M1A/M14 MAGS?

GARANDNUT · 04-07-2007, 10:08 PM

Well I have finally joined the M1A crowed. I purchased a "fully loaded" M1A today while in Benton TN(nm barrel, front and rear sight, trigger). I got a Springfield coupon for alleged discounted items including mags which are almost $40 bucks each. Is there a cheaper source for good quality M1A 20 round mags or is this as good as I can get? I want high quality not cheap knockoffs.

Thanks

magnus392 · 04-07-2007, 11:06 PM

Midway has some for $15ea

RTO · 04-08-2007, 12:05 AM

Try CDNN

http://cdnninvestments.com/m14m1a.html

Sanders · 04-08-2007, 01:07 AM

Don't waste your money on cheap, aftermarket mags. Get USGI surplus (around $25/ea.) or the Taiwanese mags which seem to do pretty well.

Watch out for USGI forgeries -- there are A LOT of them out there.

This link will guide you to all you ever wanted to know about M14 mags.

SIXPACK · 04-08-2007, 01:47 AM

As Sanders said, stick with USGI mags and you will never have problems.

You can find good used USGI mags from $25-$35 per, if you look around.

Try these sites:

http://www.warrifles.com

http://www.rifle-company.com

http://www.sparrowhawkm14.com

If none of the members can help let me know, I'll give you a few more sites to check out.

HorseSoldier176 · 04-08-2007, 06:08 PM

While I agree that USGI should run around $35.00, they are getting harder to find. If the mag is not parkerized, it is aftermarket junk. If it is parkerized, it may be USGI, or a knockoff. Be careful. The price Springfield is asking is on the high side, but they will at least stand behind their product. I got the last ten M-14 mags left in my last units arms room, before they tossed them in the dumpster. Such luck is not likely to occur anymore. Just remember...

Caveat Emptor

Wolverine · 04-08-2007, 09:04 PM

I have heard these guys have the only cheap/reliable mags available today - http://www.44mag.com/products.asp?dept=1318

All the guys on the M14 forums swear by them, and if I needed any I wouldn't hesitate to order from them. I have been hearing the Taiwanese mags that are recently being offered are a lot of fakes that just say they are from there, and are no good. But for $22-24 a piece those beat your $50ish prices! Good Luck!

04-07-2007, 10:08 PM	#1
GARANDNUT Pontificator Maximus Join Date: May 2006 Location: between the hills Posts: 8,739	M1A/M14 MAGS? Well I have finally joined the M1A crowed. I purchased a "fully loaded" M1A today while in Benton TN(nm barrel, front and rear sight, trigger). I got a Springfield coupon for alleged discounted items including mags which are almost $40 bucks each. Is there a cheaper source for good quality M1A 20 round mags or is this as good as I can get? I want high quality not cheap knockoffs. Thanks

04-07-2007, 11:06 PM	#2
magnus392 Thick Skulled Southerner Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NETX Posts: 1,196	Midway has some for $15ea __________________ "Its all over but the cryin'!" Moonshiner Are You lookin' at Muh Mun-Kee?

04-08-2007, 01:07 AM	#4
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,530	Don't waste your money on cheap, aftermarket mags. Get USGI surplus (around $25/ea.) or the Taiwanese mags which seem to do pretty well. Watch out for USGI forgeries -- there are A LOT of them out there. This link will guide you to all you ever wanted to know about M14 mags. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

04-08-2007, 01:47 AM	#5
SIXPACK RIP America 1776-2012 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Maine Posts: 13,443	As Sanders said, stick with USGI mags and you will never have problems. You can find good used USGI mags from $25-$35 per, if you look around. Try these sites: http://www.warrifles.com http://www.rifle-company.com http://www.sparrowhawkm14.com If none of the members can help let me know, I'll give you a few more sites to check out. __________________ . . Peaceful, but prepared. ........ "Before a standing army can rule, the people must be disarmed; as they are in almost every kingdom of Europe. The supreme power in America cannot enforce unjust laws by the sword; because the whole body of the people are armed, and constitute a force superior to any bands of regular troops that can be, on any pretense, raised in the United States." ...........................Noah Webster, 1787

04-08-2007, 06:08 PM	#6
HorseSoldier176 Retired Soldier Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: South Central PA Posts: 14,148	While I agree that USGI should run around $35.00, they are getting harder to find. If the mag is not parkerized, it is aftermarket junk. If it is parkerized, it may be USGI, or a knockoff. Be careful. The price Springfield is asking is on the high side, but they will at least stand behind their product. I got the last ten M-14 mags left in my last units arms room, before they tossed them in the dumpster. Such luck is not likely to occur anymore. Just remember... Caveat Emptor __________________ Free citizens are armed citizens, but only armed citizens are truly free! Bruce R. Gadbois 2008

04-08-2007, 12:05 AM	#3
RTO Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Flarda Posts: 29,588	Try CDNN http://cdnninvestments.com/m14m1a.html

04-08-2007, 09:04 PM	#7
Wolverine Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 369	I have heard these guys have the only cheap/reliable mags available today - http://www.44mag.com/products.asp?dept=1318 All the guys on the M14 forums swear by them, and if I needed any I wouldn't hesitate to order from them. I have been hearing the Taiwanese mags that are recently being offered are a lot of fakes that just say they are from there, and are no good. But for $22-24 a piece those beat your $50ish prices! Good Luck!