Help me identify this strange magazine - pistol caliber

leadcounsel · December 5, 2012, 10:50 PM

I have a long stick handgun caliber magazine, like a 30 round Uzi magazine.

But instead of exactly rectangle, it is more wedgelike, wider in the back.

Appears to be .40 caliber. 12" length.

What does it go to?

leadcounsel · December 5, 2012, 10:56 PM

More pictures.

CowTowner · December 6, 2012, 09:50 AM

I don't know. But I'll hazard a guess based on your guess.
Wedge-like in a possible 40 caliber? How about a 357 Sig?

leadcounsel · December 6, 2012, 09:25 PM

bump

RickB · December 6, 2012, 10:16 PM

Double stack, double feed? I'm not aware of any handguns using a mag like that, so a SMG, or a pistol-caliber conversion?

leadcounsel · December 7, 2012, 02:29 AM

It's double stack. Must be for a carbine.

The only release lever notch is in the back, so I'm thinking it must go to something with a rear release similar to an AK47.

This is very puzzling!

armsmaster270 · December 7, 2012, 02:49 AM

RPB Industries Ingram M-10 or M-11

http://www.atomiclabrat.com/MAC%20Pa...0%20Trivia.htm

yankytrash · December 8, 2012, 10:16 PM

Definitely not m10. Also, macs usually have a stop tab to prevent the mag from being jammed up to far into the action. Not saying it ISN'T m11, but I'd have to see a side-by-side comparison first.

Is it zytel? I suspect a ghetto blaster, like a tec. Possibly m11 380 too.

Good luck, very interesting.

5.56RifleGuy · December 8, 2012, 10:35 PM

I think its a tec 9 magazine.

yankytrash · December 9, 2012, 12:30 AM

Ya, just did a google image search for tec 9 mag. That's it. I can sleep now.

leadcounsel · December 9, 2012, 01:11 AM

It is NOT a Tec 9 mag.

Anyone else?

5.56RifleGuy · December 9, 2012, 02:43 AM

What rounds fit in it properly?

Are you sure its not for a tec 9? The mags have the triangular shape like the tec 9 mag well. At the shop I worked at for a while we had a mag that had the same follower and shape and ended up going to a tec 9.

5.56RifleGuy · December 9, 2012, 03:03 AM

9mm aug magazines are shaped kind of like that too. Where did you find it?

leadcounsel · December 9, 2012, 04:17 AM

I think I got it in a large lot that I purchased, thinking it was an Uzi mag.

I have not put it in a Tec 9, but I have examined it against picturse of a Tec 9 and the fittings do not appear to be the same.

leadcounsel · December 11, 2012, 11:15 PM

Anyone?

leadcounsel · December 15, 2012, 12:42 AM

Bump

chris in va · December 15, 2012, 03:37 PM

How about something in 7.62x25.

leadcounsel · December 18, 2012, 01:34 AM

Someone must know what this magazine goes to!

leadcounsel · December 20, 2012, 11:59 PM

bump

SDC · December 21, 2012, 08:09 AM

It would have to be a double-stack mag for something like a TEC-9 or MAC-11 (9mm or 380), but the only way to know for sure is to actually try it in each of those; this appears to be an aftermarket magazine, so it will look different than the standard mag for those designs.

triggerman770 · December 22, 2012, 02:20 PM

Glock has a 33 round stick mag for the G-18, looks kinda like that

leadcounsel · December 28, 2012, 08:21 PM

Bump

RickB · December 31, 2012, 01:37 PM

Since you don't know what it's for, how will you know when you receive a correct answer?

leadcounsel · December 31, 2012, 01:48 PM

I can compare it to online pictures of suggested magazines. So far it has not matched any suggested mags.

CowTowner · January 1, 2013, 11:57 PM

Just had a look at one of my 9mm Uzi mags. Could it possibly be a .41 AE mag for an Uzi?

December 6, 2012, 09:50 AM	#3
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 979	I don't know. But I'll hazard a guess based on your guess. Wedge-like in a possible 40 caliber? How about a 357 Sig? __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearm Safety and Basic Pistol Instructor "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson

December 6, 2012, 09:25 PM	#4
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December 7, 2012, 02:29 AM	#6
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	It's double stack. Must be for a carbine. The only release lever notch is in the back, so I'm thinking it must go to something with a rear release similar to an AK47. This is very puzzling! __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 7, 2012, 02:49 AM	#7
armsmaster270 Senior Member Join Date: November 25, 2008 Location: California Posts: 1,750	RPB Industries Ingram M-10 or M-11 http://www.atomiclabrat.com/MAC%20Pa...0%20Trivia.htm __________________ http://www.armsmaster.net-a.googlepages.com http://s239.photobucket.com/albums/f...aster270/Guns/ Retired LE, M.P., Sr. M.P. Investigator F.B.I. Trained Rangemaster/Firearms Instructor & Armorer, Presently Forensic Document Examiner for D.H.S.

