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Colt AR Magazines worth?

jjmitchell60
What is the going rate on Colt 30 round and 20 round mags these days? I just bought 8 military issue 30 rounders that did not have the Colt plate for $15 each. The same person I got them from has 9 30 rounders and 2 20 rounders with the Colt plate for $25 a piece. Is that about right on them?

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  • Laredo Lefty
    Fifteen bucks each is about right. Mags with the Colt logo are usually more.

    There are numerous contractors who make military mags for the M-16's and they are all good mags, just as good as Colts, but without the Colt name.

    You can get them under 15.00 if you buy them in bulk. There should be some listed on this auction to compare with. The mags with the green followers are the rage now, since the new followers are less prone to doing an endo in the mag tube.

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  • nmyers
    I agree with Lefty, but...........

    If they are "military", that doesn't necessarily mean that they are "USGI"; you don't want any mags that are not "USGI".

    If they don't have a Colt floorplate, then they are not "Colt"; I can't tell what you bought, since you didn't tell us what is on the floorplate. They may be worth $15, or they may be worth nothing.

    You also didn't tell us if the mags are new or used. That helps determine the fair price. If they are used, be sure that you can return them & try them immediately; there is at least one person out there selling bad mags recovered from a dumpster.

    Neal
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  • jjmitchell60
    The ones I bought are NOT colt but they are USGI and worth
    the $15. That is better than they go around here at the shows. I
    have some like them and they shoot great. 4 were new and 4
    were used but very little. What I was asking about was, the
    gentleman that I bought these from has some with the colt logo
    for $25 and I was wondering what those are worth? The Colt
    ones are used but in great condition. He got them from an
    estate lot. What are 2 COLT 20 rounders used in great condition
    worth each and what are 9 COLT 30 rounders in used in great
    condition worth each?

    "we are but men... no more, no less..."
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  • nmyers
    $20-25 each would be a fair price, less if you bought all of them.

    Neal
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  • jjmitchell60
    Thank you, that is what I was needing to know.

    "we are but men... no more, no less..."
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  • treedawg
    Correct me if I'm wrong, but i don't think Colt actually produced any of the USGI mags. My understanding is that they were contracted out and the only difference is the Colt marked base plate.

    As far as function they aren't worth a penny more than any other quality mag, but collectors and Colt fans seem to be willing to pay a premium for them.

    $20-25.00 used and $30.00-35.00 new seems to be the going rates on a few at a time.

    TD
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  • nmyers
    TD, you are correct. Colt doesn't make ANY of their own mags. They do not, however, discuss this. It's possible that more than 1 contractor has made AR-15/M16 mags for them over the past 35 years. All I know is that when I compared some Colt mags to those made by Okay Industries, they appeared identical, except for the floorplate.

    You are also correct when you say that all USGI mags function equally well.

    Neal
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