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Posted: 12/4/2009 4:56:00 PM EDT
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Don't hate me
But my problem is,I have more New in Wrap G.I. mags than I have open ones.On the one hand they are already sealed up for long term storage and since I won't open them unless I absolutely have to,they will remain pristine.On the other hand since they are unopened they cannot be tested for reliability and so aren't "proven" mags.Something I am rather stern about.So should I 1.-keep them for a rainy day 2.-Sell them,buy some C.M.I'.s and run them 3.Just open the damn things 
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| If it makes you feel better I have about a dozen CMI's still in the blue plastic wrap that aren't "proven" either. I don't know about the GI ones but I think the CMI's I have would work 100% even without testing. This is from my experience with the CMI's that I have already been using. Needless to say I never had any problems with these mags. I can't say that for all M1A mags I've used though. |
| USGI M14 mags have a long track record of reliability. They will be ready to use when you decide to unwrap them. However, if you are not a collector, I don't see the point in leaving them sealed. I would either use them, or sell them to a collector and buy CMI's, and use them. |
No,these were all given to me by a retired High Power shooter along with some spare parts and lots of instruction on the art of using a rifle and the many uses of a coffee can.Did you know you can dig a hole/make a water filtration device/cook in/kill a man,etc with a coffee can  .He still has an unopened box of them along with along with loads of spares,ammo,etc.Old Vietnam Vet Marine still wants to be ready for a fight  .He says when he can't muster the strength to rub one off in the morning he'll give me the rest on the condition that if he's wasting away in a rest home I break him out and take him to Vegas or put a bullet through his heart.I don't think he's kidding.
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No,these were all given to me by a retired High Power shooter along with some spare parts and lots of instruction on the art of using a rifle and the many uses of a coffee can.Did you know you can dig a hole/make a water filtration device/cook in/kill a man,etc with a coffee can .He still has an unopened box of them along with along with loads of spares,ammo,etc.Old Vietnam Vet Marine still wants to be ready for a fight .He says when he can't muster the strength to rub one off in the morning he'll give me the rest on the condition that if he's wasting away in a rest home I break him out and take him to Vegas or put a bullet through his heart.I don't think he's kidding.Best to cherish a friend like that. Have never had a problem with *fresh out of the wrap* USGI M14 mags in an M1A. I've unwrapped several several of them for range use in numerous different rifles. Not saying it couldn't happen but it would not be a concern to me. |
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It looks like you have plenty out of the wrap to use for the time being.
Let me ask you, out of all the unwrapped mags that you have, and that you have actually tested, how many were not reliable? In my experiance, If they looked like they hadnt been run over, and arnt caked with dirt, USGI mags in good condition are genrally trouble free. These arnt AR mags. I would say with what you already have out of the packs, your set for all but the worst. I'd just leave what you got wrapped the way they are. If it ever gets to were you need them, unwrap them, load then up and use them. Now I would keep some ammo on stripper clips though. I kinda like running through 200 rounds and never taking the mag out of the rifle. |
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I used to have a pretty large stash of in wrap USGI mags.
The real early ones, circa 1959-1962, have springs that can be kind of weak and need replacing. Later contract mags 1966 and up, have the early bugs worked out and are good to go. Just beware. There were an awful lot of fake package commercial magazines on the market not too far back. Some are Chinese mags which are OK, still fakes but OK magazines, and some are crappy commercial magazines packed to look like USGI. |
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If you're going to sell them, keep them bagged.
If you're planning to use them as spares or replacements, open them now. I have one that the feed lips are bent, fresh out of the bag, and it jams first shot thru the bottom of the mag. The protective bag is mostly a good thing, but it isn't bulletproof, and you won't know if they've been damaged until you open them and see. That's one out of about 40, for statistics purposes. After I open mine, I take them apart and clean them well, oil them, and store them in ammo cans with dessicant. the cans are clearly marked, "M1A mags", and "Spare M1A Mags", so I don't mix them up. At some point I will function test the spares, then I'll know what i have and what I can count on. |
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Humm.............
IMHO (and I don't KNOW for sure) BUT............... Your wrappers look too new to be old.  YES..........I'm envious.
These are mine............ 
The white wrappers contain "opened" USGI M14 magazines. Then, there are the ones that I actually use. Aloha, Mark |
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