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Posted: 2/12/2022 10:53:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: trails-end]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By turbomunkey: So I have purchased four of these. I should leave them as is? Can I at least clean them? I just want some fkin mags for my DS s/n FAL I bought a while ago. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By turbomunkey: Originally Posted By tac556: Uhhh- those would be Rhodesian surplus mags with that paint. Congrats on taking them and cutting the value in half by refurbishing them! Ouch... Sarco has had some serious Rhodesian FAL parts at times that they just sell off as random FAL parts. I have some lower assemblies from Sarco with the paint and African dirt that are worth a fair amount if I pieced them out...The last thing I would do would be to strip them down and repaint them! So I have purchased four of these. I should leave them as is? Can I at least clean them? I just want some fkin mags for my DS s/n FAL I bought a while ago. If you are a collector, keep them pristine. If you are a user, do what you want with them. I have 2 FALs and about 100 clips.  I don't know what series rifles I have or where the mags came from. My weapons are for my family's enjoyment and protection. That is how I value them.
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Posted: 2/12/2022 11:59:09 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By trails-end: If you are a collector, keep them pristine. If you are a user, do what you want with them. I have 2 FALs and about 100 clips. I don't know what series rifles I have or where the mags came from. My weapons are for my family's enjoyment and protection. That is how I value them.Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By trails-end: Originally Posted By turbomunkey: Originally Posted By tac556: Uhhh- those would be Rhodesian surplus mags with that paint. Congrats on taking them and cutting the value in half by refurbishing them! Ouch... Sarco has had some serious Rhodesian FAL parts at times that they just sell off as random FAL parts. I have some lower assemblies from Sarco with the paint and African dirt that are worth a fair amount if I pieced them out...The last thing I would do would be to strip them down and repaint them! So I have purchased four of these. I should leave them as is? Can I at least clean them? I just want some fkin mags for my DS s/n FAL I bought a while ago. If you are a collector, keep them pristine. If you are a user, do what you want with them. I have 2 FALs and about 100 clips. I don't know what series rifles I have or where the mags came from. My weapons are for my family's enjoyment and protection. That is how I value them.I see both points. As a person who is into history, I have kept some of the better painted magazines just because. But for the rest of them that have very little paint on them there's no reason to leave them as is. Plus the ones that had very little paint on them also had some surface rust. Hence why I put them in evapo-rust. There are so very few FAL magazines on the market... take what you can get and do with what you want. With as many FAL rifles that there are out there I don't understand why somebody does not get into making good quality metal magazines again. They would sell them there's no doubt about that |
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IL, USA
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Posted: 2/13/2022 12:15:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By trails-end: If you are a collector, keep them pristine. If you are a user, do what you want with them. I have 2 FALs and about 100 clips. I don't know what series rifles I have or where the mags came from. My weapons are for my family's enjoyment and protection. That is how I value them.I like where your head is at |
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Posted: 2/13/2022 12:41:50 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Dog1: With as many FAL rifles that there are out there I don't understand why somebody does not get into making good quality metal magazines again. They would sell them there's no doubt about that Are these not good quality? https://www.dsarms.com/p-13512-dsa-fal-sa58-us-made-metric-pattern-magazine-20-round.aspx |
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Posted: 2/13/2022 1:07:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Are these not good quality? https://www.dsarms.com/p-13512-dsa-fal-sa58-us-made-metric-pattern-magazine-20-round.aspx I have never used them. They have never been stock. |
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Posted: 2/15/2022 4:35:01 PM EDT
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Anyone have intel on FAL mags? OOS everywhere
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Posted: 2/16/2022 8:04:03 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Are these not good quality? https://www.dsarms.com/p-13512-dsa-fal-sa58-us-made-metric-pattern-magazine-20-round.aspx DSA steel mags (20 rd capacity) have had a lot of reported problems. Their 30 & 25 round mags (?) apparently haven’t had the same reported issues, for whatever reason. I have not tried any other their mags personally, just read about other people’s experiences. I have Israeli, Austrian, Imbel, and a few Moses mags. On the Rhodesian mags, I would trade them off on the falfiles or elsewhere to get mags that are in better shape overall, and don’t have a historical value to some folks. I can’t see a beater Imbel mag not being in better shape, and also not being worth as much to someone. The Imbel will likely work better also too. Once you strip the paint off, their provenance is gone. Saying this as someone who has no problem using and shooting collectible AR stuff all the time myself. If someone has a few with decent paint left I would swap for a few Imbel mags. So glad I stocked up when the mags were cheap. Especially with the dems going after them (again, right now, in my state). At the rate I am wearing mine out they will only last me a couple hundred more years! |
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Posted: 2/16/2022 6:41:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BlackArrow: Anyone have intel on FAL mags? OOS everywhere |
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Posted: 3/24/2022 2:55:02 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Rio762]
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I just received a couple of the DSA polymer FAL mags, today.
