G.I. contract 30 round. Black of green plastic followers. These are the most
common M16 magazines on the surplus market. (Countless millions made.) Circa
1975 to 1994. Marked with contractor's name and usually location (city) on
floorplate. Anodized finish. Contractors included: Adventureline, Parsons
Precision Products, Labelle Industries, Sanchez (DSI), Center Industries,
Okay Industries, Cooper Industries, FN, and a few others. Starting around 1992,
some of the contractors began using soft green plastic followers. (Not to be
confused with the shiny hard green plastic followers used on the earliest
Colt-made 30 rounders.) Military contract 30s are fairly easy to find at gun
shows. Usually $18 to $25, depending on maker and condition.
