5+ round Saiga12 mags, is it available yet?

http://www.atlanticfirearms.com/programming/listview.asp?CatId=6

That's the only place I know of right now. I'll try to find more later.

(factory) Izmash makes 2, 5 & 8 round magazines. www.raacfirearms.com/accessories.htm

(aftermarket) AGP Arms makes 10 round magazines. www.agparms.com/home.php

(aftermarket) Alliance Machine makes 20 round drums. www.wraithmaker.com/

The 8-round magazines are not being imported currently. The 10 round mags from AGP are limited production, but if you can get your hands on one, give it a shot.

I highly recommend only buying a small number of third-party magazines to test, rather than buying a pile only to find some sort of problem, later.

While I don't regret my purchase, all of the 10-round AGP magazines I bought have a tendancy to "feed low", jamming the front-middle of the shell into the bottom of the lower feed ramp. Essentially, all my mags seems to need some adjusting of the feed lips to achieve a steeper feeding angle. Last time I was at the range, I'd shot 150 slugs out of one AGP mag with no failures, so they're great for the range. Any time I let them sit loaded, locked into the S-12, the first round jams against the bottom of the feed ramp consistantly! Thankfully, this does not occur with the 5-round magazines I own, which have fed reliably every time.

So, treat those third-party mags as great for the range or as a product needing a little TLC before being used for potential self-defense!

Copes Distributing has the AGP mags here. They're about a fourth of the way down on the right.

Mike Davidson over on the S-12 forums is making his own 20rnd drum. So far in the videos it looks like it's turning out to be a great product. His website isn't quite up yet, but it will be: www.mdarms.com.

Check out his video: http://youtube.com/watch?v=S-eGP62sdds&mode=related&search=

This guy has the AGP mags in stock and at a good price.
http://www.mississippiautoarms.com/
he offers a discount to Saiga12.com forum members

Your Saiga can legally accept a ten round magazine out of the box. Ten rounds isn't "high capacity", so there's no issue.

The drums worries me. The ATF has basically said that if anyone made a drum for the Saiga, they'd classify it a Destructive Device (like the Striker-12 and USAS) and ban it. I guess we'll see if they were bluffing or not. One of those drum makers says he has a letter of approval from the ATF, so I guess we'll see!

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One of those drum makers says he has a letter of approval from the ATF.



His letter is for his piece of mind because it only addresses whether he can manufacture and sell. The letter does not address whether the use of such a device will trigger a reclassification action of the Saiga 12. I hate to see it happen, but plan on seeing the Saiga 12 become an NFA Destructive Device within 12 months because of the new drums.

Isn't rule by fiat awesome? Not to mention "shall not be infringed". ... Oh well, the USA is still the most free country on the planet. :/