Oh!
So YOU were the one that bought them out of 3913 magazines! 
They sure look like S&W factory magazines to me.
What's going on with 3rd Gen magazines?
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So YOU were the one that bought them out of 3913 magazines! That's more or less what I thought I was doing.
Suddenly, almost overnight, the supply seems to have really taken a sharp nose-five. 
I hope it's just me and my locality... and maybe a short-term thing with MidwayUSA that will self-correct in time. It has happened before on other supposedly "discontinued" and "out-of-stock-no-backorder" items.
Towns
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CDNN has some 6900 series in stock. MidwayUSA was out of them.
Greg Cote has various 3rd generation magazines listed for $33.95 each. Not a bargain but if need one or more it is reasonable.
Good source... thanks!
Eight new 3913/3953/908 curved baseplate magazines still in stock as of this post! Mama Mia!!!
You must need a separate safe just for your magazines!
Correct I do... I lost 15 10mm mags a few years ago, Stolen along with a 1006 got the gun back but no magazines..
Oh Lordy!
At current online auction prices, those 10mm magazines were worth as much as the gun or even more! Strange but true.
Go figure. 
I think I'm okay on them. I don't know why I think that but I do. Time to recheck my math maybe?
Other than the 4013/4053 magazines, which aren't available anywhere for cheap, 3913/3953/908 magazines are my biggest shortfall right now. The last 3913 I bought came with just one magazine.
Big Shrek
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Add to the fact that S&W CS45 mags, and others,
interchange with Star pistols (OOB since '96)
and others make 'em even more difficult to find.
I modded some other S&W 45xx mags to fit my Star M45
all it required is adding mag catch holes...
interchange with Star pistols (OOB since '96)
and others make 'em even more difficult to find.
I modded some other S&W 45xx mags to fit my Star M45
all it required is adding mag catch holes...
A few years ago I bought a 457 that came with seven magazines. Two of them were unmarked aftermarket magazines. I assume that they were Pro Mag. They would not allow the 457 to fire double action because of a very minor out difference in how the magazine interacted with the magazine safety. That caused me a bit of consternation until i determined that the magazines, not the gun, were the problem.
My 3914NL came with two aftermarket magazines, which functioned fine. Despite that, i got rid of them along with the 457 mags. Maybe okay for range use, but why bother?
I've spent the past few years acquiring magazines for my 3913/14 guns. I never passed up an opportunity to buy them if the price was right. I also bought base plates, springs, and followers. Probably more than I'll ever use, but better to have them.
Same thing with the CS9/non rail 3913TSW magazines. I got some good deals on those, mostly because the seller didn't know what he had. His loss, my gain. I even called S&W and got those wedge shaped base plates.
I've bought Mec Gar and S&w 59xx magazines and there is absolutely no difference other than the markings. Unlike Pro Mag and other aftermarket magazines everything interchanges. I'm convinced that Mec Gar was the OEM for 59xx magazines, but I've never seen any other S&W magazines offered by them.
Mec Gar sells a number of different magazines for various brands as well.
I don't if this shortage is temporary or permanent, but I'm taking no chances.
My 3914NL came with two aftermarket magazines, which functioned fine. Despite that, i got rid of them along with the 457 mags. Maybe okay for range use, but why bother?
I've spent the past few years acquiring magazines for my 3913/14 guns. I never passed up an opportunity to buy them if the price was right. I also bought base plates, springs, and followers. Probably more than I'll ever use, but better to have them.
Same thing with the CS9/non rail 3913TSW magazines. I got some good deals on those, mostly because the seller didn't know what he had. His loss, my gain. I even called S&W and got those wedge shaped base plates.
I've bought Mec Gar and S&w 59xx magazines and there is absolutely no difference other than the markings. Unlike Pro Mag and other aftermarket magazines everything interchanges. I'm convinced that Mec Gar was the OEM for 59xx magazines, but I've never seen any other S&W magazines offered by them.
Mec Gar sells a number of different magazines for various brands as well.
I don't if this shortage is temporary or permanent, but I'm taking no chances.
Well, the last thing I want is magazines that aren't totally reliable whether for carry/protection or not.
I know you have done very well in that regard... and I'm spinning my wheels now trying to play catch-up.
As soon as I straighten out a minor problem with MidwayUSA tomorrow morning, I'll be placing an order (probably with Greg Cote) for more brand new S&W 3913/3953/908 magazines... as many as I can afford.
