How Do You Select A Used AR-15 Magazine?
Proper pre-inspection of a magazine is necessary to ensure that it will function properly when the time comes to put it into service. These steps may prove to be vital. Let’s assume that you are considering buying additional spare magazines for your AR-15 (as I learned in Boy Scouts, it always helps to Be Prepared!) And let’s also assume that you can actually FIND some available at your local gun shop or sporting goods dealer. Since USGI (U.S. Government Issue) magazines are of 30 round capacity, that’s what we will focus on in this article. Knowing that the magazines you’re looking at are used, you must be willing to accept the fact that cosmetics, although nice, are not essential to the decision-making process here. The exception to this statement is regarding the surface finish of the magazine box – you really don’t want the exterior surfaces to be gouged, deeply scratched, or abused such that there are raised ridges of rough metal that will scrape against the smooth surfaces of the
