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Wanted: FNAR 5 round magazines. WILL PAY TOP DOLLAR
WZUSAF
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I reside in NYC with it’s crazy mag laws. I would like to acquire several of these - FN FNAR Magazine .308 Win 5 Rounds Steel Blued Finish 3108929300. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thank you!
WZUSAF
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These are the only 5 round 7.62X51 / 308 magazines I could find on GunBroker auction side. None of them are of Fabrique Nationale manufacture - but hopefully one of them might work for your needs. Best Regards - AQH
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/898896052
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/904996221
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/905209122
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/905538640
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/905931075
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/901723058
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/903037217
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/905287260
Thank you for taking the time to help me in my search. Unfortunately, the AR-10 magazines are not compatible with the Browning BAR DPM rifle that I am looking to get magazines for.
Regards,
Dr. Ziegler
First - you have probably already gone directly to FN America LLC in McLean, VA. If not their Phone # is 703-288-3500. And their digital address is www.fnamerica.com
Second - I will be glad to check at the gun shows in Lake City - & - Newberry, Florida when they have them. If you can post a photo of the rifle and your current magazine - especially follower & feed lips - I will have some idea of what to look for.
Best Regards - AQH
Yes, I have. The FN rifle and mags are discontinued. I will have to go the alternate route, it seems, which is to wait for Browning to ramp up production at the end of August of the DBM 10 round magazines and have my local gun shop order them and pin them to accept only 5 rounds, which unfortunately is the most expensive route.
Thanks,
Dr. Ziegler
Are these the magazines you need - except they are 10 round?? If so I know what to look for at a gun show I might attend - except in 5 round capacity. Best Regards - AQH
https://www.gunbroker.com/item/905776850
Yes, those are the ones. I saw them last week. Thanks very much. FN makes them in 5 round. The five rounders are the same 10 rnd mag but have a tab that limits them to 5.
Try Western Gun Parts in Canada. They stocked a lot of Browning items we no longer can get in the USA.
Thank you very much. I will contact them today.
Dr. Ziegler
First - Any luck with Western Gun Parts??
Next - One of the members of a gun club we had here some time ago had a similar situation. In order to hunt and be legal you could have 1 in the chamber and 4 in the magazine. No such magazines existed. He took a couple of magazines to a local welding shop and they took a piece of thin metal that was narrow enough to fit down through the magazine spring - turned it into an "L" shape - the correct length to make the magazine hold 4 rounds - turned it upside down and welded it to the follower. Worked just fine and could now hunt legal. Might work for your situation if all else fails.
Best Regards - AQH
Western had just one left, which I ordered. They will ask around for more. Thanks for the lead.
Dr. Ziegler
Just for giggles - does this look anything like it might work - https://www.gunbroker.com/item/905771210
Best Regards - AQH
I’ve got plenty of those. The are for the Browning BAR MK3 hinged magazine rifle. The FNAR mags are for the Browning MK3 DBM rifle. Those mags drop out just like an AR-10 mag.