quality sks mags and stuff?

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swattimmy

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I was searchin around the net for some good sks mags and came across AR15 | M16 | SKS | AK47 : scopes - mounts - mags . they sell a 37 rd detachable mag with an adapter to get rid of the bulky forward extemtion im wondering has anyone tried these and are they worth the money ...i also noticed they are having a 20% off sale for a month or so so any timely response would be apreciated

so please anyone with some experience with sks mags help...
 
A long mag just gets in the way for bench or prone shooting. My SKS came with a detachable 20-round magazine...bought a ten round to replace it.

Just a note on scopes...the SKS ejects cases vertically, so unless you get a brass deflector (got mine for $5 from CDNN, which has a goodly amount of SKS accessories) you are limited to short scopes that don't obstruct the loading/ejection port. And, if you want to use a long scope, you do need a detachable magazine.
 
I have four SKS rifles, and after much fooling around, they all have the original 10 round mags. If you want the 30 round capacity, I heartily suggest going with an AK, which was designed for them. They are far more likely to be reliable than an SKS with aftermarket mag.

Now, I'm sure there are people who have 30-rounders on their SKSs who will say they are fine. My experiences have been otherwise. That's all. The original magazines are very good. With practice, you can load them from clips very quickly, and the ammo on clips is much lighter than an equal number of rounds carried in steel magazines.

It seems the Garand made a big impression on the Ruskys, and for good reason.

Also, the SKS bolt locks around the magazine's feed lips when in battery,
unless it has had its bolt customized by cutting away at the bottom of it, the SKS magazine can be removed only if the bolt is locked back, and you can't lock the bolt back unless your magazine is empty, making for problematic inspection of your load, or for "tactical reloads". You can do it by holding the bolt back with one hand and removing the mag with the other, but its a bit of a stunt. Furthermore, I never was able to load a detachable SKS mag from a stripper clip-- it always seemed to release the bolt in the process, endangering the thumb. This almost never happened with the original, serial number-matching, 10 round mag.

Detachable box magazines are best used in rifles that were originally designed for them.
 
i went ahead an picked up a few mags and tried em out they work great fit perfect ...

i only got to fire one mag so far all 37 rounds went flawlessly and it held the bolt open last round fired

i am in the process of ordering the sks bullpup kit they offer too see what its all about

the mags from them are like no other detachable mag ive seen on the market
they seem to function like no other also

i will keep u apdated thanx for the info ....
 
sks non-detachable mags

hey there iam new! ive been reading alot of posts on different mags for sks,s i own a chinese sks thought i might try one if not to $$. i found one at local gun show here in louisville,ky for 19$. the supplier i bought from says he never has any problem with his sks with this particular brand.the brand is national magazines made in usa.he told me he has seen some pretty bad ones out there,for example he had a mag made in mexico the angle of the entry to your chamber was way out wack. any way havent tried it yet but the fit is good on my sks. any body out there have tried this brand of mag in there sks
 
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