Sorry, don't know why I added FLASH before compensator!
Thanks for the info!
So if someone hands you 30 round mags, is there any way of telling when manufactured?
Sorry again if these seem like dumb questions to you...bare with me please. Thanks
- Some preban mags are externally and/or internally dated. Some by code, others by actual month and year of manufacture.
- Many preban mags are not dated at all.
- Some mags were made by companies that went out of business prior to the federal ban (AKA they are all preban)
- Some mag manufacturers existed before, during and after the federal ban.
- Some manufacturers of magazines did not exist until AFTER the ban (AKA they are all post ban).
And to make it all the worse for the consumer, some folks are selling floor plates to preban mags, so I would tread very lightly on purchasing a magazine based just on the stamped name provided on the floor plate.
There are many threads (NES and elsewhere) that go into great detail on these topics. My advice is:
1)
Trust but Verify. If you're only defense is "some guy on the interwebs said......"
2) Research, research and more research before you buy and/or bring a magazine into Mass. Ask questions even though some may get all uppity about your questions and terminology. It's better to be mocked by a few than judged by 12. Seriously. It's a straight up felony to have the wrong piece of plastic/ metal in Mass.