Thread: What's going on with 3rd Gen magazines?
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Old 03-17-2016, 08:31 PM
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Originally Posted by rwsmith View Post
But whoever actually makes the OEM mags for S&W has the dies, templates and whatever tools that are needed to make them. Maybe they are selling new stuff like gangbusters, but a short run of scarce mags would go a long way for customers and would surely be snapped up and profitable at today's prices.
One dealer I hit today... certainly not a personal favorite of mine... absolutely insisted that S&W is still doing small runs of 3rd Gen magazines every year. While I don't think it is widespread, it could explain the occasional appearance of CS45 and 4516/457 magazines in new style packaging from time to time. And those aren't the only ones.

Is S&W actually manufacturing or contracting them as he said? Or is S&W just releasing new old stock? I have no idea.

One thing is for sure: I haven't seen any 10mm magazines in new style packaging and the same goes for 4013/4053 magazines as well.

3913/3953/908 magazines? I'd have to say that the verdict is still out on them.
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