And later this coming week... more magazine bargain bin hunting out west!
Wish me luck!!!
I'd ask where "out west" is, but then you'd really hate me.
I'll be making one up north sometime in the next few weeks. Maybe I'll pick up some magazines for guns I don't own yet. If nothing else, I can sell them here and help out someone else.
I'll be making one up north sometime in the next few weeks. Maybe I'll pick up some magazines for guns I don't own yet. If nothing else, I can sell them here and help out someone else.
I know you have done very well in that regard... and I'm spinning my wheels now trying to play catch-up.
As soon as I straighten out a minor problem with MidwayUSA tomorrow morning, I'll be placing an order (probably with Greg Cote) for more brand new S&W 3913/3953/908 magazines... as many as I can afford.
And later this coming week... more magazine bargain bin hunting out west!
Gunbroker had an auction end just last week. 5906 Smith & Wesson factory magazines. They'll fit every double stack 1-2-3rd Gen 9mm pistol, although they stick out of the smaller pistols. All were used, but were reportedly functional and, well, typical. NINETY magazines. Went for just a couple bucks under a thousand dollars.
It's no secret where I'm headed.I'd ask where "out west" is, but then you'd really hate me.
I'll be making one up north sometime in the next few weeks. Maybe I'll pick up some magazines for guns I don't own yet. If nothing else, I can sell them here and help out someone else.
There are a few dealers out in the Agawam/Feeding Hills area that I've been wanting to hit for a long time. I've spoken with some of them by phone already. If you'd like to come along, let me know! In the meantime, I'll keep your 3rd Gen "Want List" in mind!
Mama Mia!!!
Of course, they wouldn't let me buy hi-caps anyway here in Massachusetts.
I found some 3913/3953/908 magazines there too... something like six for $200 (+/-). Different floorplates on a couple of them (thin vs. wide?). I was going to ask about the different floorplates here earlier but forgot.
If legislation introduced here passes and signed into law... there might be tons of magazines available from the West coming out of CA when retailers (and owners) need to dump them.
While nothing over 10 rd magazines have been the law of CA land for years as far as buying new ones is concerned, possession of so called "high capacity" magazines (over 10 round) was grandfathered and we were able to keep what we already have.
Some of the legislation introduced in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shootings, if passed and signed into law, will remove that grandfathering and ban possession of any magazine over 10 rounds.
Also being considered, is legislation that will ban semi-auto's capable of accepting over 10 rd. capacity magazines... meaning any semi-auto with a magazine well is in jeopardy.
So there might be a glut of stuff flooding out of CA before 1/1/17 when new laws take effect... magazines, semi-autos, people...
While nothing over 10 rd magazines have been the law of CA land for years as far as buying new ones is concerned, possession of so called "high capacity" magazines (over 10 round) was grandfathered and we were able to keep what we already have.
Some of the legislation introduced in the aftermath of the San Bernardino shootings, if passed and signed into law, will remove that grandfathering and ban possession of any magazine over 10 rounds.
Also being considered, is legislation that will ban semi-auto's capable of accepting over 10 rd. capacity magazines... meaning any semi-auto with a magazine well is in jeopardy.
So there might be a glut of stuff flooding out of CA before 1/1/17 when new laws take effect... magazines, semi-autos, people...
Maybe true... however, the funny thing is that I am looking almost exclusively for 10-round and under 3rd Gen magazines.
I'm in pretty good shape for 5900-series pre-bans and same for 6900-series pre-bans. That's also true for 11-round .40 pre-ban magazines. It's those damn single stack 3rd Gen magazines where I'm not doing so awfully great right now.
So far of the 11 weekends so far in 2016,I've gone to 14 gunshows,yes I'm addicted to gun shows. I buy a lot of 3rd gen mags at shows. I had a 'glut' of 10mm mags and over the past month I've sold 7 10mm mags around the country to members of this forum and on 10mm-firearms forum. Bought them for $40 and sold them for $45. 9mm mags for 59XX and 69XX are readily available at the shows. I don't shoot 40 and 45 but pick them up for others that need. I've got 9 4013 mags for my 10mm conversion projects. I currently have 47 3rd gen mags. Sometimes the price is high but if I don't buy it,somebody else will.
There's a big part of the problem right there.
Everyone these days seems to want a 4013 or a 4053 to convert to 10mm... and, no surprise, they want plenty of magazines to go with them. It's probably what's helped drive the price up so high... even higher than for the full-size 10mm magazines themselves.
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