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Posted: 2/12/2024 6:01:13 PM EDT
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Received 5 of the brown ones. They all locked into my PSA 102, one of my Slr-106s, and my Beryl. Just have to hold the latch down when removing the mag on the Beryl. Excited to see how they actually work on the range now.
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Posted: 2/12/2024 8:12:05 PM EDT
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mine are arriving tomorrow but have to ship my psa ak back this week otherwise I'd be trying them this weekend.
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Posted: 2/12/2024 10:04:04 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By fubard: That is really cool I got tired of waiting for a 74U clone from PSA, and Didn't want to spend >$2K for an Arsenal and the Polish Beryls are very well made guns. I removed the Beryl pistol rear trunion and added a side folder trunion and triangle stock - it wasn't that hard except the hand filing to get the latch cuts in the receiver. The wood was a project. I literally converted a real Russian 74 forend set to fit the Polish Krink sanded it and carved by hand (made a few til I got it more correct looking) and then used garnet shellac - The Polish Krink gas block is a little different than the Russian. Close enough for a fun copy.   |
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Posted: 2/12/2024 10:37:38 PM EDT
[#4]
My mags arrived
Note: the Green 5.56 mags are OD Green and NOT the baby poop like green color that the 5.45 and 7.62 mags are So far so good, very happy and hopefully get to use them soon |
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Posted: 2/12/2024 11:20:01 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MAKAK47: My mags arrived Note: the Green 5.56 mags are OD Green and NOT the baby poop like green color that the 5.45 and 7.62 mags are So far so good, very happy and hopefully get to use them soon Got a pic? Going to be ordering some of these soon. Thanks. |
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Posted: 2/13/2024 5:00:07 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By VegasSaint: Got a pic? Going to be ordering some of these soon. Thanks. I do at AKFiles but I don’t have a URL They are solid mags, if they cycle well, then I’ll consider them go to mags, just need to test fire them |
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Posted: 2/13/2024 7:04:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CarlosC]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Voland: The shop is in Irving, dfw. I'm not far away from them... Here are some pics... https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136881/1000004242_jpg-3124381.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136881/1000004241_jpg-3124382.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136881/1000004239_jpg-3124383.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136881/1000004237_jpg-3124385.JPG https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/136881/1000004235_jpg-3124386.JPG Note the last pic. The tab is not 100% metal. Its a piece of metal wrapped over plastic during the molding process. Where did you go? Is GMW located somewhere near Irving? Do they have a brick-and-mortar store? That's all I need...another gun-related store near my office in Irving.  I've got a thirsty 5.56 AK that could use some less expensive mags that work. The Wieger mags are expensive, but are the only things that work reliably. I did grind a bit on an ACUnity mag and it works fine, but I don't want to have to modify mags to work. 
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Posted: 2/13/2024 7:34:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CarlosC: Where did you go? Is GMW located somewhere near Irving? Do they have a brick-and-mortar store? That's all I need...another gun-related store near my office in Irving. I've got a thirsty 5.56 AK that could use some less expensive mags that work. The Wieger mags are expensive, but are the only things that work reliably. I did grind a bit on an ACUnity mag and it works fine, but I don't want to have to modify mags to work. https://i.imgur.com/Qyu6LQe.jpg They’re pretty close to the intersection of Valley View Ln and Rental Car Dr at the SE corner of the airport. Driven past but haven’t been in myself yet, used to live close but now I’m east of McKinney.  Grabagun.com has their retail location off Bethel in Coppell too, which isn’t that much further |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 9:14:46 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MAKAK47: My mags arrived Note: the Green 5.56 mags are OD Green and NOT the baby poop like green color that the 5.45 and 7.62 mags are So far so good, very happy and hopefully get to use them soon I am heading to the range this AM to test the magazines. I will say that these “OD green” magazines are lighter in color than the OD Green cerakote on my Rifle Dynamics SAM-5. I will post pics from the range. |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 9:20:45 AM EDT
[#10]
My mags are out for delivery.
