[cruffleman]

I have been everywhere looking, does anyone know where I might find one?

 

[Gewehr455]

Wideners has metric mags for sale right now.

 

[DYNOMIKE]

Where are you in FL??

 

[usrifle]

Did you try DSA?
usrifle

 

[DYNOMIKE]

Wideners sale is on Standard 20 Rd FAL Mags..
Not sure about DSA having 30's, they might?

 

[BigBoy99]

Inch or Metric

Are you looking for inch pattern or metric 30 rd. magazines or both?

Bill

 

[cruffleman]

Im in North Florida, I am looking for both, I just bought a slightly curved mag last night (inch) Now I am looking for the straight mag (probably metric being straight)

 

[cruffleman]

DSA, Entreprise & Rick Reich are out.

 

[Amtraker]

I ordered four inch pattern from DS the day after the election. Then I heard nothing. Four days ago they announced to me in an e-mail that the item is no longer carried.

 

[The Wizard]

Curved inch pattern 30 round magazine are British L4 series BREN gun magazines that also work in the L1/C1/L2/C2 rifles. Straight 30 round inch pattern magazines are Canadian and were used in the C2 series rifles.

 

[storkman]

Ocala Armory has both inch and metric 20 round mags.

 

[DocAV]

30 round mags: NOT FAL

The 30 round mag phenomenon is not an FAL item. It was designed for use with 7,62 Converted Bren Guns and heavy-barreled L2/C2 ARs.
Makers of Curved 30s are (Inch) Britain and Straight 30s (Inch) Canada and Australia.

The Australians as well, used the 30 on SF-use in Vietnam for forward scouts ( an L1A1, fitted with a 30 round mag and a L2A1 selector switch, for full on rapid fire on Contact...a 20 or 30 round burst of 7,62 does wonders as covering fire for the rest of the patrol. ( recounted by a vet with three tours on SF duty). The rifles concerend were also "shortened" (Barrel reduced to minimum compatible with gas operation.).

IN Australia, the 30s were delivered in modified Bren magazine chests.( as in Britain).

regards,
Doc AV
AV Ballistics.

 

[usrifle]

So this was a Brit 30 rd.?
Came from DSA last year.
usrifle

 

[gp35fm]

The DSA modified BREN 30 rounders I picked up years ago have been fantastic mags-100% reliable-sorry to see them gone.

 

[DYNOMIKE]

While NOT an expert I'll share what I "think" I know..

Curved Mags are Converted Bren mags..

Straight are true FAL Mags and while they may have been for the C1A2 they are still very much FAL mags & were used by a number of countries including South Africa/Rhodesia.. It's easy to tell as they look exactly like 20 Rd FAL Mags only longer..
All my 30 Round mags are STRAIGHT, function perfectly & some still have the Rhodie paint that was applied to them...

 

[shuvelrider]

FWIW, I just got a 5 round metric mag from DSA, now I can use my FAL in the woods for hunting-----just because I can.

 

[The Wizard]

NO .303 BREN gun magazine were ever converted to 7.62 mm NATO! ALL British 30 round L4 series magazines were new made especialy for 7.62 mm NATO! The curve on the .303 BREN gun magazine IS FAR GREATER THEN ON THE L4 MAGAZINES!

 

[DYNOMIKE]

My comments are not directed at a Conversion from .303-7.62, but a Conversion from the Bren to the FAL..
While I have no way to confirm this it is the usual and accepted explaination..
Since I can't dispute it, I have no reason to believe it's not true and will continue to do so..