Mec Gar P08 Mag

gls5493 · 09-13-2013, 07:26 PM

I just bought a subject mag with a steel follower on another forum. Made in Italy. I have been following the discussion on the "Want to Sell" board about Mec Gar mags. Does the mag I bought hold some special value? Looks like someone asked for and then got a nice price on the Lugar board.

G.T. · 09-13-2013, 08:27 PM

The mag you have is a now older, probably second or third variation MEC-GAR magazine... The steel follower is similar to the original configuration of Luger mag, but has been a potential source of binding on ALL Luger mags since day one...

... and even though it is rare, it even happens on the hardened MEC-GAR magazine tubes.. Although seldom, maybe one out of a thousand.. but it does happen!!! The new MEC-GAR magazines have plastic followers.. and the problem is solved...

.... At least it would seem so.. time will tell! Best to you, til..lat'r...GT

09-13-2013, 07:26 PM	#1
gls5493 New User Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Southern Ohio Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Mec Gar P08 Mag I just bought a subject mag with a steel follower on another forum. Made in Italy. I have been following the discussion on the "Want to Sell" board about Mec Gar mags. Does the mag I bought hold some special value? Looks like someone asked for and then got a nice price on the Lugar board.

09-13-2013, 08:27 PM	#2
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,485 Thanks: 1,283 Thanked 3,581 Times in 989 Posts	aaaahhhh, I should think...no.... The mag you have is a now older, probably second or third variation MEC-GAR magazine... The steel follower is similar to the original configuration of Luger mag, but has been a potential source of binding on ALL Luger mags since day one... ... and even though it is rare, it even happens on the hardened MEC-GAR magazine tubes.. Although seldom, maybe one out of a thousand.. but it does happen!!! The new MEC-GAR magazines have plastic followers.. and the problem is solved... .... At least it would seem so.. time will tell! Best to you, til..lat'r...GT