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Posted: 2/14/2024 10:30:36 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MustyWaffles: My mags are out for delivery. Same. |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 10:50:45 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ5326X2: Same. really curious to get other peoples reports and opinions on these... my order of 10 more came in on monday. put those into the stash... |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 10:51:05 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ5326X2: Same. Should get mine today |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 12:50:29 PM EDT
[Last Edit: themao]
[#14]
OK. Zero issues shooting M193 (Igman and IMI) through four magazines. I also put 20 rounds of an old box of Silver State Armory 5.56 77 grain SMKs. Zero issues. The rifle is an Arsenal SAM-5 pimped up by Rifle Dynamics. Sandman K suppressor.
 Attached File Attached FileI won’t get to play again for 5 weeks due to work  . It’s hard enough for me to get to an indoor range let alone an outdoor one these days. Regardless, GunMagWhore Warehouse hit a home run with these magazines. They run just as well as their polymer “commercial” spec 7.62x39 and 5.45x39 magazines. No rattle in the magazines either when they are fully loaded (unlike the five 5.45x39 Bulgarian magazines I own; the 5.45x39 Circle 10 mags also rattle a little…I bought mine 15+ years ago though). I will definitely purchase some more of these 5.56 Bulgarian magazines. They appear to be GTG.  Edited to add pic and to comment: Note that their “OD green” does not match the darker more true “OD Green” of my rifle. It looks more like the lighter colored greens on the earlier Geissele rifles honestly. |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 2:43:08 PM EDT
[#15]
Visual comparison to the PSA 5.56 magazines (PSA is the black mag)
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Posted: 2/14/2024 7:14:27 PM EDT
[Last Edit: AZ5326X2]
[#16]
 Attached FileFit like a glove in the Saiga and WBP Mini Jack. ETA: Already been out twice this week, so I won't get a chance to make brass with these until next week. |
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Posted: 2/14/2024 8:03:43 PM EDT
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My mags are flawless and feed perfectly in my PSA 101 and zpap85 SBR. I will be buying MANY more.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 1:57:25 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cherenkov: I got tired of waiting for a 74U clone from PSA, and Didn't want to spend >$2K for an Arsenal and the Polish Beryls are very well made guns. I removed the Beryl pistol rear trunion and added a side folder trunion and triangle stock - it wasn't that hard except the hand filing to get the latch cuts in the receiver. The wood was a project. I literally converted a real Russian 74 forend set to fit the Polish Krink sanded it and carved by hand (made a few til I got it more correct looking) and then used garnet shellac - The Polish Krink gas block is a little different than the Russian. Close enough for a fun copy. https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a607/X-ray6/IMG_4307.jpg https://hosting.photobucket.com/images/a607/X-ray6/IMG_4308.jpg I had a similar idea since the Minis were the closest available import to an AKS74u but it failed my cost-benefits analysis. The handguards and rear block setup were just too different. How were you able to coalesce the Krink top cover with the MiniBeryl rear sight block? |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 7:53:47 AM EDT
[#19]
I ordered 3 more. Looks like decent mags.
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Posted: 2/15/2024 12:02:31 PM EDT
[#20]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Tango: I ordered 3 more. Looks like decent mags. I have many more in OD Green coming The 5.56 Green mags are in fact a lighter OD green and not the same baby poop green that they sold in the past In fact the 7.62x39 mags also come in OD green on GMW’s sight as well |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 1:39:39 PM EDT
[Last Edit: JamesJones]
[#21]
My brown mags I ordered would not lock into my PSA 101.
I filed one a bit on the front locking lug and got it in but it takes some effort. I might experiment with one a bit tonight and see if I can get it to smoothly lock. Worse case I toss the unused ones in the back of the mag pile for another ak one day. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 1:50:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JamesJones: My brown mags I ordered would not lock into my PSA 101. I filed one a bit on the front locking lug and got it in but it takes some effort. I might experiment with one a bit tonight and see if I can get it to smoothly lock. Worse case I toss the unused ones in the back of the mag pile for another ak one day. Strange. Mine fit and feed no issues. They were a little tight at first but after a few in and outs they work smooth. |
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Posted: 2/15/2024 2:22:41 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MustyWaffles: Strange. Mine fit and feed no issues. They were a little tight at first but after a few in and outs they work smooth. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MustyWaffles: Originally Posted By JamesJones: My brown mags I ordered would not lock into my PSA 101. I filed one a bit on the front locking lug and got it in but it takes some effort. I might experiment with one a bit tonight and see if I can get it to smoothly lock. Worse case I toss the unused ones in the back of the mag pile for another ak one day. Strange. Mine fit and feed no issues. They were a little tight at first but after a few in and outs they work smooth. I’m going to play with one but I had the same issue with one of my 762 AKs and the Bulgarian mags. I’d like to shoot with it a few times before I file all of them. My circle 10, wbp, psa, and unity all lock perfect. |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 4:18:11 AM EDT
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These have been the best fitting magazines I’ve used for the WBP Jack, better than the PSAs, AC Unity, and WBP factory mags. Will update Saturday as to feeding/function, but if they do function flawlessly I might get rid of all my other mags in favor of these. Just a big fan of the construction and ascetics, which remind me of the brown and firebrick red ak74 surplus magazines of old.
