Cleaning used mags?

[PX15]

Normally I buy new extra mags with any pistol I buy, but when I went back to CDNN for extra new mags for my recently purchased NIB 5906 they were out..

New mags are around $30.

My salesman (Neal) told me that he always buys used magazines for range work and plinking and has been very satisfied with them.

So I ordered three used 5906 mags (LE marked actually) and they came today and look pretty good. (Used, around $20)

My questions are, should I just dissemble them and clean them like I would a normal mag after considerable use, or is there something else I should check or worry about?

the used mags are S&W factory mags, and look in good condition with the exception the orange "followers" (?)are pretty dirty from use. Any easy way to clean those up?

Thanks!

Jesse

 

[PX15]

Normally I buy new extra mags with any pistol I buy, but when I went back to CDNN for extra new mags for my recently purchased NIB 5906 they were out..

New mags are around $30.

My salesman (Neal) told me that he always buys used magazines for range work and plinking and has been very satisfied with them.

So I ordered three used 5906 mags (LE marked actually) and they came today and look pretty good. (Used, around $20)

My questions are, should I just dissemble them and clean them like I would a normal mag after considerable use, or is there something else I should check or worry about?

the used mags are S&W factory mags, and look in good condition with the exception the orange "followers" (?)are pretty dirty from use. Any easy way to clean those up?

Thanks!

Jesse

 

[Frank53]

I guess like with anything used, clean it up and see how it works...with used mags, course you don't know how many rounds have been put through them...most LE mags were probably mostly used for annual certification...I'd clean them up, go to the range and see how they feed. If there are any problems feeding, you can always replace the springs which are cheap enough.

 

[PX15]

Originally posted by Frank53:
I guess like with anything used, clean it up and see how it works...with used mags, course you don't know how many rounds have been put through them...most LE mags were probably mostly used for annual certification...I'd clean them up, go to the range and see how they feed. If there are any problems feeding, you can always replace the springs which are cheap enough.

Frank53:

Thanks, that's kinda my thinking. I already have 3 new 5906 mags, these used mags will not be used for cc duty. But I just figure having a few extra of the higher capacity mags is never a bad thing..

Thanks!

Jesse