Hi-Cap Mags

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hemlock0013

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I love my G19, but am frustrated by how hard it is to find pre-ban factory hi-caps, and by how expensive they tend to be ($75-$100).

I've been thinking of buying another 9mm, preferably one in which hi-caps are easier to find and cheaper. Any suggestions? It seems to me it's really easy to find cheap CZ-75 mags, and fairly easy to find cheap Beretta 92 mags.Any thoughts, or is there another gun I may have overlooked?

Oh, though I specified 9mm above, I wouldn't mind a hi-cap Para .45, but, with the exception of the mags you can get when you buy the gun, mags seem really expensive.

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Hello. The CZ75 9mms are very, very nice semis and extra factory pre-ban 15 round magazines can be had for around $45 a pop from CZ-USA. Best. (I don't know how long this will last, but bet it's gone within a year as magazines are sold.)
 
Ruger P95. Standard capacity mags are in the $40-$50 range the last time I checked. It will accept P89 mags.

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Two other suggestions would be Beretta 92s and Browning HPs. Factory hi-caps seems to be in the $45 range for these. SIG P226s used to be in the same category, but P226 magazine prices seem to have shot up <g> recently.
 
I don't know if my Ruger P89 mags fit the newer P95. Aftermarket mags from Cheaper Than Dirt are still available for less than $20 each (15, 20, 30 rounders). My 30 rounder isn't very reliable. Needs to get me some more 15's and 20's though soon! :D Anyone know, will the P89 mags fit and operate proper in the P95?

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Go to a gun show to get your mags. You can usually get Full-Cap 9mm Glock mags between $30 and $40.
 
What gun show are you finding factory Glock magazines at for anything close to that price??? Are these new magazines? I'd buy a ton of them if I could get them for anything that resembled $30/ea!
 
Oops...I misread
They aren't factory but my experience has been that they work flawless.
 
Although I also prefer hi-caps over politically correct magazines, I personally wouldn't give up my G19 because of the hi-cap situation. It's a great pistol whether it contains 10 or 15 rounds. :)

Also, for some reason, in my area *all* factory pre-ban mags are about the same outrageous price. (Mr. Camp notes that CZ hi-caps are still available from the factory, so CZ mags would be an exception.) For instance, the local gunshop has factory Beretta 92 mags for $85 each because that's what someone was selling them for on the Internet. So the shop owner accepted that price as some sort of standard. Ugh! :mad:

One thing seems sure: factory pre-ban mags are only getting harder to find and more expensive. So, I guess I've reached the point where I'm learning to live with the 10-rounders, due to not being able to afford anything more.
 
Thanks for the advice.

I've tried a few gunshows, but Glock mags still tend to run $75+.

And Jimmy I have no intention of giving up my G19, even if I'm limited to 10 rounders. (I'm probably just subconsciously rationalizing the whole hi-cap mag thing as an excuse to get a new gun. ;)) It's just that one can't help but feel a bit cheated, KNOWING that you're missing 5 rounds.

Maybe I'll just get a single stack 9mm, a 1911, or a G30 and quit whining.

---hemlock0013
 
Hemlock--sorry I misunderstood your post regarding the G19. :o The hi-cap situation truly is frustrating. It doesn't help to know that the ban is nothing but a political charade.

If you go with a single-stack 9mm, I'd like to suggest the P225. I got one recently and it's a sweet-shooting pistol. Also, IMHO the Beretta 92 Type M is another world-class single-stack 9mm that'd be worth considering. HTH.



[This message has been edited by jimmy (edited July 16, 2000).]
 
I can find factory beretta mags (not sure if they were new or slightly used) all day long at gun shows for 30-40 bucks. Much of it is military surpluss, I think. Anyway, that's about as cheap as it gets for factory hi-caps, and the beretta is a great gun.
 
I can find factory beretta mags (not sure if they were new or slightly used) all day long at gun shows for 30-40 bucks. Much of it is military surpluss, I think. Anyway, that's about as cheap as it gets for factory hi-caps, and the beretta is a great gun.
 
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by denfoote:
Ruger P95. Standard capacity mags are in the $40-$50 range the last time I checked. It will accept P89 mags.

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I paid $21 each for Ruger 9mm hi-caps at the Orlando Gun Show.
 
Sig 226 high caps are also fairly inexpensive and easy to come by, and it is a great gun. I have never her of this manufacturer called Eagle, but 18 round hicaps are selling for $18 at CDNN for both Sig 226 and Beretta 92FS. If anyone has any experience with them, let us all know.

CDNN Also has a deal on Hi-power hicaps as well. They seem to be imported factory, but I have never confirmed this.
 
I generally won't mess with aftermarket hi-caps, unless they are mec-gar or USGI ar-15 mags, and especially if they are anything made by USA (the company, not the country).
 
Why are you going to cough up $500 for a good new gun where you are going to spend even more for magazines? Gun shows, gun stores, catalogs, I have seen full capacity mags for G19's at the places I just said, and more for fairly cheap, cheaper then you said, just keep on looking, you are sure to have some luck.

[This message has been edited by MrBlonde (edited July 18, 2000).]
 
I personnaly can't justify the hi-cap prices.

I have several pre ban toys w/mags but won't put out the cash now.

I would suggest buying a small frame designed for 10rds or do a 10rd .45. That should fix most issues.

Just my 2 cents, I can't spend as much on mags as the gun.

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