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    NOS Mags-Open or leave sealed?

    Two of them were opend before and sealed with scotch tape so I gently opened them. One NOS General Shaver and a Risdon full blue WW2 contract. The other are sealed. Shall I open them or leave as is?
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    If you bought them, I'd make sure you got what you paid for. I'd just try not to damage the wrap.
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    And some would tell you they were made to be shot.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
    And some would tell you they were made to be shot.
    I think maybe I will open them and put them in and out of a pistol about 1000 times, you know-just to give them some history.

    These arent all recent buys, Dad said he bought these for $1.50 each in the early '80's at OGCA in Columbus, the good ole days I suppose. I picked up two others at an estate auction a couple of years ago.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mpd1978 View Post
    I think maybe I will open them and put them in and out of a pistol about 1000 times, you know-just to give them some history.
    Wait until you get a really 99% plus 1911A1 and then you can add much admired history to both of them.

    At a Dallas show in about the same time period you mention an exhibitor had a cigar box full of magazines in the original wrap for $5, and really excellent used mags for $3. I though they were too high.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Johnny Peppers View Post
    And some would tell you they were made to be shot.
    That's what I was thinking Johhny. I could see buying one to leave in the wrap, maybe one unwrapped for inspection and use the rest. I have a shaver in my mag mass. It works fine...
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    Quote Originally Posted by browningautorifleicon View Post
    That's what I was thinking Johhny. I could see buying one to leave in the wrap, maybe one unwrapped for inspection and use the rest. I have a shaver in my mag mass. It works fine...
    Something akin to using 1921 silver dollars down at the local quick stop.

    There are too many dog-eared $1 bills to be using silver dollars even though they were both made for the same thing, and too many modern magazines to be using new in the wrap WWII magazines.

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