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Posted: 1/3/2016 2:36:06 AM EDT
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If they don't have steel reinforced locking lugs, they won't be any better than Tapco '74 mags. They feed fine, but the lugs shear off with hard use because they are all polymer.
That said, I'll buy one if they do just to try it. But my Polish and Bulgy mags are still my go to mags for the '74, they all have steel locking lugs. |
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Posted: 1/3/2016 12:20:18 PM EDT
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I have the old MAGPUL AK mags and they have held up well. The new ones do have metal locking lugs...
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Posted: 1/3/2016 6:35:23 PM EDT
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I have the old MAGPUL AK mags and they have held up well. The new ones do have metal locking lugs... Then I'm in! |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 1:43:14 PM EDT
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I have the old MAGPUL AK mags and they have held up well. The new ones do have metal locking lugs... Then I'm in! If they follow their '47 mags they will have 14 dollar polymer and 27 dollar reinforced. IMO that'd be a home run. (Well just the reinforced ones are the home run, the poly are an RBI) |
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Posted: 1/4/2016 9:34:25 PM EDT
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If they follow their '47 mags they will have 14 dollar polymer and 27 dollar reinforced. IMO that'd be a home run. (Well just the reinforced ones are the home run, the poly are an RBI) Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I have the old MAGPUL AK mags and they have held up well. The new ones do have metal locking lugs... Then I'm in! If they follow their '47 mags they will have 14 dollar polymer and 27 dollar reinforced. IMO that'd be a home run. (Well just the reinforced ones are the home run, the poly are an RBI) I'd like to see some tanker length reinforced '74 Pmags. |
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Posted: 1/5/2016 11:36:41 AM EDT
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<snip> please make political posts in GD. Stick to tech subjects in the Technical Forums. dryflash3
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Posted: 1/5/2016 9:56:23 PM EDT
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At $27 they are too high priced over the surplus I already own, The price is easier to justify if you don't own any mags.
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Posted: 1/5/2016 11:31:28 PM EDT
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At $27 they are too high priced over the surplus I already own, The price is easier to justify if you don't own any mags. Got into the 74 game late... Unlike the '47 $26 per mag looks like a good price on today's market. |
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Posted: 1/5/2016 11:57:17 PM EDT
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I hope they do, and do it up right. i really like the 5.45 I got a bunch of military ones, back when they were cheap 
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Posted: 1/6/2016 2:06:49 AM EDT
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At $27 they are too high priced over the surplus I already own, The price is easier to justify if you don't own any mags. True, you can get good com block 74 mags for $29 as it is. |
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Posted: 1/6/2016 9:49:44 AM EDT
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Rest assured they will gentleman. Why, you ask? I just got 12 Bulgarian circle 12 and 21 mags. So of course cheaper mags will be introduced.
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Posted: 1/8/2016 3:58:20 AM EDT
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Rest assured they will gentleman. Why, you ask? I just got 12 Bulgarian circle 12 and 21 mags. So of course cheaper mags will be introduced. Where you get them from? |
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Posted: 1/8/2016 12:26:26 PM EDT
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I would have preferred if they offered these '74 mags in 5.56mm first;
-seems like there are plenty of surplus 5.45 mags, but it's tough to find 5.56mm Yugo magazines. |
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Posted: 1/8/2016 12:32:21 PM EDT
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Rest assured they will gentleman. Why, you ask? I just got 12 Bulgarian circle 12 and 21 mags. So of course cheaper mags will be introduced. Where you get them from? Private party |
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Posted: 1/8/2016 8:01:18 PM EDT
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I would have preferred if they offered these '74 mags in 5.56mm first; -seems like there are plenty of surplus 5.45 mags, but it's tough to find 5.56mm Yugo magazines. The Yugos are the easiest to find, and usually the cheapest. |
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Posted: 1/16/2016 3:05:08 AM EDT
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I'll probably buy a few of they look decent, the 7.62 mags look goofy.
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Posted: 1/18/2016 1:54:04 AM EDT
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True, you can get good com block 74 mags for $29 as it is. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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At $27 they are too high priced over the surplus I already own, The price is easier to justify if you don't own any mags. True, you can get good com block 74 mags for $29 as it is. http://www.cdnnsports.com/magazines.html#manufacturer=BULGARIAN 14.99 at CDNN. Steel-lined... Edit: nevermind. Junky aftermarket Bulgarian "commercial" mags. A video linked in another post seems to show no reinforcement on the lugs, either. |
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Posted: 1/18/2016 6:48:49 PM EDT
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AK-74 mag announced today (or at least I got the email today). Linkety link.
