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    Thanks to Charlie and Jim for those tips! I always like to avoid irreversible alterations.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bruce McAskill View Post
    How many do you need to make into 10 rounds and how many of the ones I listed do you have?
    It is really surprising that in a heap of 25 mags there are 17 different markings!
    However, I need 18 competition-fit mags, so most are going to be altered.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Patrick Chadwick View Post
    in a heap of 25 mags there are 17 different markings!
    I had 113 Garandicon clips and had 43 different markings...they made a lot of that sort of thing once. Not so surprising...
    Regards, Jim

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