mike4045 Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Anyone have a source for Caspian hi cap 38 super and 40 mags? Thinking about buying a gun and need to know if I can even get mags. I know STI mags are easy enough to get, I have never had a reason to look for any. Thanks, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Mike, Unfortunately at this time the only Hi-CAP Caspian Mags you will find are used. Caspian has not sold any replacement bodies since the ban. The Caspian originial mags will only be 38super-9mm. Fred Craig did have 40 mags for a while but I think he is probably all sold out. Alan (Hopefully the ban will expire and this wont be an issue in the future) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric nielsen Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I bought a pair from Wayne Berquist (gunsmith & very good guy) in 2001. Dunno if he still has them. They were original Caspian 19-rounders, blued, not chrome. $60 each. Coupla guys on uspsa classifieds had them. I was leery of sending money and hoping for a package to arrive from someone I've never met. I know some guys who bought guns that way, guns did arrive, but they were junk... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted March 1, 2004 Share Posted March 1, 2004 I was told eaa mags would work by TT. I have not looked into it yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 hopefully this dreaded ban will decide to leave us. let the magazines and bullets flow freely into our targets..... i guess we cant call them Hi-caps once the ban is gone, they will be regular magazines... i believe this will be a big boost in our sport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 If the ban sunsets white doves wil be released into the air and all shooters will rejoice, especially us Caspian shooters. I am REALLY hoping on some Caspian 40 mags to shoot Limited with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davidwiz Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 The EAA mags will work, they just need to be tuned. The problem is getting EAA to send you the correct mag tubes. I tried for close to 2 months to get unblocked (non 10rnd mags) from EAA. I called them and told them what I wanted - they sent me 10rnd mags. All I wanted was the unblocked tubes. I called back, told them what I wanted - they sent me 10rnd mags. This went on for a while and I wound up w/ 10rnd mags each and every time. A few years ago, Craig was selling replacement tubes that would work in a Caspian - I think they were either EAA or MecGar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Bill I have some, although not for sale but I needed to pull your chain. Are you going to Fburg Sun? Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlos Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 I first saw the Tanfoglio-in-a-Caspian rumor spread by the French shooter Eric Grauffel on his website forum here: http://grauffel.free.fr He also believes that Tanfoglio magazines (EAA is the US importer for some, though not all, Tanfoglio products) can be modified to work in Caspian high capacity frames. He shoots a Tanfoglio & has done quite well with it; I suppose he is in a position to know. I also understand that Caspian tubes here in the US can be a little hard to come by. I do hope all this non sense goes away in a few weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Schwab Posted July 28, 2004 Share Posted July 28, 2004 Bill I have some, although not for sale but I needed to pull your chain.Are you going to Fburg Sun? Alan I'll be there provided the weather holds out. It's been raining so much I'm thinking of building an arc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted August 23, 2004 Share Posted August 23, 2004 I spoke with George at the 2004 AWARE. He told me that EAA mags can be made to fit Caspian guns. He also said they are gearing up for the production of .40mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Ive heard the rumor about EAA mags working in Cspian hi - caps but ive never heard from anyone who has actually done the deed! George who is gearing up for forty caspian mags? Jim anglin Sailors Custom Pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Caspian is working on the design to have .40 mags. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eerw Posted August 25, 2004 Share Posted August 25, 2004 Good news, This was posted by Gary over on 1911forum It looks like it's really going to happen, and I'll admit I didn't think it would. We are now gearing up for .38S 19 rd mags. Trying to have better welds than the last run. We are also lookinging into stick mags. a Alan Meek of Virginia sent us some of his prototypes to test of a 17 round .40 and they work flawlessly. The downside is that they will take longer to crank up than the .38s. because we'll have to modify our tooling. __________________ Gary Smith caspianarm@aol.com 802 72 6454 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jjanglin Posted August 26, 2004 Share Posted August 26, 2004 awlazs: Did you talk to georuge from egw or Gary from caspian? Jim Anglin Sailors Custom Pistols Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 Sorry It was Gary. I keep getting the name messed up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 AWLAZS, I heard that Gary had some prototype .40 mags and a Limited HI-Cap .40 at the Aware he was showing off. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterLefty Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 The answer to the EAA/Mec-gar question is Yes. The large frame magazines (38S & 45ACP) for the Tanfoglios will work in a Caspian. I have a Fred Craig assembled 170 mag that was made from two Mec-Gar 45 ACPs. I ran the Craig Caspian replacement tubes (140 & 170) in my Tanfoglio 38 super for two years (No, I did not manufacture new magazines). Kenny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshua Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I have modified an EAA 38super mag to work in my 1st gen Caspian hi-cap in 38super. I had to used a caspian follower and a browning hi-power wolffe 10+ spring, also used an extended base plate which brought the capacity to 21 rounds. It was flawless in 38 supercomp, but I had a bit of a headache with 38super. The mag body ended up developing vertical cracks one at the front and another on the side. I think I enduced them because I used a vise to squeeze them judiciously to make them fit a 1st gen hi cap. I did have to trim the feed lips some and also modify the mag catch hole. Would I do it again? Probably not, the mag cost around $125 to make, and all it's doing is sitting around as proof for my replacement long stick I paid $150 for. I'm going to rejoice once this ban sunsets, ooops I forgot I'm from California. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Alan yes he did have some .40 mags. On of the GMPS members left his s-i at home to shoot a caspian titanium framed gun. I think he used those new mags. The redesign is supposed to add rounds to the mag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 AWLAZS, I have to admit those are my mags that I sent to Gary so he could work on making the .40 mags that Caspian can distribute. Just wanted to check on my babies. Alan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flexmoney Posted September 10, 2004 Share Posted September 10, 2004 Alan, How many rounds of 40 do you get? Do you sticks take advantage of the "box"? Or are they a strict 140mm? Base pads? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted September 11, 2004 Share Posted September 11, 2004 Flexmoney, the mod that I did on the mags allowed 17 rds with the caspian base pad. If you use the egw +2 base pad drill out the dimples and modified the followers they will hold 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AWLAZS Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 Tricky tricky tricky. The changes you made make sense what would they do to a super mag round count wise. EGW dosn't list caspian mag parts any more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Meek Posted September 12, 2004 Share Posted September 12, 2004 The mod doesn't increase round count for super. EGW does list the basepads on their site. At least they were there a few months back. Look under base pads or egw parts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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