 have green "anti-tilt" followers. Made from 1980s-present. Adventure Line was one of the early magazine contractors, making both 20 and 30-round magazines. Adventure Line was aquired by Parsons, and eventually by Center. Adventure Line mags had gold-colored anodizing, black followers, and have especially long-lasting moly finish. Made from late 1960s-early 1970s. Parsons bought out Adventure Line, and was eventually aquired by Center Industries. Parsons mags all had black followers. Made from early 1970s-early 1980s. Sanchez magazines have aquired a wholy undeserved reputation as being bad mags. It began when it was discovered that Sanchez magazines exhibited a higher-than-normal rate of failure when feeding the last few rounds in a magazine, particularly during full-auto fire. An investigation found that Sanchez magazines were in-spec, and no explanation was ever given for the increase in the failure rate. Instead, the problem was corrected with the new green "anti-tilt" followers. The Green Followers (GFs) were first seen in Sanchez magazines in 1988, and became standard issue for all M16 magazines in 1992. Sanchez mags should be considered on par with any USGI-spec mag. Made from early 1980s-early 1990s. |
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New, I would pay up to $15. Used I would pay up to $10. The OKays are excellent magazines... they're the same thing as Colt. Centers are less desirable, but are still good. A lot of them have drop free problems. Adventure Lines are great. I really like AL a lot. Super quality. Sanchez isn't as good... Some work great, others have problems. I would stay away from them unless they're really cheap. |
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I have heard that the company that makes Okay mags are the same people that make the mags that Colt issues with their rifles with just their own floorplates It's Okay Industries http://www.okayind.com/ They've made all Colt (AR) mags (since the Armalite days), and they owned Universal Industries/Simmonds Precision Products, and currently make NHMTG mags. |
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