daniel craig
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Rumor has it that at one time the Chinese made a 20 round fixed mag for the SKS. Has anyone ever actually seen one? Have you used it? How were the results?
Google has a wealth of information on them.
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I had one on my Norinco SKS, picked it up at a gun show (obviously a while back) for $5. It worked fine, but I'm sure someone will come along and say they're junk. I sold it with the Norinco, wish I still had both.
So, uuuh, you still want it?I have one and it worked fine on my Norinco. I last used it in the mid to late 90's, but it still exists my box of assorted "other" mags.
It definitely works better than those awful "USA" brand detachable mags with the huge front extension from the same era.
So, uuuh, you still want it?
I have one and it worked fine on my Norinco. I last used it in the mid to late 90's, but it still exists my box of assorted "other" mags.
It definitely works better than those awful "USA" brand detachable mags with the huge front extension from the same era.
I guess all these higher cap mags are hit and miss.
Since my USA 30 rounder would actually hold 30 rounds (with extreme effort to load), I took the time to file and tweak the mag lips and the mag mounting. But mine didn't come readily detachable. I made the mag detachable with more filing, and if I load only 28 rounds the USA mag I have runs great.
Even though the USA mag works well, it is bulky and I only have the one mag. So, I prefer the original 10 rounder. Might have been different if I had several 30 round detachable mags, but good spare mags back then could cost 1/3 the price of the rifle. Hard for a poor young man to come up with that.
Now that I think about it, I also have a flush 5 round mag that mounts like the original 10 rounder. I got it for hunting reasons back in the day. That 5-rounder is painted black instead of blued, but it works fine. It too needed some filing and tweaking to fit into the gun.
+1.All of the above is why my SKS has had it's factory 10 rounder installed since before Y2K. The 20 rounder is cool, but the SKS shines as a compact 10 rd carbine, maybe excluding the ones that take proper AK mags.