Well, as the title says, I am strongly considering the purchase of a VEPR chambered in the awesome 7.62x54R. I am familiar with all of the rifles that are chambered in 7.62x54R, but this one has really caught my eye. One huge downside to this rifle is the price of mags, mag capacity, and availability of the aforementioned magazines. The rifle is priced right around $1,150.00. Let me know of your thoughts and certainly do post if you have any experience with these rifles.
I talked to the importer and he said a couple of companies are working on higher capacity magazines for the 7.62x54R VEPRs (can't wait to see the price tag on these when they first hit the market). The current VEPR comes with two single-stack, 5-round mags and that is exactly what the rifle is setup to accept. These mags seem to be as long as the PSL mags, but only hold half the amount. If someone produces a mag that will accept, say, 10 rounds, would it have to be in a single-stack format to function on this rifle? If so, that would be a long magazine. Conversely, would a double-stack tapered down to fit the VEPR mag well work on the 7.62x54R VEPR???
Also, I do have suspicions that these are going to be quite rare (kind of like Dragunovs are right now). I really do hope that I am wrong as I'd like to see them catch on and have reasonably priced accessories. What are your thoughts?
Lastly, I'm not interested in a Mosin, being that already have a few. So, there's no need to suggest a Mosin as an alternative.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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I talked to the importer and he said a couple of companies are working on higher capacity magazines for the 7.62x54R VEPRs (can't wait to see the price tag on these when they first hit the market). The current VEPR comes with two single-stack, 5-round mags and that is exactly what the rifle is setup to accept. These mags seem to be as long as the PSL mags, but only hold half the amount. If someone produces a mag that will accept, say, 10 rounds, would it have to be in a single-stack format to function on this rifle? If so, that would be a long magazine. Conversely, would a double-stack tapered down to fit the VEPR mag well work on the 7.62x54R VEPR???
Also, I do have suspicions that these are going to be quite rare (kind of like Dragunovs are right now). I really do hope that I am wrong as I'd like to see them catch on and have reasonably priced accessories. What are your thoughts?
Lastly, I'm not interested in a Mosin, being that already have a few. So, there's no need to suggest a Mosin as an alternative.
Thanks in advance for your replies.
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