U.S. magazine floor plates..

[sil80]

Does anyone still make these for the G3 magazines? It seems to be a sought after part for all you wanting to adjust their compliance parts. I'm curious how much you paid for them and how much you'd be willing to pay. It's possible I can have a run made at and sell them for around $2.00/piece but i would think not many people would want to pay more for a floor plate then they did for their magazine lol.

[jfowl31]

last time I saw them for sale I think they went for $10 or so for floor plate and follower combo... Id say IF you actually make a run of them that people will buy them up faster than you can produce them.

Keep in mind that many a guy has said they were going to produce them, and ZERO people have followed through on this claim... start up costs are waay too much for most guys to get them stamped and all that.

[Lon Moer]

Does anyone still make these for the G3 magazines? It seems to be a sought after part for all you wanting to adjust their compliance parts. I'm curious how much you paid for them and how much you'd be willing to pay. It's possible I can have a run made at and sell them for around $2.00/piece but i would think not many people would want to pay more for a floor plate then they did for their magazine lol.
While a US made floorplate may end up costing more than a whole regular magazine, it would still be cheap for a compliance part.;)

[sil80]

Well i have the design all made up. Its just a matter of gauging interest. To get the parts down to a reasonable price I need to make a run of 1000 or so at least so right now i'm trying to gauge interest. Its going to be a decnt amount of labor for me as well, the floor plates will get to me as flat blanks and i'm going to have to make a jig to fold the ends. The other stipulation is I am not going to have them finished, they will just be bare metal and i'd leave it up to the customer to paint them.

[sil80]

Here are a few pics in case you are interested...

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/cjdeion/p1010002-1.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/cjdeion/p1010001.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/cjdeion/floorplate04.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/cjdeion/floorplate03.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/cjdeion/floorplate02.jpg
http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r192/cjdeion/floorplate01.jpg

[Rampager]

I'd be interested in buying some. Would it be possible to stamp them made in USA also?

[sil80]

Its possible they could be stamped "Made in USA". I'd have to look into the ATF rules about what constitutes a US made part and how to certify one.

[Milsurp]

I'd be interested in some.

[grifter95]

If they are made in the USA out of material, not just old parts refinished, then they are US made and should be stamped as such. If they can not be verified as US made, then what's the use in replacing the exisiting ones?

Also, being that there is a lot of CETME shooters here who like the original look, why not make floorplates and followers for the CETME not the G3? Just a thought since there are already US made parts and entire magazine floating around for the G3. Any chance in this?

[sil80]

I'd have to come up with some sort of die to stamp anything, and it'd have to be done by me. The machineshop i'm considering does not have an option for stamping. I could silkscreen or etch something in but its going to drastically raise the cost of the parts. I am not sure what the actual CETME magazines look like, ill check on that. But i'm just trying to go with the "keep it simple stupid" approach here. I mean, if you are that concerned with how the magazine floor plate looks i'm not sure if I can help you out lol. I'm also currently unable to make a follower, but perhaps in the future.

[LostInTexas]

I'm in for some.

[okie shooter]

Looks like you got sheetmetal down in the program. BTW, if you built the die right you could do both ops in one or most of them in one pressing. Thats why though we pay our tool and die maker some good money to hang around.

[sil80]

thanks, this is actually a different program now haha. The reason i am kind of limited is that I am thinking of using emachineshop, its an online company, you download their modeling program and you can place your order right from your model. However, it can be kind of limiting, they won't even let me make bends that small. I will consider checking with local machineshops but we'll see.

[tanstaafl4y]

I think that there would definatly be a demand for US MADE (and ATF approved floorplates.) for both the G-3 and Cetme.

Althought not "commiting to buy" I would be interested in 15-20 floor plates.

[M1 Tanker]

Guys, I have US parts that are not US marked. I have also made wooden grips for the Semi Auto MG42 that are not marked. ATF knows what the imported floorplates look like, and I believe that these will look different. I know I have AK pistons, FAL furniture and 42 parts that aren't stamped US.

Im sure sil could have a $50 stamp made to stamp every floorplate (or work it into the die), but in the end it will increase the cost of the floorplates.

[Texxut]

I'm in for 10, if you produce them.

[Otis61]

What kind of time line are we looking at? Cause I'd like some, but I'm not sure if I would still want some in, say, 3 or 4 months. Maybe I would, but alot can happen in 3 or 4 months.
I just want to know how far into the future we're taking.

[pjm204]

I'd be in for 8-10 depending on price...and as everyone else has said, I don't really want to commit to something that is months away

[Geilt]

Tentative on price, put me down for 10-15.

[Smokehouse69]

I'm in for at least 10. I think I am good for compliance parts, but it wouldn't hurt to replace all of my magazine floor plates.