Are Israeli FAL mags any better than average?

Mahatma · May 01, 2004, 19:15

I have come across a store that has about a half dozen of these for $12 each. I know FAL mags are cheap. Are the Israeli mags worth $12?

Mahatma

R4 fan · May 01, 2004, 19:23

All FAL mags are the same, except the Steyr magazines have witness holes in the back, some are made from aluminum instead of steel, and some hold 30 rounds instead of 20. If you're buying new mags, it won't make a difference. I have Israeli, Argentine, Steyr, Belgian and aluminum paratrooper mags. All the same. Whatever is the cheapest, stock up. I have Israeli mags because I have an Israeli rifle, but I'm anal and I like to have the "correct" mags for each variation of rifle.

Snakeshot · May 01, 2004, 19:30

Izzy mags may have a little more collectible value, but are functionally the same as any other metric mag.

**SKTRGNLDR** · May 01, 2004, 20:07

IMHO...the Israeli mags are much better in that the mag catch (front nose) is formed in such a way that there are no sharp creases that would cause stress separations. I have had both FN & Argentinian magazines that have actually had the front nose break off.

If you compare different makes of mags side to side, you'll see the difference.

Snakeshot · May 01, 2004, 20:27

Quote:

Originally posted by SKTRGNLDR
IMHO...the Israeli mags are much better in that the mag catch (front nose) is formed in such a way that there are no sharp creases that would cause stress separations. I have had both FN & Argentinian magazines that have actually had the front nose break off.

If you compare different makes of mags side to side, you'll see the difference.

Dang it SKTRNGLDR,
You made me go and look. The first Izzy I pulled is the same beak-wise. But the middle rib goes all the way up, not quite as nice as the Austrians, Belgians and Argies. Minutae, but hey someone asked.

**SKTRGNLDR** · May 01, 2004, 20:59

Snakeshot...

Do you agree that the beak on an Israeli mag is less likely to break than the others?

Snakeshot · May 01, 2004, 21:19

Quote:

Originally posted by SKTRGNLDR
Snakeshot...

Do you agree that the beak on an Israeli mag is less likely to break than the others?

To be honest my friend, I can't see a difference that would matter. Mind you, I only have one sample of Izzy to look at right now.

R4 fan · May 01, 2004, 22:40

As cheap as the FAL mags are, you should have hundreds of each manufacture. I doubt you'll break that many in your lifetime.

I have mags that will probably never have a cartridge loaded in them.

masman · May 02, 2004, 06:46

izzy mags seem to fit best in my fal,but i dont know if i would pay that much for one considering how cheap the other mags are.

donker · May 02, 2004, 18:31

My Izzy mags seem to fit tighter in the mag well of my SAR48, but I do have a couple park finished mags that don't "stick" in the well. One even seems to have been made to drop away easier, the rear stud is flatter and beveled at the top, and the front "beak" is flatter. The only thing that bugs me about the Izzy mags is the parked followers, acts like sand paper, I like the blued followers better.

pointman762 · May 02, 2004, 19:38

I bought tons of used and refurb'd Izzy mags back in '91 when Sarco had them $2.50/$4.00 each. Other than the Izzy proof marks they are not built any differently than the ones I recently acquired from Old Military Supply a few weeks ago.

May 01, 2004, 19:15	#1
Mahatma Registered FALaholic #: 12313 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 150	Are Israeli FAL mags any better than average? I have come across a store that has about a half dozen of these for $12 each. I know FAL mags are cheap. Are the Israeli mags worth $12? Mahatma __________________ Regards, Kindly Uncle Mahatma "If the outcome was predictable, it wasn't an accident." -- my brother Michael

May 01, 2004, 19:23	#2
R4 fan Registered FALaholic #: 1442 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,581	All FAL mags are the same, except the Steyr magazines have witness holes in the back, some are made from aluminum instead of steel, and some hold 30 rounds instead of 20. If you're buying new mags, it won't make a difference. I have Israeli, Argentine, Steyr, Belgian and aluminum paratrooper mags. All the same. Whatever is the cheapest, stock up. I have Israeli mags because I have an Israeli rifle, but I'm anal and I like to have the "correct" mags for each variation of rifle. Last edited by R4 fan; May 01, 2004 at 19:29.

May 01, 2004, 19:30	#3
Snakeshot Registered FALaholic #: 909 Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Non Harry Reid Nevada Posts: 4,045	Izzy mags may have a little more collectible value, but are functionally the same as any other metric mag. __________________ "When plunder becomes a way of life for a group of men living together in society, they create for themselves in the course of time a legal system that authorizes it and a moral code that justifies it." Frederic Bastiat

May 01, 2004, 20:07	#4
SKTRGNLDR DISGRUNTLED! Contributor FALaholic #: 1272 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 468	IMHO...the Israeli mags are much better in that the mag catch (front nose) is formed in such a way that there are no sharp creases that would cause stress separations. I have had both FN & Argentinian magazines that have actually had the front nose break off. If you compare different makes of mags side to side, you'll see the difference. __________________ "Life is like a sewer...what you get out of it depends upon what you put into it"

May 01, 2004, 20:59	#6
SKTRGNLDR DISGRUNTLED! Contributor FALaholic #: 1272 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 468	Snakeshot... Do you agree that the beak on an Israeli mag is less likely to break than the others? __________________ "Life is like a sewer...what you get out of it depends upon what you put into it"

May 01, 2004, 22:40	#8
R4 fan Registered FALaholic #: 1442 Join Date: Oct 2000 Posts: 1,581	As cheap as the FAL mags are, you should have hundreds of each manufacture. I doubt you'll break that many in your lifetime. I have mags that will probably never have a cartridge loaded in them.

May 02, 2004, 06:46	#9
masman Registered FALaholic #: 781 Join Date: Aug 2000 Posts: 5,653	izzy mags seem to fit best in my fal,but i dont know if i would pay that much for one considering how cheap the other mags are. __________________ somethings wrong with the world when the best rapper is white.the best golfer is black.the french think that the us is arrogant and the germans don't want to go to war

May 02, 2004, 18:31	#10
donker Registered FALaholic #: 5282 Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Oregon Posts: 1,219	My Izzy mags seem to fit tighter in the mag well of my SAR48, but I do have a couple park finished mags that don't "stick" in the well. One even seems to have been made to drop away easier, the rear stud is flatter and beveled at the top, and the front "beak" is flatter. The only thing that bugs me about the Izzy mags is the parked followers, acts like sand paper, I like the blued followers better.

May 02, 2004, 19:38	#11
pointman762 Registered FALaholic #: 7827 Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Indiana Posts: 483	I bought tons of used and refurb'd Izzy mags back in '91 when Sarco had them $2.50/$4.00 each. Other than the Izzy proof marks they are not built any differently than the ones I recently acquired from Old Military Supply a few weeks ago. __________________ "Oh bother" Said Pooh, as the tripwire clicked. "There are two things that are infinite; Human stupidity and the universe... and I'm not sure about the universe." - Albert Einstein

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