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Good AK-47 mags?
1/28/2012 7:42:41 PM
Can you guys point me in the right direction for AK-47 magazines? I was looking at AIM Surplus and saw their Euorpean Steel AK-47 mags. http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=MAK47E30 Then I realized, I don't even know what I'm looking for of if these are any good. I've heat of US Palm, Topco, and then milspec types. I'm not sure now what I should be getting!
Thanks for the help.
Thanks for the help.
1/28/2012 10:08:48 PM
The ones at Aim Surplus in your link are good to go.
I have many of these and never had any issues with them.
Basically any steel mag from a ComBloc country is good. Just your preference on spine or no spine and price. So when you can get them cheap like at Aim Surplus, buy many.
I have many of these and never had any issues with them.
Basically any steel mag from a ComBloc country is good. Just your preference on spine or no spine and price. So when you can get them cheap like at Aim Surplus, buy many.
1/29/2012 2:13:28 AM
Those "European Steelies" are in fact the BEST AK-47 magazine out there.
They are built off Chinese Smooth-back tooling in Serbia and are only a few years old. All of mine have been "unused/new" so far. My understanding is, Nato destroyed the original Yugoslavia tooling during the early 90's so the Serbs bought tooling from China.
Original Yugo mags have a bolt hold, most combloc mags have a rib in the back. I personally don't like the ribbed magazines.
They are built off Chinese Smooth-back tooling in Serbia and are only a few years old. All of mine have been "unused/new" so far. My understanding is, Nato destroyed the original Yugoslavia tooling during the early 90's so the Serbs bought tooling from China.
Original Yugo mags have a bolt hold, most combloc mags have a rib in the back. I personally don't like the ribbed magazines.
1/29/2012 3:54:04 AM
Originally Posted By Four-Aces:
Can you guys point me in the right direction for AK-47 magazines? I was looking at AIM Surplus and saw their Euorpean Steel AK-47 mags. http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=MAK47E30 Then I realized, I don't even know what I'm looking for of if these are any good. I've heat of US Palm, Topco, and then milspec types. I'm not sure now what I should be getting!
Thanks for the help.
Can you guys point me in the right direction for AK-47 magazines? I was looking at AIM Surplus and saw their Euorpean Steel AK-47 mags. http://www.aimsurplus.com/product.aspx?item=MAK47E30 Then I realized, I don't even know what I'm looking for of if these are any good. I've heat of US Palm, Topco, and then milspec types. I'm not sure now what I should be getting!
Thanks for the help.
Those are still the best retail AK47 mag deal bar none. I own 10, bought when they were $9 each, and they'd be all I own if they'd been avaialble when I went AK47.
1/29/2012 1:07:08 PM
Not to hijack, but are Chinese mags general not up to par with eastern European?
1/29/2012 3:34:03 PM
Chinese made 7.62 caliber magazines are every bit as good as Warsaw Pact surplus magazines.
1/29/2012 5:05:25 PM
Originally Posted By POLYTHENEPAM:
Chinese made 7.62 caliber magazines are every bit as good as Warsaw Pact surplus magazines.
Chinese made 7.62 caliber magazines are every bit as good as Warsaw Pact surplus magazines.
Good to hear
1/31/2012 3:52:10 AM
I generally don't like things made in China, but I love Chinese AKs, mags, and ammo. Even their ammo pouches are handy.
1/31/2012 9:44:09 AM
Originally Posted By POLYTHENEPAM:
Chinese made 7.62 caliber magazines are every bit as good as Warsaw Pact surplus magazines.
Chinese made 7.62 caliber magazines are every bit as good as Warsaw Pact surplus magazines.
Better in my opinion, as I absolutely hate the spine on the back of Euro AK mags and have sold nearly all of the ones I had.
In fact, 20 more just landed on my doorstep from AIM yesterday.
