Question about mags.

Papahound · 04-08-2015, 12:18 AM

I am going to a local gun show this weekend and I am looking to purchase a mag. for target shooting . The authentic mags. are too high $$$ for plinking - could anyone suggest a good reproduction ?

Thanks in advance !

foxdoublegunner · 04-08-2015, 12:37 AM

I have had good luck with MECGAR magazines for my WW 1 P08

Foxdoublegunner

lugerholsterrepair · 04-08-2015, 12:48 AM

MecGar mags ARE the best but you may want to check on line for the best price.

mrerick · 04-08-2015, 12:50 AM

Also keep your eye out for a Haenel Schmeisser VoPo manufactured milled Luger magazine (with aluminum base). These cost more than Mecgar magazines, but generally are quite high precision and work well.

They will have the number 02/1001 on them.

Papahound · 04-08-2015, 01:10 AM

Thanks guys - very helpful !!

Edward Tinker · 04-08-2015, 01:24 AM

Hmm, I thought I posted

Older mags, Erma, good but over $50
DDR are excellent but $65-$100
Mecgar you can buy on eBay for about $30
Swiss mags, excellent but $100+
Triple k are cheap, usually not the best

Sonofeugene · 04-08-2015, 02:55 AM

I bought four MecGar mags and they fit and work perfectly in my '42 byf.

Sergio Natali · 04-08-2015, 10:21 AM

For ordinary shooting at the range I would only use brand new ones from MEC- GAR I think they cost about USD 42,00 so a lot more that a GLOCK magazine really, but to me they are the best idea if you want to shoot your LUGER.
Safe shooting.

Sergio

ithacaartist · 04-08-2015, 01:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by luger.parabellum

... brand new ones from MEC- GAR I think they cost about USD 42,00...

Sergio

They are produced in Europe, I would have guessed they'd be a bit less expensive there. If the equivalent of $42, the members across the Atlantic have my sympathy...that's more like what the speculators/hoarders/gougers ask on eBay here!

Sergio Natali · 04-08-2015, 01:34 PM

Just found them at Brownells for about USD 33.00
so a lot cheaper!

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Papahound User Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Question about mags. I am going to a local gun show this weekend and I am looking to purchase a mag. for target shooting . The authentic mags. are too high $$$ for plinking - could anyone suggest a good reproduction ? Thanks in advance !

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foxdoublegunner User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: California and Nevada Posts: 98 Thanks: 63 Thanked 67 Times in 29 Posts	Magazines I have had good luck with MECGAR magazines for my WW 1 P08 Foxdoublegunner

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,771 Thanks: 4,928 Thanked 3,124 Times in 1,434 Posts	MecGar mags ARE the best but you may want to check on line for the best price. __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."

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mrerick Super Moderator - Patron LugerForum Life Patron Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Eastern North Carolina, USA Posts: 3,909 Thanks: 1,374 Thanked 3,110 Times in 1,510 Posts	Also keep your eye out for a Haenel Schmeisser VoPo manufactured milled Luger magazine (with aluminum base). These cost more than Mecgar magazines, but generally are quite high precision and work well. They will have the number 02/1001 on them. __________________ Igitur si vis pacem, para bellum - - Therefore if you want peace, prepare for war.

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Edward Tinker Super Moderator Eternal Lifer LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: North of Spokane, WA Posts: 15,930 Thanks: 2,030 Thanked 4,527 Times in 2,090 Posts	Hmm, I thought I posted Older mags, Erma, good but over $50 DDR are excellent but $65-$100 Mecgar you can buy on eBay for about $30 Swiss mags, excellent but $100+ Triple k are cheap, usually not the best __________________ Edward Tinker ************ Co-Author of Police Lugers - Co-Author of Simson Lugers Author of Veteran Bring Backs Vol I, Vol II, Vol III and Vol IV

04-08-2015, 01:10 AM	#5
Papahound User Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 13 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Thanks guys - very helpful !!

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Sonofeugene User Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 157 Thanks: 1 Thanked 118 Times in 64 Posts	I bought four MecGar mags and they fit and work perfectly in my '42 byf.

04-08-2015, 10:21 AM	#8
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	For ordinary shooting at the range I would only use brand new ones from MEC- GAR I think they cost about USD 42,00 so a lot more that a GLOCK magazine really, but to me they are the best idea if you want to shoot your LUGER. Safe shooting. Sergio __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.

04-08-2015, 01:34 PM	#10
Sergio Natali User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Somewhere in Northern Italy Posts: 2,646 Thanks: 1,082 Thanked 1,783 Times in 1,007 Posts	Just found them at Brownells for about USD 33.00 so a lot cheaper! __________________ "Originality can't be restored and should be at the top of any collector's priority list.