I've read a number of reviews on these and had my doubts. However, I am pleasantly surprised. They lock into my rifle. Snug, but not at all too tight. No filing required. They are as stout as Magpul AR mags and don't seem any more likely to "spread". No, I haven't been to the range, but I anticipate that these mags will be OK. (I'll post) They look fine, too. |
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Posted: 3/24/2022 3:18:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AK_Mike: I'm about to put a bunch of mags up for sale. Unissued Israeli, and a bunch of refinished Sarco surplus mags include a set of 6 in DSA green, the rest are black. Then I have some older mags to put up too. I'll probably do groups on GunBroker because they are paying insane prices. I also have a couple of DSA Thermolds up for sale, one unused, one used. @AK_Mike if you haven't sold 'em already, hit me up. I may take a couple off your hands 
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Posted: 3/24/2022 4:51:10 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eddster: @AK_Mike if you haven't sold 'em already, hit me up. I may take a couple off your hands BTW I am always interested in aluminum para mags if anyone wants to part with one or more |
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Posted: 3/24/2022 4:53:23 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AK_Mike: I'm about to get off my ass and start selling the mags. BTW I am always interested in aluminum para mags if anyone wants to part with one or more Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AK_Mike: Originally Posted By eddster: @AK_Mike if you haven't sold 'em already, hit me up. I may take a couple off your hands BTW I am always interested in aluminum para mags if anyone wants to part with one or more Shoot me an IM when you decide to sell em. I'm sure we can work out something |
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Posted: 3/25/2022 10:51:03 AM EDT
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I miss the $5 Styre mag days...
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Posted: 3/31/2022 11:04:33 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BigPolska]
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NM...
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OH, USA
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Posted: 4/2/2022 3:34:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tango: I miss the $5 Styre mag days... I got those for half price and they were NOS in cosmoline from DSA. Bought NOS Belgian made for the G1 contract mag, 10 to a box from tapco many moons ago super cheap too as well as NOS parts. Those days are gone. What killed the FAL mags was rra, keltec etc. making rifles that used FAL mags. Bastards |
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NE, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2022 8:36:59 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By DOG556: Are there Mag rebuild kits out there? And does anyone make anti tilt followers? Or are they not needed not needed |
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OR, USA
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Posted: 4/18/2022 8:55:45 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Truchas: I got those for half price and they were NOS in cosmoline from DSA. Bought NOS Belgian made for the G1 contract mag, 10 to a box from tapco many moons ago super cheap too as well as NOS parts. Those days are gone. What killed the FAL mags was rra, keltec etc. making rifles that used FAL mags. Bastards I love having FAL mags for my RFB. Its very nice (there arent enough RFBs to say they have cut into the supply THAT much) |
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Posted: 4/19/2022 1:41:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 50cal]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Odinforever2000: I love having FAL mags for my RFB. Its very nice (there arent enough RFBs to say they have cut into the supply THAT much) 4 or 5 years ago I cut into my FAL mag stash to get rid of a bunch of them. I had a shit load of Knob Creek MG Shoot $2 Steyr mags. DSA had a huge crate of them you could hand select from. I bought a bunch 2 or 3 shoots in a row. A user here with an RFB bought 20 of them. I still have a shit load of them for my 3 FAL's. I have a box of 40 of them I individual wrapped in VCI paper down in the basement. |
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Posted: 4/19/2022 2:31:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: 4 or 5 years ago I cut into my FAL mag stash to get rid of a bunch of them. I had a shit load of Knob Creek MG Shoot $2 Steyr mags. DSA had a huge crate of them you could hand select from. I bought a bunch 2 or 3 shoots in a row. A user here with an RFB bought 20 of them. I still have a shit load of them for my 3 FAL's. I have a box of 40 of them I individual wrapped in VCI paper down in the basement. @50cal if you ever decide to sell off a few, you got a potential buyer right here!
