I finally sold my stainless 10mm smiths and have magazines. Torn between selling them off at 100+ each on GB or hanging onto them for when I find a deal.

I'm with the magpul mindset, wish they'd make MP5 mags also.

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Originally posted by parabellum:
The real question is why does a Hi-Point cost as much as a magazine.

For the win, definitely. HA !!

I try to have at least 10 mags for each gun. Thank goodness as my favorite is my P239 and when it was discontinued I had at least 15 mags for each one.

Sig p938 and kimber micro 9 mags $46, Springfield 911 mags $26
All three are basically the same gun and use same mags why such a price difference. At least I found out before I ordered a lot of mags for my P938

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Originally posted by parabellum:
The real question is why does a Hi-Point cost as much as a magazine.

Cracked me up!

For some models companies like Mec-Gar provide the factory mags and you can get them cheaper from them. I know when I buy an HK I am going to pay out the nose for mags, I have not found a cheaper source. They charge a lot because it increases their profit and people continue to pay for them.

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Originally posted by OttoSig:

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Originally posted by flesheatingvirus:
SP5 mags, factory HK, can be found for $70. I know that doesn’t really help, though. It does seem like some aftermarket ones are pretty good, but I don’t have any personal experience.

I have 6 or 7. I’m ok with that.

I have 8 HK factory mags at this point. That’s 2-3 months worth of accumulation. I’ll eventually be able to fill a couple olongapo outfitters rigs!

But, until then, can you let me know where you’re finding MP5 mags for 70$ ?

I’m currently paying 76$ each from blue ridge supply!

He’s also a great dude that I like giving business to!

I've used Blue Ridge; they are good. Looks like the price slightly increased since I bought from them.

How about:

EuroOptics (I've bought from them before.)

Other suppliers will still fluctuate around this price point.

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Collecting magazines for discontinued semi autos is a hobby onto itself. People just didn’t buy nearly the number of extra magazines like we do today. I love scoring these:

- Beretta 948 magazines:
At least $100 for project mags and $150 and up for good examples. I got lucky and scored two brand spanking new ones from Collectors Firearms and was stoked to pay $125 each. Fun fact these mags were wholly ripped off by Ruger for the SR-22 so the spring is a drop in replacement for your old magazines. The retaining plate, which is missing from many of the mags for sale, can be harvested from the SR22 and modified slightly for use.

- Sig P250C-22 magazines:
Huge price range from $40-$100. I scored a nib for $45 but these go fast and expensive.

- Sig P230/232 magazines:
Nothing is less than $75 on the auction sites. NIW is $125
MECGAR needs to get on these considering their Bersa mags can be ghetto rigged to work. No new magazine springs so keep the NIW ones for carry

- Zastava M57 lanyard loop magazines
$75 to $125. They do feed better than the new ones.

-HK P7 magazines
These are the cheapest of the P7 mags and the last batch from HK went for north of $105 immediately. I think these were the last of the last

-CZ75 Kadet magazines
$75 all day. I wish I would have cleared out Greg Cote when he had his crazy special on these.

well,

at one time in the 80's , you could not give away a Reising MG mag, now they bring $100 or so each

G3 mags went from $2 to 10 to 15

FAL were almost as cheap, and now $40+. and L1A1 much more,


supply
demand

that invisible hand thing,,

I did noticed metric FAL mags going for crazy prices. I bought some for 5-10$ each 15 years ago.