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ak47 european mag problems
9/11/2009 8:54:57 PM
hi guys ive got about 24 out of like 40 something ak47 mags i got from the sportsmansguide when they sold them buy the dozen some of them dont want to fit any of my 6 aks most all of them are locking the bolt back on the last round and digging into the followers and punching holes in them.there not yugo mags there not suppost to lock back not sure whats wrong if theres to much space at the top of the mag, followers look kinda high in the mags compared to the rest of my mags
9/11/2009 11:30:46 PM
Originally Posted By tracker7579:
hi guys ive got about 24 out of like 40 something ak47 mags i got from the sportsmansguide when they sold them buy the dozen some of them dont want to fit any of my 6 aks most all of them are locking the bolt back on the last round and digging into the followers and punching holes in them.there not yugo mags there not suppost to lock back not sure whats wrong if theres to much space at the top of the mag, followers look kinda high in the mags compared to the rest of my mags
hi guys ive got about 24 out of like 40 something ak47 mags i got from the sportsmansguide when they sold them buy the dozen some of them dont want to fit any of my 6 aks most all of them are locking the bolt back on the last round and digging into the followers and punching holes in them.there not yugo mags there not suppost to lock back not sure whats wrong if theres to much space at the top of the mag, followers look kinda high in the mags compared to the rest of my mags
Your post hurts my mind.
Let's see if I can translate from your dialect of English, which apparently does not include punctuation, capital letters, or sentences.
Hi guys. I've got problems with about 24 out of like 40 something ak47 mags from the sportsmansguide. Some of the mags don't want to fit any of my 6 AKs. Most all of them are locking the bolt back on the last round and (what is?) digging into the followers, and punching holes in them. These are not Yugo mags and they are not supposed to lock the bolt back.
I'm not sure what's wrong. There may be too much space at the top of the mag, the followers look like the sit kinda high in the mags compared to the rest of my mags.
That's better. Got any pictures? Any markings on the mags that might indicate where they came from? What other mags do you have and how do they work? Any problems with the AKs?
BSW
9/12/2009 8:07:24 AM
BSW, thanks for the translation.
You may have Yugoslavian magazines with standard followers. I got at least one like that in the last SG mag lottery.
You may have standard magazines which someone has modified by removing the follower stops (grinding off the bumps at the top front of the inside of the magazine). I got at least one like that in the last SG mag lottery.
In both cases, because the follower stops are not present, the followers rise far enough so that the bottom of the bolt hits the follower when the magazine is empty. The bolt gouges the follower and eventually stops, holding the bolt open, but it does so farther forward than if a BHO follower is used.
If the magazine bodies don't have follower stops you can: 1. Live with things the way they are. 2. Modify the followers to act as BHO followers by removing the rounded part of the back of the raised part of the follower. (There may be a tacked thread with directions on how to do this in the Magazines Forum.) 3. Replace the standard followers with BHO followers, if you can find some.
I choose to leave things the way they are. The gouges in the followers have not had any effect on the reliability of the magazines.
You may have Yugoslavian magazines with standard followers. I got at least one like that in the last SG mag lottery.
You may have standard magazines which someone has modified by removing the follower stops (grinding off the bumps at the top front of the inside of the magazine). I got at least one like that in the last SG mag lottery.
In both cases, because the follower stops are not present, the followers rise far enough so that the bottom of the bolt hits the follower when the magazine is empty. The bolt gouges the follower and eventually stops, holding the bolt open, but it does so farther forward than if a BHO follower is used.
If the magazine bodies don't have follower stops you can: 1. Live with things the way they are. 2. Modify the followers to act as BHO followers by removing the rounded part of the back of the raised part of the follower. (There may be a tacked thread with directions on how to do this in the Magazines Forum.) 3. Replace the standard followers with BHO followers, if you can find some.
I choose to leave things the way they are. The gouges in the followers have not had any effect on the reliability of the magazines.
9/12/2009 9:01:27 PM
sorry what can i say im stupid. that was my second post on here,and i know why each time some one has found a way to be a jerk.
to the other guy thank you for at least tring to help with out being rude.ill cancel my logon and stick to just reading post
that way all the college professors reading wont give me a f.
to the other guy thank you for at least tring to help with out being rude.ill cancel my logon and stick to just reading post
that way all the college professors reading wont give me a f.
9/12/2009 9:08:23 PM
Originally Posted By tracker7579:
sorry what can i say im stupid. that was my second post on here,and i know why each time some one has found a way to be a jerk.
to the other guy thank you for at least tring to help with out being rude.ill cancel my logon and stick to just reading post
that way all the college professors reading wont give me a f.
sorry what can i say im stupid. that was my second post on here,and i know why each time some one has found a way to be a jerk.
to the other guy thank you for at least tring to help with out being rude.ill cancel my logon and stick to just reading post
that way all the college professors reading wont give me a f.
I just wasn't being a dick.
Punctuation, use of capital letters, and sentences helps other people UNDERSTAND WHAT THE HELL YOU ARE TRYING TO SAY!
I had to labor when reading your original post to try to figure out what it was you were saying. Most people aren't going to bother and I usually don't. I was hoping if I rewrote your question somebody else here would read it and maybe be familiar with your problem. Like Polypam did.
BSW