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Posted: 4/19/2022 2:33:24 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By eddster: @50cal if you ever decide to sell off a few, you got a potential buyer right here! With the way FAL mag prices are going, I may sell some soon. I even have 7 or 8 aluminum mags. They are in extremely good condition. |
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Posted: 4/19/2022 2:34:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: With the way FAL mag prices are going, I may sell some soon. I even have 7 or 8 aluminum mags. They are in extremely good condition. Shoot me an IM sometime then when you decide to sell. I need a few extra mags for my LAR-8. |
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Posted: 4/19/2022 3:05:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By 50cal: With the way FAL mag prices are going, I may sell some soon. I even have 7 or 8 aluminum mags. They are in extremely good condition. I have about 40 for each rifle. I don't plan to sell any. |
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Posted: 4/21/2022 4:51:58 PM EDT
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What are like new Austrian mags going for?
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OH, USA
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Posted: 4/23/2022 7:39:51 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CJFirefly: What are like new Austrian mags going for? If you could find some for sale I’d say $30. - $40. each, maybe more, they are rare. You might find some in the FALfiles marketplace but it may take awhile. |
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Posted: 4/23/2022 10:12:14 PM EDT
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The unissued or excellent condition aluminum magazines are usually better than the heavily used steel magazines.
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2022 10:42:10 PM EDT
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ITS NOT A PLATFORM!
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2022 10:44:38 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bodybagger]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jozsi: MagPul would make a killing if they would introduce their FAL mags.  This is a tech forum, not GD. You are free do disagree and say you don't like something but do it in a polite and articulate manner.- bodybagger |
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Posted: 4/24/2022 10:47:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By VK2XXM: ITS NOT A PLATFORM! The FAL? Sure it's a platform. Produced in multiple countries, as a rifle, pistol, & LMG, multiple calibers, several upgrade paths. It's not the best .308 platform, tho... 
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Posted: 4/24/2022 10:50:42 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By VK2XXM: magpul=SHIT. You're gonna get along great here. |
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2022 10:53:53 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: The FAL? Sure it's a platform. Produced in multiple countries, as a rifle, pistol, & LMG, multiple calibers, several upgrade paths. It's not the best .308 platform, tho... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By VK2XXM: ITS NOT A PLATFORM! The FAL? Sure it's a platform. Produced in multiple countries, as a rifle, pistol, & LMG, multiple calibers, several upgrade paths. It's not the best .308 platform, tho... Produced in many countries as a RIFLE,not a pistol, LMG not multipul calibers 7.62 and only IMBLE made a limited run in 5.56 during the mid 80s.Go over to FAL files and call it a "platform" LOL
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LA, USA
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Posted: 4/24/2022 11:00:45 PM EDT
[Last Edit: bodybagger]
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See warning above-bodybagger
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Posted: 4/24/2022 11:09:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By VK2XXM: Why? because I dont suck magpuls cock?Gizzle triggers also suck for the record.No way would I let that shit get near my Colt M-16. Post pics! |
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Posted: 4/25/2022 7:56:12 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: The FAL? Sure it's a platform. Produced in multiple countries, as a rifle, pistol, & LMG, multiple calibers, several upgrade paths. It's not the best .308 platform, tho... Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By backbencher: Originally Posted By VK2XXM: ITS NOT A PLATFORM! The FAL? Sure it's a platform. Produced in multiple countries, as a rifle, pistol, & LMG, multiple calibers, several upgrade paths. It's not the best .308 platform, tho... This is a thread about clips. |
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Posted: 4/25/2022 8:13:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By VK2XXM: magpul=SHIT. did they just lose a customer |
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