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Posted: 2/16/2024 9:09:09 AM EDT
[Last Edit: dryflash3]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By French1966: These have been the best fitting magazines I've used for the WBP Jack, better than the PSAs, AC Unity, and WBP factory mags. Will update Saturday as to feeding/function, but if they do function flawlessly I might get rid of all my other mags in favor of these. Just a big fan of the construction and ascetics, which remind me of the brown and firebrick red ak74 surplus magazines of old. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/496867/IMG_0050_jpeg-3130793.JPG Not in this forum please, dryflash3, a friend of mine had a 10 MOA WBP 5.56 and it's being replaced but it has me concerned on these, seems there's No issues with the latest batch and your picture makes me want one BAD |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 12:19:22 PM EDT
[#26]
I ordered one to try in my M85...took just a little bit of filing on the rear lug to get it to seat perfectly.
Hand cycles fine, hopefully I can get to the range this weekend to check live-fire function. {pic makes it look lighter in color} 
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Posted: 2/16/2024 12:21:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By kwb377: I ordered one to try in my M85...took just a little bit of filing on the rear lug to get it to seat perfectly. Hand cycles fine, hopefully I can get to the range this weekend to check live-fire function. {pic makes it look lighter in color} https://a4.pbase.com/g13/07/240307/2/174351345.c8d97d03.JPEG Gorgeous!!! |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 7:40:46 PM EDT
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Mine just came in and I opened one.
Locks in fine to a PSA AK102 and WBP Jack 556, bit tight on the Jack. I can't get it into the Mini Beryl though. |
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Posted: 2/16/2024 9:58:05 PM EDT
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Mine fed 100% out of my M90 and Mini Beryl, 30 rounds through 3 mags of each color, total 90, so far so good!
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Posted: 2/17/2024 1:20:44 PM EDT
[Last Edit: HaveBlue83]
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100% with 2 black and 2 brown out of the Pioneers. 100% perfect
I'm buying MOARRRRRRRR. Light file a few strokes on the back spine at the top rear radius just a tad to get em to lock in without bind on the lever. That is IT.  |
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Posted: 2/17/2024 10:02:39 PM EDT
[#31]
Ordered, and I don't even own a 5.56 AK.
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:51:16 PM EDT
[Last Edit: CanvasBack]
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Posted: 2/19/2024 4:59:20 PM EDT
[#33]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CanvasBack: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/91637/20240219_144830_jpg-3134654.JPG Ran a couple of then in one of my 106's today with zero malfunctions You didn’t have to come in here flexing on us with all that Surpat goodness. One of my favorite patterns. |
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Posted: 2/19/2024 5:11:34 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MustyWaffles: You didn’t have to come in here flexing on us with all that Surpat goodness. One of my favorite patterns. Lol, it's pretty awesome. I wish I had more of it. |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 3:42:43 PM EDT
[Last Edit: MAKAK47]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CanvasBack: Lol, it's pretty awesome. I wish I had more of it. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By CanvasBack: Originally Posted By MustyWaffles: You didn’t have to come in here flexing on us with all that Surpat goodness. One of my favorite patterns. Lol, it's pretty awesome. I wish I had more of it. Good Sir, where can one get that sling in that pattern? |
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Posted: 2/20/2024 5:32:19 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MAKAK47: Good Sir, where can one get that sling in that pattern? I got that sling from parashooter gear probably 4 years or so ago. He just had a handful of them at the time. So I'm not sure if there is an easily available source for a sling just like that now. Kruschiki had some padded EMR slings here recently, I'm not sure if they plan on restocking them or not. Sling |
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Posted: 2/21/2024 8:21:11 PM EDT
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Ran perfect in the converted Saiga and my M85.
