I bought a bunch of full-cap's...

Are you stocking up on Full Capacity Mag's?

  • Yes, I'm stocking up...best to get them while I still can...

    Votes: 21 25.0%

  • Nah...I'm waiting for the prices to drop...some prices seem to be starting down already...

    Votes: 38 45.2%

  • I'm still on the fense...

    Votes: 25 29.8%
  • Total voters
    84
  • Poll closed .
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Well, I did just buy five SV 19-rounders, but that has nothing to do with the ban :D

I may buy a couple of G17 full-caps this summer as a hedge, but I'm (cautiously) expecting the ban to disappear. And if it doesn't, I don't expect prices to increase all that much, just back to pre-sunset-optimism levels.
 
I'm not exactly stocking up, but I'm not waiting for the "low, low post-AWB-sunset" prices to appear. If I can get full-capacity mags for <$60 each, I'll consider getting as many as I can afford(of course, the actual price I'm willing to pay depends on the brand/model of magazine).

The way I see it, even assuming that the AWB sunsets, we're STILL gonna have two kinds of mags, 10-rounders and full-caps. As a few posters have mentioned, certain jurisdictions(CA, NJ, MD, HI, etc.) have laws that mandate 10-rd-only mags, and those laws WILL NOT disappear with the AWB. So, the gun manufacturers will STILL have to make 10-rd mags, if only to sell and ship with guns to those states. Given that these 10-rd mags are now selling for $20-$40 retail, I can't imagine that "post-AWB" full-capacity magazines will be selling for much less than $50-$60 - I just don't see ANYONE, whether manufacturer, wholesaler or retail dealer, being able to pass up the chance to make an extra $10-$20 per mag, especially when they've got customers who'll happily pay $60 for a new-production factory OEM full-cap magazine rather than $80-$120 for a secondhand "pre-ban" mag.

So, since I'm expecting the price of "post-AWB" full-cap magazines to be at least $50, if I can get them NOW for $60 or less, I'll be happy to buy 'em - it's worth the extra $10 to me if I can get the mag NOW, rather than wait 9-10 months for the AWB to sunset, keeping in mind the possibility that the AWB MIGHT get renewed, after all. Naturally, if I can score a REALLY good deal, like $15 "Asian Military" mags for my Beretta 92F, or $8 mags for my SAR-2, or $20 Chinese M14 mags, I'll just about break my arm reaching for my wallet.
 
Leo full caps are the same price as non leo 10 round mags. The price will be the same. There are 2 kinds of mags now. The only thing inflating the price is the law.
Pat
 
All the currently marked LE/Govt mags will become legal--while there might be some gouging immediately post-AWB, the prices should settle down to about what you would pay for a LE/Govt mag.
 
I haven't yet, but really feel like I should. I don't know whether to go for Mec-Gar 13-rd mags for my BHP or the KRD 17-rounders... the 17-rd mags would be a lot cheaper.

Wes
 
Once it becomes clear that the AWB will sunset, those sellers with stockpiles of high cap mags will start dumping and the prices will fall. Being in CA, it doesn't affect me at all, I still can't buy them.
 
I've posted this in other sunset-themed threads but it bears repeating.
If the ban dies, new production full-cap mags will NOT sell for current prices (ie: $50+). Current high prices are a result of a fixed supply, and would not be profit-maximizing in the absence of the ban.

I could go into the details of the economic reasoning if anyone's interested, but that usually gets met with zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz.... :eek:
 
> Being in CA, it doesn't affect me at all, I still can't buy them.

No, actually you CAN buy them. You just cannot bring them into the state. Buy them and ship them to your friends / parents in free states for when you liberate yourself.
 
Given that these 10-rd mags are now selling for $20-$40 retail, I can't imagine that "post-AWB" full-capacity magazines will be selling for much less than $50-$60 - I just don't see ANYONE, whether manufacturer, wholesaler or retail dealer, being able to pass up the chance to make an extra $10-$20 per mag
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I'm sorry, but that just doesn't make any sense to me. If you're in a normal state the 10 round mags will not sell for $20-$40 dollars. In fact they will be worth next to nothing, (if you can even find them) except for people who will scrounge them up for cheap as range mags or people who don't care or know better. (Hey Elmer, why does my magazine have dents in the side?)

Myself? I would refuse to do even that. Hell, I don't buy Klinton mags now, why would I buy them after the AWB sunsets? Ok, maybe for $.05 each, I'd consider it. The bottom line is, in Sept. 04' we'll be ordering factory full capacity magazines for all of our guns online. I may even wait awhile as the quality of the first batch may be shoddy with all the demand it will create.
 
I chose door #3.

