Issue / Use of L4A1 Magazines

[boxmagazine7.62mm]

UK early conversion of 303 mag box for 7.62 magazines by the addition of timber packing blocks.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...4/earluk-1.jpg


UK purpose made 7.62 magazine box with metal channel packing blocks with neoprene strips.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo.../04/uklt-1.jpg


Indian purpose made 7.62 mag box to their own pattern.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1/04/ind-1.jpg

Hope this helps,KG

Hi all,
I have a box very similar to the ones in photos writing reads "Box,Magazine 7.62mm M.G".
My question is simply, what is the seal made of? Just to clarify, I mean the seal around the edge of the box. Is it Asbestos?

Any information you could share on this is appreciated (sorry for bumping such an old thread).

[Peter Laidler]

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[boxmagazine7.62mm]

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Thanks, you've put my mind to rest.

[Gopher]

Not to hijack the thread, but when I picked up my semi-auto MkII from Len Savage I asked about spare mags. He took me to a warehouse where he had a line of pallets covered with tarps. He threw back the tarp exposing a four foot high pallet full of boxes. I chose 4 at $60 each. Upon inspection, they had various manufacturers of magazines in each and the boxes and mags were heavily coated with grease (cosmoline?). I spent an afternoon in the driveway cleaning one box of mags. The other three can be cleaned by my heirs.

[Peter Laidler]

7.62mm magazines or .303" magazines Gopher?

[Brit plumber]

Hi all,
I have a box very similar to the ones in photos writing reads "Box,Magazine 7.62mm M.G".
My question is simply, what is the seal made of? Just to clarify, I mean the seal around the edge of the box. Is it Asbestos?

Any information you could share on this is appreciated (sorry for bumping such an old thread).

I f you still use the forum, any chance of some photos of the inside, the Wording "Box, Magazine 7.62mm M.G." matches the wording of a X3E1 Mag box I just gave to Kev G. A normal mag box for L4A1 mags would say "Box, Magazine 7.62mm M.G. Mk3"

[Gopher]

Peter, They were .303 magazines.
A guy I shoot with had Len build him one in .303 also and elected to go with the optional 8 x 56R and 7.62 x 54R barrel, bolt and magazine.

[Brian Dick]

$60 each?? That's an excellent price for 7.62 magazines but extreme for .303 mags.

[Gopher]

Maybe it was high, I had no base to judge from. However, I didn't think $5.00 per mag was bad since the carrier box was included.

[Brian Dick]

Got it. Four full boxes at $60 each. Nothing wrong with that. $5 each is about the going rate for .303 Bren mags.