December 8, 2012, 10:16 PM	#8
yankytrash Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2001 Location: Farnham, Va Posts: 2,181	Definitely not m10. Also, macs usually have a stop tab to prevent the mag from being jammed up to far into the action. Not saying it ISN'T m11, but I'd have to see a side-by-side comparison first. Is it zytel? I suspect a ghetto blaster, like a tec. Possibly m11 380 too. Good luck, very interesting. __________________ Right turn, Clyde.

December 6, 2012, 10:16 PM	#5
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Posts: 4,770	Double stack, double feed? I'm not aware of any handguns using a mag like that, so a SMG, or a pistol-caliber conversion?

December 8, 2012, 10:35 PM	#9
5.56RifleGuy Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 2010 Location: USA Posts: 965	I think its a tec 9 magazine.

December 9, 2012, 12:30 AM	#10
yankytrash Senior Member Join Date: April 17, 2001 Location: Farnham, Va Posts: 2,181	Ya, just did a google image search for tec 9 mag. That's it. I can sleep now. __________________ Right turn, Clyde.

December 9, 2012, 01:11 AM	#11
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	It is NOT a Tec 9 mag. Anyone else? __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 9, 2012, 02:43 AM	#12
5.56RifleGuy Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 2010 Location: USA Posts: 965	What rounds fit in it properly? Are you sure its not for a tec 9? The mags have the triangular shape like the tec 9 mag well. At the shop I worked at for a while we had a mag that had the same follower and shape and ended up going to a tec 9.

December 9, 2012, 03:03 AM	#13
5.56RifleGuy Senior Member Join Date: May 9, 2010 Location: USA Posts: 965	9mm aug magazines are shaped kind of like that too. Where did you find it?

December 9, 2012, 04:17 AM	#14
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	I think I got it in a large lot that I purchased, thinking it was an Uzi mag. I have not put it in a Tec 9, but I have examined it against picturse of a Tec 9 and the fittings do not appear to be the same. __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 11, 2012, 11:15 PM	#15
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	Anyone? __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 15, 2012, 12:42 AM	#16
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	Bump __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 15, 2012, 03:37 PM	#17
chris in va Senior Member Join Date: December 26, 2004 Location: Louisville KY Posts: 11,718	How about something in 7.62x25.

December 18, 2012, 01:34 AM	#18
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	Someone must know what this magazine goes to! __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 20, 2012, 11:59 PM	#19
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	bump __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 21, 2012, 08:09 AM	#20
SDC Senior Member Join Date: January 23, 2001 Location: People's Republic of Kanada Posts: 1,575	It would have to be a double-stack mag for something like a TEC-9 or MAC-11 (9mm or 380), but the only way to know for sure is to actually try it in each of those; this appears to be an aftermarket magazine, so it will look different than the standard mag for those designs. __________________ Gun control in Canada: making the streets safer for rapists, muggers, and other violent criminals since 1936.

December 22, 2012, 02:20 PM	#21
triggerman770 Senior Member Join Date: August 9, 2009 Location: Metro Atlanta Area Posts: 113	magazine Glock has a 33 round stick mag for the G-18, looks kinda like that __________________ Small Arms Restoration, Inc. " I started with nothing and Still have most of it left"

December 28, 2012, 08:21 PM	#22
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	Bump __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

December 31, 2012, 01:37 PM	#23
RickB Senior Member Join Date: March 1, 2000 Posts: 4,770	Since you don't know what it's for, how will you know when you receive a correct answer?

December 31, 2012, 01:48 PM	#24
leadcounsel Senior Member Join Date: September 8, 2005 Location: Army, moving often! Posts: 1,321	I can compare it to online pictures of suggested magazines. So far it has not matched any suggested mags. __________________ 2A: "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." US Army Veteran: OIF and OND. NRA Lifetime Member.

January 1, 2013, 11:57 PM	#25
CowTowner Senior Member Join Date: October 17, 2007 Location: Cowtown of course! Posts: 979	Just had a look at one of my 9mm Uzi mags. Could it possibly be a .41 AE mag for an Uzi? __________________ NRA Chief Range Safety Officer, Home Firearm Safety and Basic Pistol Instructor "The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not." Thomas Jefferson