I'm not really stocking up, but i wont walk away from a deal if I have the money. Ill probably buy some more P14 and thompson mags before the sunset date, I know I'll be buying some AR15 mags. The AR bug bit me, and although I have two 30 rounders, I lost my four 20s. I dont see the price of AR or tommygun mags dropping much if the ban sunsets anyway, considering the number of preban mags out there for it.

Currently, I have one double-stack 1911, and a thompson. Untill I get an AR15 thats all thats affected by the ban, I would like another drum (or three) for the tommygun though...
 
I've got a few full-capacity mags for my Glock 17, I'd like more, but I'm waiting for the AWB to expire or not. I know the price will skyrocket if it doesn't expire, but if it does, then I'll be using that opportunity to stock up. Glock OEM 33-round magazines will be high on my list, mainly because they are difficult to get now and I'd like to have a few.
 
My pistol collection consists of my xd's which use .40 cal mags as a hi-cap, and a 1911 single stack, so I haven;t been getting magazines for those, but I have been buying ar-15 magazines when I see good prices. Im about to place a order for the steel mags, and at the last gun show, I picked up 6 20 round colt magazines for 14.50 apiece.
 
Whenever I get a new gun I immediately get as many full capacity magazines as I think I will ever truly need for it, (usually 4) and pay whatever is the best price I can find at the time. Then later if I see a good deal I'll pick up some more.

Nonq
 
This is a touchy subject for me. While I have a shoe-box full of pre-bans in the safe for the pistols that I have that use them (and probably paid too much for some of them), I have not been too anxious to add to the collection of late. I guess that I'm looking for the ban to sunset.

However, if it does sunset, I, like some others here, do not look for the prices of new full capacity magazines to immediately nose-dive. Manufacturers will naturally wait until the last possible second before gearing up to meet the demand, so I think the early ones will be be at least 2X the price of the Clinton mags. Then, in anticipation of another such ban, which could suddenly appear with any congressional whim, dealers/manufacturers will probably keep the prices approximately $10-15 higher than the corresponding Clinton mags.

This is one of those situations where I hope that I'm wrong, but it is my opinion on the subject. I'll go put my flame-retardant clothing on now. ;)

U1121
 
Already am hearing reports of folks getting worried about the ban sunsetting and selling large collections of mags (M14 mags). Look for prices to drop in the coming year unless legislation begins rolling along to replace the AWB. Nothing would be worse than being stuck with 4000 post-unbanned-pre-bans, eh?
 
Manufacturers will naturally wait until the last possible second before gearing up to meet the demand, so I think the early ones will be be at least 2X the price of the Clinton mags.
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They don't have to gear up to make anything. They are already making post ban mags its simply a matter of not marking them leo only.
Pat
 
They don't have to gear up to make anything. They are already making post ban mags its simply a matter of not marking them leo only.
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I agree that the capability is already there, but to clarify my point, I doubt that the manufacturers are currently producing LEO Only mags in the quantities that will be in demand in Sept. if the ban happens to sunset. I also doubt that the manufacturers will take a chance on the ban sunsetting and increase production very long before the actual sunset date. I think the demand will exceed supply for some time, and prices will reflect the consumers' demand.

Still just my $.02...

U1121
 
When I was in Germany last month I saw lots of new Glock hicap mags for sale for $15 each. I honestly believe after September 13th prices in the US will get close to that level.
 
Since only a few states will require 10 round mags, it makes sense that the standard capacity magazines will drop in price and since the production of 10 round mags will be limited, 10 round mags may actually go up in price :rolleyes: how appropriate.

Full/Standard capacity mags are already in production for LE, military and sales in Europe. Manufacturers, distributors and retailers know all about pent up demand; CDNN and other companies in all likelihood have large orders just waiting for the ban to sunset. The price on pre-ban mags will start to drop in anticipation of the sunset and new post sunset mags will start high as retailers take as much profit as the market will bear. Once supply matches demand the price will set its own level. I'd wait for the prices to relax.
 
since we're deviating from core topic...

...curious about individual board member's behavior more than prognostications...but I'll bite...

Considering the populations (and amount of LEO business) involved in the "few states" I think there is some logic in suspecting that with some manufacturers (especially those whose 10-rounders already are fairly high priced - e.g. Sig', CZ', Ruger, etc.) there will remain a fairly large amount of 10-round mag's available at the same price point as today...and that there will be some premium to be paid for full capacity mag's (if made available at all).

I will be interested to see which manufacturers are aggressive in marketing full cap's...which ones which are not...and whether third party outfits (e.g. Mec-Gar & Pro-Mag') are fairly aggressive in putting out full capacity mag's in volume.

Here's wishing that the new year brings an end to the Federal ban and hoping that our oppressed brothers in sisters in the remaining states will be liberated also.

Happy New Year,

CZ52'
 
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