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Posted: 2/21/2024 8:36:06 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By AZ5326X2: Ran perfect in the converted Saiga and my M85. Did you ditch your PSA-101? |
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Posted: 2/21/2024 9:04:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Melvin_Johnson: Did you ditch your PSA-101? Nah. PSA squared it away and got it running. I'm going to hang onto it until I sell it to fund something closer to an original 101. |
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Posted: 2/22/2024 11:37:28 PM EDT
[#40]
The green is a nice option
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Posted: 2/24/2024 9:06:45 AM EDT
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These check out fine in the Mini-Beryl (Polish) Pistol(SBR) loaded and fired both mags this week. No problems.
Nice mags for the money - the Brown look great with wood furniture. Might have to get some green ones too. |
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Posted: 2/24/2024 4:15:44 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By cherenkov: These check out fine in the Mini-Beryl (Polish) Pistol(SBR) loaded and fired both mags this week. No problems. Nice mags for the money - the Brown look great with wood furniture. Might have to get some green ones too. I doubled down on greens and now I have a wood WBP coming and I need more brown mags too, darn it haha Guys have some great looking set ups! |
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Posted: 2/24/2024 11:42:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By HaveBlue83: The green is a nice option https://i.postimg.cc/7LP7c5SG/IMG-20240222-163847107-2.jpg Why does yours look darker than mine?  Attached File |
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Posted: 2/27/2024 12:30:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: aimatdeer]
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Posted: 3/3/2024 1:11:51 PM EDT
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Klay's full auto AK doesn't like these mags.
 Budget 556 AK Meltdown: Pioneer Arms 556 Sporter! |
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Posted: 3/3/2024 5:53:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Melvin_Johnson: Klay's full auto AK doesn't like these mags.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0T7_gJdrwHa. We'll it's a Bulgarian magazine. Pioneer Arms is using a Polish pattern. Makes sense it likes Polish magazines. Then again, it is after all Pioneer Arms 
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Posted: 3/3/2024 6:34:55 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By themao: Ha. We'll it's a Bulgarian magazine. Pioneer Arms is using a Polish pattern. Makes sense it likes Polish magazines. Then again, it is after all Pioneer Arms Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By themao: Originally Posted By Melvin_Johnson: Klay's full auto AK doesn't like these mags. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0T7_gJdrwHa. We'll it's a Bulgarian magazine. Pioneer Arms is using a Polish pattern. Makes sense it likes Polish magazines. Then again, it is after all Pioneer Arms I thought it was poor that he called these Bulgarian mags “S***”, it makes them seem like they are not good mags, I have not had any issues so far with mine, anyone else? |
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Posted: 3/3/2024 10:11:27 PM EDT
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Agree. I don’t get to the range until the end of this month. I’ll make sure I put another 150-200 rounds through them again. I had ZERO issues in my SAM-5.
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Posted: 3/4/2024 7:52:41 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MAKAK47: I thought it was poor that he called these Bulgarian mags “S***”, it makes them seem like they are not good mags, I have not had any issues so far with mine, anyone else? Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MAKAK47: Originally Posted By themao: Originally Posted By Melvin_Johnson: Klay's full auto AK doesn't like these mags. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OW0T7_gJdrwHa. We'll it's a Bulgarian magazine. Pioneer Arms is using a Polish pattern. Makes sense it likes Polish magazines. Then again, it is after all Pioneer Arms I thought it was poor that he called these Bulgarian mags “S***”, it makes them seem like they are not good mags, I have not had any issues so far with mine, anyone else? Yeah that was some goofy shit. |
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Posted: 3/4/2024 8:03:16 AM EDT
[#50]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By MAKAK47: I thought it was poor that he called these Bulgarian mags “S***”, it makes them seem like they are not good mags, I have not had any issues so far with mine, anyone else? I took it as “they are shit in this rifle”, although I know he said otherwise. They are really great mags imo. I’ve got enough rounds through mine to be really confident in them, moreso than the factory WBP mags (using with my Jack 556)  RH25 Range Sample 3 |
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