32 round mags...IMI?

[manwiththegoldengun]

got some uzi 32 round mags from Wideners's Reloading and Shooting Supply (ad in shotgun news). they say they're IMI, but they have no markings (as pictured and described in the mag description thread). has anyone else bought their mags? are they IMI or have i been had?

 

[dustindu4]

If they aren't stamped IMI or don't have the star you've been had. IMI required all contract mags to be stamped with some kind of tool mark.

 

[stymie]

Those are FN contract mags...

They advertise as IMI... for $50 a pop. They came wrapped in something akin to wax paper... right? NO toolmarks... either! The welded seams in the front are somewhat different than a true IMI mag.

I bought some & they work just fine...!

These are the same mags that ammoman had for $33 a pop. I bitched & they admitted that they were contract & made up the difference in more mags ...lol

 

[KarlPMann]

What you mean to say is they call them "contract mags" so they can get more $$$ for them. ALL factory mags had tool marks, EVEN CONTRACT MAGS. For pics of the "true contract mags" and their tool marks, go see the tool mark thread. FN mags had the circle inside the diamond next to a line. If they were IMI contracted, they added the IMI toolmark. Either way, all FN mags are factory. ANY mag with no tool mark is aftermarket period. Karl.

 

[stymie]

Yeah... I know, Karl..

I sent those comparison pics to cookie... lol

Here are the questions that you have to ask: ....just when were they actually made & why are they coming in now?

Unmarked mags... couldn't possibly be post-ban ....could they? After all... there are rules concerning this issue. They're ....pretty much *sano* ...if you ask me!

A certain IMI distributor who shall remain *nameless*... tells me that they are identical twins to current IDF issue.

Have you ever seen a 9mm Madsen smg w/o ANY markings ...or maybe a sanitized MP-5 w/o identifying marks of ANY kind? I have!

Ever wonder why KAC/KMC makes the 7,62x39mm SR-47 for special ops?

C'mon... take a guess!

 

[JIMBO]

manwiththegoldengun-

Welcome to the finest forum for some of the finest guns in the universe. Hey, you may have been taken regarding the 32 round mags but heck, you have a golden gun !! Have fun and enjoy the site, glad to have you here.