.38 Super cracked magazine tube.

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I have several .38 Super magazines and one of the originals is cracked. I don't really want to pitch the whole magazine, but would like to find just a .38 Super magazine tube that I can put the magazine spring and follower in. It is an attempt at frugalness...searches did not turn-up any empty tubes, but I am hoping against hope. Does anyone know of a source of just an empty (no follower, no spring) magazine tube?
 
I've never seen anyone selling magazine housings or tubes. I thought one of the surplus parts sellers like SARCO or Gun Parts Inc might have but, at lest at the present time, they do not have anything.

Depending on where the crack is, a fellow good with a TIG welder might be able to repair the magazine housing. Many moons ago before high capacity 1911's magazines were available on the commercial market, I took two GI 1911 magazines and spliced them together to make a higher capacity magazine. I think it was a 9 or 10 magazine. It worked.

I suspect that the housing is the most expensive part of the magazine. The spring and follower are wear items anyway and not very expensive to replace. So, if the housing gets damaged, it probably is about as cost effect to replace the entire magazine as fooling with rebuilding one.

Maybe try contacting one or two of the magazine manufacturers that sell magazines directly to the consumer. Maybe if contacted directly, they may sell you the housing/tube.

Personally, I do not think it is worth the effort. Just buy a replacement magazine. Save the spring and follower for spares.
 
Magazines are consumable items. There is some logic to replacing a spring or follower, but if you're replacing a tube, I'd just buy another mag. However, I suppose there could be somebody that has decided his/her .38 Super mag is ready for the trash and may want to send it to you.

A mag will probably cost less than a box of ammo, especially .38 Super ammo, so I don't consider it a big expense.

Here are a couple of mag options from Top Gun Supply

CheckMate https://www.topgunsupply.com/magazines/1911/check-mate/1911-.38-super.html

Mec-Gar https://www.topgunsupply.com/mec-gar-1911-govt-.38-super-9rd-blue.html
 
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