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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - help id this 40 rounder

Posted: 5/16/2003 8:21:20 PM EDT

Its some kind of us mag for the ar. It doesn't have any markings on the body or floor plate. It does have a hole (on both sides)above the square cut out for the mag release. The mag appears to be blued. FerOrd or pmi?

Posted: 5/16/2003 8:44:14 PM EDT

[#1]

AP. PMI magazines do not have an over insertion stamping under the magazine cut (notch)like GI mags. Also all my PMI's have a mag cut on the off side for AR 180's (18's). There seem to be a couple of import? type 40's around also that are soft steel like the cheap Mini14 mags out there. Except for PMI, USA brand 40's and Scherer's 40's are the only U.S made 40's I know of. Scherer 40's have a 180 cut also.

Posted: 5/16/2003 9:02:12 PM EDT

[#2]

Does it have 2 holes in bottom side above the FP?
If so its most likely a USA mag.

Posted: 5/16/2003 9:08:01 PM EDT

[#3]

PMI's also have holes top and bottom. Not all PMI's floor plates are marked with their name either.

Posted: 5/17/2003 12:31:49 AM EDT

[#4]

the mag does have an over insertion tab thats smaller than that of theGI mags, also the floor plate has one hole. I bought them from JGsales several years ago.

Posted: 5/17/2003 12:57:10 AM EDT

[#5]

Sterling?

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