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G.T. · 04-04-2002, 07:51 PM

It's no secert that Luger folded sheet meatal mags are soft,...although, once and awhile you run across one that seems to have a little more spring, and a few less dents..... By and large, they are soft.... The extruded mags seem to be stronger, in both design & materials, by a considerable amount!! I would have to asume that all original Luger mags were made with a very low carbon, soft cold rolled steel....not so sure about the Mauser blued sheet metal ones?, they seem a little better.....but, they all pale when compared to modern pistol mags....which seem to be indestructable, even under the worse conditions possible!!! I read alot about 4130 & 4140 alloy steels...do you think this is what is used into todays mags?? Stainless doesn't figure in the equasion, as I am already aware of their properties.....I'm just wondering about suitable carbon alloy steels! Thanks to all, till....later....G.T.

04-04-2002, 07:51 PM	#1
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,486 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,583 Times in 989 Posts	Another one for the engineers!!! ......Luger mag shells! It's no secert that Luger folded sheet meatal mags are soft,...although, once and awhile you run across one that seems to have a little more spring, and a few less dents..... By and large, they are soft.... The extruded mags seem to be stronger, in both design & materials, by a considerable amount!! I would have to asume that all original Luger mags were made with a very low carbon, soft cold rolled steel....not so sure about the Mauser blued sheet metal ones?, they seem a little better.....but, they all pale when compared to modern pistol mags....which seem to be indestructable, even under the worse conditions possible!!! I read alot about 4130 & 4140 alloy steels...do you think this is what is used into todays mags?? Stainless doesn't figure in the equasion, as I am already aware of their properties.....I'm just wondering about suitable carbon alloy steels! Thanks to all, till....later....G.T.