Okay Industries is a trusted brand, and has been a big supplier to the LE community and shooting enthusiasts for decades. Charlie's has seen 2019 and 2020 dated and branded Okay Industries and are standard gray aluminum coating with scratches through the gray dry-lube coating, which is pretty standard for any new USGI mag.
Okay makes the original USGI mags for Colt, Sig Sauer, LMT and Rock River and other brands. Okay now makes the SureFeed magazines in the civilian market, but there are two varieties of Surefeed magazines, to make it really hard on the buyer. Most Surefeed commercial magazines have a dotted texture and are very handsome in design. This is not that handsome design. This is a standard USGI magazine, and most would say that it looks like each magazine has been thrown in a bin, just to get some wear on, so expect wear, even though these come to us in sealed plastic bags.
30 round mags from Okay Industries.
The aluminum magazines are preferred by soldiers in various areas of the U.S. Military. The stainless-steel spring provides proper tension and keeps rounds properly aligned for optimal function. These USGI magazines are all hardcoat anodized, and this model features a Gray dry-lube finish. Okay magazines are put through a multistep inspection and testing process to ensure they live up to the performance standards that people have come to know with Okay Industries.
Polymer magazines do have their benefits and space age aesthetic, aluminum mags are a classic, and still work great. One of the benefits that aluminum has over polymer is that it does not swell in extremely high or low temperatures. The aluminum feed lips are also strong enough to withstand the pressure of a fully loaded magazine over long periods of time without bending or breaking.
The history of Okay Industries goes back to WWII where they helped manufacture millions of M1 Carbine magazines for the United States Military. Fast-forward and they helped co-develop the 30-round M16 magazine and has been a preferred supplier of magazines to the U.S. government ever since. Okay made their widely popular AR-15 magazines available to the public with the SureFeed designs, but before Surefeed, the MHTG brand was the civilian version / brand. Charlies also sells the older MHMGT magazines here. From what we can tell, they look identical, except for different markings.
Note: Okay Industries stopped making magazines at some point prior to 2023. This is what is left in storage, so we call them NOS, or New Old Stock. As a result of both their quality, the fact that they are identical to Colt and other brands and that they are no longer being made, makes them have some unique value. Charlie's will ship in milspec plastic, in Surefeed commercially sealed plastic, in Sig branded plastic and in Rock River branded plastic packaging. The magazines are identical and look like the pictures, and only have Okay Industries and date and CAGE code markings for Okay Industries.
Q: Has Okay Industries stopped making USGI Magazines?
A: Yes, sometime in 2022, Okay stopped manufacturing USGI magazines.
Q: Does Charlie's have Okay Magazines in-stock?
A: While Okay has stopped manufacturing, Charlie's Custom Clones has a supply of "new old stock" magazines, so if you can add to your cart, your order will ship.
Q: Another online seller told me that Charlie's is a scammer and that Okay Industries and SureFeed magazines are no longer sold. Are you a scammer?
A: Well, you hear a lot of junk online. One thing that Charlie's Custom Clones does is stock hard to find products, so it is not surprising that another merchant of random person online might think we cannot get the magazines. We can, and as long as we can, we will sell Okay Magazines. When we are out of stock, we will show that on this Page.
Q: Will you ship magazines to states that do not allow "high capacity magazines?"
A: We will only ship to locations where 30 round magazines are lawful. If a Court of competent jurisdiction overturns any state or local restrictions, we will immediately resume shipping, but not until. Some have called us names for being a sell-out, but we run a business, and have responsibilities to our team members and families, and we have to stay 100% legal, even if we disagree with a law. The right way to handle this is to have the Courts overturn unconstitutional laws. The time will come.
Q: Is Surefeed and Okay Industries the same product?
A: SureFeed is a brand name of Okay Industries. Okay makes several magazines. Some are OEM for Colt and other companies. Some are branded SureFeed, some are branded Okay Industries, etc. These magazines are not the textured SureFeed, but the USGI style, just like a Colt magazine.
Q: Is Okay Industries out of business?
A: As best we can tell, Okay Industries is still in business, but has stopped production of AR style magazines.
Q: Are the SureFeed Okay Industries USGI magazines in-stock, or am I going to wait on back order for something that will never come?
A: I am writing this in May of 2023. Charlie's Custom Clones has an adequate supply of SureFeed Okay Industries USGI magazines. That will change. We will keep selling until we sell out. If you can add to cart, you will not have a problem at this point.
Q: How many magazines can I purchase?
A: We have put a limit on each purchase, so that others will have an opportunity to buy Okay mags before we run out. At the time of writing, there is a maximum of 10 magazines. That is subject to change.
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