1938 Mauser S/42 9mm Luger

wgc06 · 05-29-2018, 07:49 PM

I just received my very first Luger. It came with the original magazine. I would like to have (2) magazines but I can't afford to buy another original magazine. I notice that there are two after market magazines being offered on Gunbroker.
A Mec GAR and a Triple K. Which is the better of these two and please advise any feedback on these after market mags.
Are there any other types?
Please advis,
thanks a lot,
Wally

RichSr · 05-29-2018, 09:23 PM

Mec-Gar magazines are the ones to go with. Pretty much a unanimous opinion on this sight when looking for a new mag.

ithacaartist · 05-30-2018, 01:40 AM

But don't pay too much for one. Greg Cote lists them, I believe, though I haven't made sure they are in stock. eBay has decent prices, and you should find one for less than thirty bucks. A hair over $30 if it's the nickel finished model...

Geo99 · 06-29-2018, 01:56 AM

Bud's has them for $24 right now

https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...+8RD+9MM+Blued

- Geo

Eugen · 06-30-2018, 04:10 PM

I appreciate TripleK for their making mags for so many, long out of production pistols. I dislike TripleK because their materials, design specs and overall execution is mediocre at best. That said I own many TripleK mags just because in many instances they are the only aftermarket choice. Fortunately Mec-Gar makes a decent P.08 mag.

Zorba · 07-01-2018, 11:23 AM

I have 2 or 3 Tri-Ks that G.T. put new springs into. Work fine. With that said, I'd buy Mec-Gars if buying new.

05-29-2018, 07:49 PM	#1
wgc06 User Join Date: May 2018 Location: Midway,AR. Posts: 6 Thanks: 6 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	1938 Mauser S/42 9mm Luger I just received my very first Luger. It came with the original magazine. I would like to have (2) magazines but I can't afford to buy another original magazine. I notice that there are two after market magazines being offered on Gunbroker. A Mec GAR and a Triple K. Which is the better of these two and please advise any feedback on these after market mags. Are there any other types? Please advis, thanks a lot, Wally

05-29-2018, 09:23 PM	#2
RichSr User Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: West Texas Posts: 128 Thanks: 154 Thanked 54 Times in 36 Posts	Mec-Gar magazines are the ones to go with. Pretty much a unanimous opinion on this sight when looking for a new mag. __________________ Rich

05-30-2018, 01:40 AM	#3
ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,371 Thanks: 7,442 Thanked 2,612 Times in 1,379 Posts	But don't pay too much for one. Greg Cote lists them, I believe, though I haven't made sure they are in stock. eBay has decent prices, and you should find one for less than thirty bucks. A hair over $30 if it's the nickel finished model... __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

06-29-2018, 01:56 AM	#4
Geo99 User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Whidbey Island WA Posts: 400 Thanks: 102 Thanked 127 Times in 75 Posts	Bud's has them for $24 right now https://www.budsgunshop.com/catalog/...+8RD+9MM+Blued - Geo __________________ "Diplomacy is the art of saying nice doggie, until you can find a rock." - Will Rogers

06-30-2018, 04:10 PM	#5
Eugen User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Newburgh,IN Posts: 796 Thanks: 403 Thanked 638 Times in 338 Posts	I appreciate TripleK for their making mags for so many, long out of production pistols. I dislike TripleK because their materials, design specs and overall execution is mediocre at best. That said I own many TripleK mags just because in many instances they are the only aftermarket choice. Fortunately Mec-Gar makes a decent P.08 mag. __________________ “God created war so that Americans would learn geography.” ― Mark Twain

07-01-2018, 11:23 AM	#6
Zorba User Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Merritt Island, Fl Posts: 952 Thanks: 777 Thanked 528 Times in 290 Posts	I have 2 or 3 Tri-Ks that G.T. put new springs into. Work fine. With that said, I'd buy Mec-Gars if buying new.