Being a wasr owner, part of the appeal of Korean mags(outside of the fact that they’re 9 bucks) is that they lock up perfectly in my specific gun.  My wobble truly isn’t all that bad, but the first time I locked on of these ugly Korean mags I couldn’t believe how solid it felt.  I was always annoyed that they essentially come unfinished, so I’ve sought out a ton of different options over the last couple years and finally landed on one I totally love the look of....  so I just figured I'd share in case anyone else had considered putting some paint on the grey Korean mags.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000CPCRN6?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00

I tried flat, semigloss, light gloss, high gloss, 2000 degree stuff... and this satin comes out looking as close to identical as a brand new surplus Romanian mag as I could imagine... and at 9 bucks and Prime eligible any touch-ups are pretty economical.

It goes on SUPER glossy, but after 2 coats you'll have a good idea of what you'll end up with.  I finished at 3 coats and they all look pretty nice.

I can't speak at all to its durability yet... but at least in the mean time you can prevent some corrosion and have some nice looking mags.  (and frankly, I didn't like the texture of the unfinished mags)

Anyhow, If anyone else has a finish they've also liked, feel free to hijack with any advice and input.

Happy Friday!

Have you shot the Korean mags yet?

The follower sits too low on my grey ones, they miss stripping a round every once in a while.

Hm, I have shot them... I've not encountered that.  What kind of ak are you running?

Wasr, Opap, PSAK47

Compare unloaded the Korean to a combloc and you'll see the follower sitting lower in the rear instead of parallel with the feed lips. I put the Korean follower in the comblac mag, same problem. The combloc follower sits fine in the korean chassis.

The follower's is just simply wrong. At least on the batch I ordered.

What do you mean unfinished.

I have four of the gray ones.

I have had one issue but I haven't used them all that much.

I masked the tops off and sprayed them with semi gloss paint. It ended up a bit too glossy so I hit it with 000 steel wool, they aren't perfect but look better than gray.

Either way, I'm sticking to surplus from now on.