dumb ak question...

[axeman_g]

I know less then zero about AKs... drinking from the firehose on all the info/models/types/calibers etc etc.

I purchased an AK47, Romanian G kit built on a Nodak NDS-3 receiver. It was built by Henderson Defense.

My question concerns magazines. Since I live in NJ I can not have magazines over 15 rds. I am considering buying some 30rds, shipping them to a shop in Philly that my friend owns, and cutting them down. That is a long term goal.

But I would like to get a few mags now. I found a good deal on single stack mags... can they be used in double stack guns? Dumb question, I know, but sometimes this stuff is not logical.

 

[zhyla]

Most AK mags work in most AK's (notable exception: Saiga's).

Just pick up a handful of 10-rounders. They're short and don't look as cool, but way more convenient for bench shooting and I think you can find them as low as $5.

 

[mattsqz]

just get some double stack 5 or 10 round mags, or get a 10/30 mag (10rnd mag in 30rnd mag body). the 10/30's are made by inserting a stop behind the follower, surely you can make a block to fit in there to make it 15rnd jersey legal instead would be much easier than cutting them down and reshaping the bottom of the mag.. or better yet, get some hungarian 20rnd mags, put a small block in the bottom, and have reasonable looking 15rnd mags! (this is what i would do)

edit: i dont think a single-stack mag will work in a double stack gun

 

[nalioth]

No, single stack mags are proprietary to each manufacturer's implementation of them.

None will function in a standard Kalashnikov mag well.


You can buy a Surefire plastic mag. They are made so you can cut them to your required capacity easily (and for US made mags, they don't suck too badly).