Real or imitation Hi-cap mags?

counselofrecord · December 9, 2002, 03:07 PM

I just purchased a hicap mag for an EAA Witness in 9mm. How can I tell if the mag is really factory or if it is an imitation?
Thanks

blades67 · December 10, 2002, 11:45 PM

If it works it's a real one. If it doesn't work it's an imitation.

Chugach · December 11, 2002, 02:48 AM

No experience with EAA...got another EAA mag of any capacity that you can compare it to? Any logo's or identification marks anywhere on the mag?

counselofrecord · December 11, 2002, 09:49 AM

The mags have no markings to speak of.
EAA says they do not mark mags. They pull off the trafalgio (sp?) base plate and put on a plain one.
At gunshows the real mags go for $60.00. I paid $25.00 over the internet. Should have known better.
Of the four I just purchased, three seem to function and one will not hold the slide back. Oh well. Beware!
Bill

WESHOOT2 · December 12, 2002, 05:22 AM

EAA mags are so hard a file skips off..........

www.cdnninvestestments.com for EAA factory mags, cheap.

Buy lots.

WESHOOT2 · December 12, 2002, 05:23 AM

Tanfoglio of Italy.

December 9, 2002, 03:07 PM	#1
counselofrecord Junior Member Join Date: September 18, 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7	Real or imitation Hi-cap mags? I just purchased a hicap mag for an EAA Witness in 9mm. How can I tell if the mag is really factory or if it is an imitation? Thanks

December 10, 2002, 11:45 PM	#2
blades67 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 1999 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 6,014	If it works it's a real one. If it doesn't work it's an imitation. __________________ Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat! I hunt, therefore I am.

December 11, 2002, 02:48 AM	#3
Chugach Senior Member Join Date: July 24, 2002 Location: Alaska Posts: 172	No experience with EAA...got another EAA mag of any capacity that you can compare it to? Any logo's or identification marks anywhere on the mag? __________________ No such thing as bad weather, just bad gear... "A society of sheep must in time beget a government of wolves." - Bertrand de Jouvenet

December 12, 2002, 05:22 AM	#5
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	BAGS OF 'EM EAA mags are so hard a file skips off.......... www.cdnninvestestments.com for EAA factory mags, cheap. Buy lots. __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

December 12, 2002, 05:23 AM	#6
WESHOOT2 Senior Member Join Date: February 20, 1999 Location: home on the range; Vermont (Caspian country) Posts: 14,324	PRONOUNCED "TAN FO LEE O" Tanfoglio of Italy. __________________ . "all my ammo is mostly retired factory ammo"

December 11, 2002, 09:49 AM	#4
counselofrecord Junior Member Join Date: September 18, 2002 Location: Louisiana Posts: 7	The mags have no markings to speak of. EAA says they do not mark mags. They pull off the trafalgio (sp?) base plate and put on a plain one. At gunshows the real mags go for $60.00. I paid $25.00 over the internet. Should have known better. Of the four I just purchased, three seem to function and one will not hold the slide back. Oh well. Beware! Bill