Possibility of new PMI mags being manufactured?

[2xsl_1998]

saw this on Arfcom:

Apparently, they are still around. They have a 150,000 sq ft facility in L.A. but they don't make magazines at the moment. The president of their parent company recently posted this on another BBS and he wants you to email him if you want magazines:


New to this forum. It seems as Precision Mag Industries still has a reputation for highest level of quality. Seems like rumors of PMIs downfall have been one of myth and lore. PMI is in fact still a California business and I am in fact the President of PMI. PMI was/is an offshoot of a contract manufacturing company started in 1953 specializing in high volume metal stampings and sub assemblies catering to the automotive and appliance markets. That company is Punch Press Products, inc. (www.punch-press.com) and is still going strong today. I have the pleasure of being the President of PPP as well. Our experience in high end markets, the tooling, and process we used back then is what set us apart and apparently what all of you measure the others against. The ORGINAL tooling and fixtures for all steel parts and the plastic follower are still in existence and owned by PPP (in storage at PPP facilities). It has not been operated since the original AWB. Not being exclusively a gun oriented company; the AWB scared us off and many other companies like us. I'm writing this because one - I'm surprised to see the following this product still garners, and two - interested in learning what market there may still be for our mags and whether the limited AWB repeal should convince us to enter into this again. The tools and assy process can somewhat easily be turned back on if the volumes are there and the legalities of any remaining AWB legislature (CA and MA?) do not prohibit re-entry.

One more thing…. Many have tried to copy the design of a PMI product - some have even used components of the company name to influence PMI memories - but none have the process and tooling capabilities to produce the part in the same way.

Thanks for reading. I'm interested to hear the response this message gets.

Go to the PPP web site and search my email link if you would like to correspond one-on-one.

BR,
C.J


Here's his email (his name is C.J. Matiszik): cj_matiszik@Punch-Press.com

http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=3&f=17&t=324232

[paintballmagnet]

As a substitute for factory magazines, these were decent. My issue with them was if inserted fully loaded on a closed bolt, they had the tendency to smash the case of the top cartridge. All mine did feed well. Do I think PMI needs to crank up again? heck yes! In fact, let anyone make reliable magazine again at a reasonable price, I'll have to add another Mini to my need to aquire list. IIRC, I've owned a half dozen over the years, magazine availability or lack therof, caused me to part with my last two four or five years back.

[Mannlicher]

I am beginning to fear that no one will make the mags, due to the almost certainty of a new AWB as soon as Hillary/ODumbo takes the Whitehouse.

[waffenmac]

thanks for the email link.I just sent email off to him.

[Mannlicher]

you realize that the thread is about 5 years old, right?