Edit - Looks like it's MOE, so no steel reinforcement I guess? Still, for $13 range mags, I can live with that. |
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Posted: 1/18/2016 6:52:06 PM EDT
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I bought several of the 4 packs for $12 when Ohio Rapid Fire had them on sale about 10 years ago. I should have bought more
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Posted: 1/18/2016 6:57:30 PM EDT
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I got a shit ton of East German bakelits, along with a handful of Russian Plums; none have ever quit on me.
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Posted: 1/18/2016 7:17:09 PM EDT
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Have to wonder why they just didn't make the Gen 3 mags instead of these without the reinforcements.
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Posted: 1/18/2016 7:42:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Have to wonder why they just didn't make the Gen 3 mags instead of these without the reinforcements. |
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Posted: 1/18/2016 9:03:58 PM EDT
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Because most people are cheap and won't purchase a $27 magazine. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Have to wonder why they just didn't make the Gen 3 mags instead of these without the reinforcements. I hope a gen 3 follows soon after, I've only had a 5.45 for a couple years and could always use more mags |
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Posted: 1/18/2016 9:51:15 PM EDT
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Yep it's official I just got the email from Magpul this evening. It will be released this coming summer.
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Posted: 1/19/2016 12:23:35 AM EDT
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No reinforcements...
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Posted: 1/19/2016 12:24:48 AM EDT
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Now someone has to figure out how to covert them for use with 5.56mm.
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Posted: 1/19/2016 1:46:15 PM EDT
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I would be most interested in extended capacity magazines, if they made an affordable alternative to the 45 round RPK mags, say priced at about 30 bucks with metal reinforcements. Most everyone who shoot their 74s already has a few surplus mags, has tapcos already for range use, and would prefer the surplus mags to the steel reinforced Pmags if they are priced the same (around 30 bucks).
If Magpul could come out with this 45 round steel reinforced mag at a reasonable price, I think they would sell like hotcakes as an affordable alternative to the surplus market. |
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Posted: 1/19/2016 6:39:32 PM EDT
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Have to wonder why they just didn't make the Gen 3 mags instead of these without the reinforcements. Because most buyers don't harbor fantasies about post-apocalyptic war? |
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Posted: 1/19/2016 6:57:16 PM EDT
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the 74 mags will be just like the akm mags , moe coming first then reinforced . 762 2o round mags come after shot.
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Posted: 1/19/2016 7:40:19 PM EDT
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Have to wonder why they just didn't make the Gen 3 mags instead of these without the reinforcements. Because most buyers don't harbor fantasies about post-apocalyptic war? From what I have heard and from what I have experienced with my own moe mags, they work just fine without the metal reinforcements. Polymer isn't plastic like most people seem to think. all polymer ar mags have been proven in combat. I don't get the hype. But what do I know, I'm not a teir-1-nijna-badass-operator. |
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Posted: 1/20/2016 3:55:49 PM EDT
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All Polymer AR mags are a different beast, the AR magwell full supports the mag, the mag catch holds the mag in, if the gun gets dropped all stress points get distributed around the mag well.
With the AK the mag well is not supported at all, ALL stress gets directed to one spot, the rear locking lug. That lug is a big deal on the AK and yeah, for a range mag that's just fine if it's polymer, but if you hit the ground hard going prone, or really put those mags to use, those polymer lugs are going to break or deform. So yeah if you're a bench shooter, or someone who casually shoots an AK the MOE line is fine, but an all polymer AR mag does not compare to an all polymer AK mag. |
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Posted: 1/20/2016 8:20:05 PM EDT
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All Polymer AR mags are a different beast, the AR magwell full supports the mag, the mag catch holds the mag in, if the gun gets dropped all stress points get distributed around the mag well. With the AK the mag well is not supported at all, ALL stress gets directed to one spot, the rear locking lug. That lug is a big deal on the AK and yeah, for a range mag that's just fine if it's polymer, but if you hit the ground hard going prone, or really put those mags to use, those polymer lugs are going to break or deform. So yeah if you're a bench shooter, or someone who casually shoots an AK the MOE line is fine, but an all polymer AR mag does not compare to an all polymer AK mag. Or if you already haves ton of good mags these are a good supplement. At least IMO |
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Posted: 1/20/2016 10:49:17 PM EDT
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Now someone has to figure out how to covert them for use with 5.56mm. With any luck they will accept Magpul 5.56 followers. You may just not be able to load a full 30 Rd. I'll order one when they're released and find out. I bet they do. |
