3rd Generation .45 Auto Magazine Value

[Barr1]

What is the value of a 3rd gen .45 auto magazine for a 4506? The local gun show had a vendor hawking them for $60 each used. I seem to recall these being $20-30 each.

[Barr1]

I made a face at he price and the vendor's comment to me was find a better price and he would be happy to buy the magazines. 10 aisle over a guy was selling them for $40 each supposedly brand new but without the packaging.

[oldman10mm]

The magazine for the 4506 is the most abundant/common of the 45 magazines. That 20-30 is normal for the gun shows here in Ohio. Even the 'specialty' 45 mags for such as CS45 and TSWs' don't sell for as high as 60.

[silverstateS&W]

Gun shows used to be the place for a deal- now they seem to be a place where excessively high priced items are waiting for an unsuspecting buyer to pay top dollar-remember due to the internet , hard to find stuff is now easier to find than it used to be-and more available.
I find the vendors to be somewhat greedy-and although they made 50,000 of this item... MINE is special.
Regards
Larry

[oldman10mm]

Gun shows here in NE Ohio are still the place for deals. Tables aren't free and have to be paid for,vendors that travel to the show-motels have to be paid for. Berea show this upcoming weekend(1st warm weather show of the season),as soon as the magazine suppliers see me-they pull out magazines they've been saving for me(at prices lower than to the public coming in).

[BC38]

For anybody interested I know a shop where there are 3 used ones that could be had for around $15-$20 apiece (+ shipping). Probably around $50 + shipping for all 3. Send me a PM if you want more info.

EDIT: Stopped in today to confirm and they said $20 apiece + $5.28 tax if buying all 3. Add $7 for a flat rate shipping box and you've got 3 for just under $73

Sure wish I could find 3 of the 7 rounders for my 457 for that price.

EDIT #2: Mags spoken for by OP - Barr1

[jscott]

Check Midway. Every so often they have new original SW mags for sale at a much better price.

[Trooper224]

I've recently bought a few off ebay. The last one was NOS in the package, for $35.

[Big Shrek]

"There's a Sucker Born Every Minute!" - P.T. Barnum...and every con artist, ever.

[Smith357]

I see plenty of 45xx series mags that are what I consider over priced at gun shows I smile and walk away when I see folks expecting a premium for them. They are not that common but they are not rare either. I buy the black follower models when ever I see them for $30 or less, maybe a couple every year. I just bought 2 eight and 2 seven rounders @ $25 each in Tulsa.

[jsbethel]

Since the magazine is discontinued by S&W, the prices are eventually bound to rise much like the 10mm magazine.

[CelticSire]

I just bought five 8 round factory magazines off Gunbroker from GT Distributors in Austin for $19.99 each.

[FUBAR-M1A]

Originally Posted by CelticSire

I just bought five 8 round factory magazines off Gunbroker from GT Distributors in Austin for $19.99 each.

Unfortunately they raised the price to $29.99 each. I wish I could have got them for $20 each.

[CelticSire]

Originally Posted by *****-M1A

Unfortunately they raised the price to $29.99 each. I wish I could have got them for $20 each.

Well, shoot. Wish I had ordered more.

[growr]

Don't 4506 magazines fit a 457?

Randy