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NH, USA
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Posted: 8/31/2024 9:37:00 PM EDT
Does anybody know what these are? Are they fake? Came with a trade and I thought it was odd having steel 30rd Colt marked AR15 Magazines.
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FL, USA
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Posted: 8/31/2024 9:47:12 PM EDT
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Op, once you get some answers, do you mind if I post some of mine? I got a whole bunch of 5, 10 and 20 rounders for too good a deal a while back and I totally forgot about them until I saw this post.
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Posted: 8/31/2024 9:51:10 PM EDT
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Is it marked Colt anywhere except the floor plate? I’ve never seen steel Colt mags, only aluminum.
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Posted: 8/31/2024 9:58:01 PM EDT
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There are 40rnd steel fakes that were being passed-off as "pre-ban" for a number of years.
Baseplates look similar |
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Posted: 8/31/2024 10:40:19 PM EDT
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The mag catch holes look pretty crude. Kinda makes me think of the mysterious gunshow-special mags that you’d find during the AWB era with Colt base plates. Do they work? I’d almost guarantee those were created in someone’s basement.
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TX, USA
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Posted: 8/31/2024 10:42:40 PM EDT
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The feed lips look funky.
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Posted: 9/1/2024 12:54:38 AM EDT
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I do not know what they are- but I do know they are not Colt.
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Posted: 9/1/2024 1:50:05 AM EDT
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They are fakes. There are several magazine dealiers I’ve seen selling them at shows and another vendor selling them on Gunbroker.
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Posted: 9/1/2024 2:11:23 AM EDT
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I think someone just swapped floorplates.
Whether intentional or not, can't say. |
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NH, USA
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Posted: 9/1/2024 4:28:27 AM EDT
[Last Edit: jyp1911]
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I figured they were fakes. The construction is very bad but I have never seen fakes like this before. Thanks for the help. If anyone has any other questionable mags they wanna post. Feel free.
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NH, USA
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Posted: 9/1/2024 4:29:01 AM EDT
[Last Edit: jyp1911]
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Just the floor plate was marked Colt and I’m not sure if they work because I never tried them since they were questionable. I thought it was weird they also had anti tilt followers.
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MP, USA
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Posted: 9/1/2024 1:07:12 PM EDT
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As others have said, it is 100% certain that these are not Colt mags.
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Posted: 9/1/2024 1:32:02 PM EDT
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Not Colt.
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Posted: 9/1/2024 9:04:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By osprey21: Not Colt. |
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Posted: 9/2/2024 10:32:22 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MisterPX: I think someone just swapped floorplates. Whether intentional or not, can't say. Going with this. Someone looking to fleece the uninformed. "Rare Colt steel mags. $100 each" |
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Posted: 9/2/2024 11:21:06 AM EDT
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Just a look at what the pony is standing on in the floorplate logo is telling enough.
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Posted: 9/2/2024 11:42:36 AM EDT
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The base plate is the only Colt part on those mags and I'm even a little suspect of that.
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Posted: 9/2/2024 12:49:36 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By j3_: Just a look at what the pony is standing on in the floorplate logo is telling enough. Yeah, this. |
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Posted: 9/2/2024 9:32:52 PM EDT
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I have the same mag from the AWB era. Fake as a $3 bill.
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Posted: 9/2/2024 9:44:30 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TGWLDR]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cmw: There are 40rnd steel fakes that were being passed-off as "pre-ban" for a number of years. Baseplates look similar One of yesteryear's 40 rd "Colt" knock offs for comparison:  Attached File |
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