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Posted: 1/20/2016 11:11:58 PM EDT
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All Polymer AR mags are a different beast, the AR magwell full supports the mag, the mag catch holds the mag in, if the gun gets dropped all stress points get distributed around the mag well. With the AK the mag well is not supported at all, ALL stress gets directed to one spot, the rear locking lug. That lug is a big deal on the AK and yeah, for a range mag that's just fine if it's polymer, but if you hit the ground hard going prone, or really put those mags to use, those polymer lugs are going to break or deform. So yeah if you're a bench shooter, or someone who casually shoots an AK the MOE line is fine, but an all polymer AR mag does not compare to an all polymer AK mag. Poland has been issuing polymer mags with no reinforcement at the rear tab since the 90s, and just recently dropped all reinforcement t altogether in their newest issued green translucent mags. They claim their polymer formulation is strong enough that they are no longer needed. |
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Posted: 1/21/2016 8:58:51 PM EDT
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Or if you already haves ton of good mags these are a good supplement. At least IMO Quote HistoryQuoted:
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All Polymer AR mags are a different beast, the AR magwell full supports the mag, the mag catch holds the mag in, if the gun gets dropped all stress points get distributed around the mag well. With the AK the mag well is not supported at all, ALL stress gets directed to one spot, the rear locking lug. That lug is a big deal on the AK and yeah, for a range mag that's just fine if it's polymer, but if you hit the ground hard going prone, or really put those mags to use, those polymer lugs are going to break or deform. So yeah if you're a bench shooter, or someone who casually shoots an AK the MOE line is fine, but an all polymer AR mag does not compare to an all polymer AK mag. Or if you already haves ton of good mags these are a good supplement. At least IMO This, in addition to the simple fact that if you go around dropping your shit all the time you deserve to break your mags. That's how you learn not to drop your shit. I have an ample supply of milsurp mags should the need for hard use arise, but they mostly just sit in storage because I always reach for the polymer mags when it's time to shoot. I've yet to break a single $7 Tapco magazine, and even if I did, I'm only out $7. How many thousands of rounds can I put through a single $7 magazine before I feel like I've gotten my money's worth? How many $7 magazines can I buy for the cost of a single Circle 10? Granted, MOEs aren't $7, but then Magpul aren't Tapco, are they? |
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Posted: 1/21/2016 9:03:09 PM EDT
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Shot Show AK-74 Magpul
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Posted: 1/22/2016 1:59:20 AM EDT
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With any luck they will accept Magpul 5.56 followers. You may just not be able to load a full 30 Rd. I'll order one when they're released and find out. I bet they do. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Now someone has to figure out how to covert them for use with 5.56mm. With any luck they will accept Magpul 5.56 followers. You may just not be able to load a full 30 Rd. I'll order one when they're released and find out. I bet they do. Let's hope you're right! |
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Posted: 1/25/2016 11:50:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: With any luck they will accept Magpul 5.56 followers. You may just not be able to load a full 30 Rd. I'll order one when they're released and find out. I bet they do. Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: Now someone has to figure out how to covert them for use with 5.56mm. With any luck they will accept Magpul 5.56 followers. You may just not be able to load a full 30 Rd. I'll order one when they're released and find out. I bet they do. |
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Posted: 1/30/2016 3:10:58 AM EDT
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Well hell, I'd just as soon pick up some of the MOE mags for when I go shooting with my buds & save my Bulgarians. The nice thing about Magpul is they stand behind their product. Break the damned thing, they'll replace it.
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Posted: 1/31/2016 12:46:24 AM EDT
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Well hell, I'd just as soon pick up some of the MOE mags for when I go shooting with my buds & save my Bulgarians. The nice thing about Magpul is they stand behind their product. Break the damned thing, they'll replace it. They should be fine as long as you don't drop it on concrete or do retarded AK push-ups. Save your commie surplus mags for the apocalypse urban warfare gun fights everyone thinks they're going to have. I for one think this is great. Good cheap 74 mags may make me return to 5.45. |
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Posted: 2/9/2016 7:51:06 PM EDT
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No thanks. I'll take E. German and Bulgarian real deal mags with steel lugs. Buy once, cry once. Go prone hard, or whack a tree or branch running through woods, and those plastic lugs snap.
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Posted: 3/6/2016 2:46:24 PM EDT
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I wish that Magpul would start making 40 round AK mags!!!
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Posted: 3/9/2016 10:41:30 PM EDT
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What is really needed is 5.56 mags for SLR-106s.
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