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Fn FAL mags are 13.50$ online, up from 5 bucks at gunshow, don't know where you got the 20$ thing from. (just found them for 11.00 on GB).
$13 these days will get you well-used surplus. I actually got lucky and scored some Springfield Armory FAL mags for ~$13 each, NIW Israeli. That was an aberration, however. SA's supply pretty much presents the last available NEW surplus FAL mags, and the price is back up to $20 each. Still a good deal as far as NIW mil contract mags go.
The FAL mag market, presuming a polymer design is viable WRT the mag catch location, would be good for far more sales than the G-36 market (notwithstanding the capitol police...and I thought they got rid of theirs?).
From Wiki.
* Australia: Australian Federal Police (G36C).
* Belgium: Used by the Antwerp local police special squad BBT (Bijzondere Bijstandsteam).[9]
* Brazil: Brazilian Federal Police (G36K).[10]
* PRC: Used in limited numbers by specialized units of the People's Armed Police (G36C model).[11]
* Croatia: As of 2007[update], c. 200 in use by the police special units, as well as the Croatian Army contingent in Afghanistan.[12][13]
* Finland: The G36C is used by Finnish Border Guard rapid response units and Finnish Police special units such as Karhuryhmä and special response teams of local police departments.[14]
* Germany: Standard service rifle of the Bundeswehr (G36 or G36A1, G36A2, G36K and G36C).[15]
* Georgia: Elite Georgian forces.[16]
* Indonesia: Elite Kopassus forces (G36C model).[17][18]
* Jordan: The Royal Special Forces and Jordanian special forces both employ the G36C.[19]
* Kosovo: Purchased by Kosovo Security Force. [20]
* Latvia: The G36KV is the standard assault rifle of the Latvian Army and Speciālo uzdevumu vienība (Latvian special forces).[21][22]
* Lithuania: Lithuanian Army adopted the G36V and G36KV in 2007.[23]
* Malaysia: The Pasukan Gerakan Khas Special Operations Force of the Royal Malaysian Police (G36C model).[24]
* Mexico: Law enforcement agencies such as state, federal and military police as well as some elements in the Mexican Navy.[25] The Minister of Finance and Public Credit has told congress that SEDENA will spend 488 million pesos (37 million USD) to transfer technology to manufacture the G36V rifle.[26]
* Montenegro: Military of Montenegro.[27]
* Norway: Norwegian Navy Kystjegerkommandoen.[21]
* Philippines: Armed Forces of the Philippines.[28]
* Spain: Purchased the G36E to equip all branches of the Spanish Armed Forces. 75,219 units acquired with deliveries starting in 1999 and completed in 2005; 60,000 rifles were issued to the Spanish Army, 7,559 were allotted to the Spanish Navy and the Spanish Air Force received a total of 7,660 weapons. Naval G36's are slightly different in that they feature a 3x optical sight. The rifles are manufactured jointly by both Heckler & Koch in Oberndorf am Neckar and the General Dynamics Santa Bárbara Sistemas facility in A Coruña, Spain at a unit cost of €778.99.[29]
* United Kingdom: Many police armed responce units, Special Air Service, Special Boat Service[30], and many Authorised Firearms Officers including CO19[31], the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Civil Nuclear Constabulary.
* United States: Used by the United States Capitol Police.[32]
I think that's enough still in active duty to make landing 2-3 big contracts worth it.