Stamped steel 20 round magazine for the .308, its in beta testing. Looks like you can volunteer for testing one.


http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/66556-stamped-steel-vepr-308-magazine-prototype-testers-needed/

If the link has you worried, go to saiga-12 fourm, then to the 'other AKs' sub fourm.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/csspecs/th_PICT0040.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/csspecs/th_PICT0031-1.jpg

Bump, because I want you to make stamped, curved 20rd mags for the S308.

so what's the difference between the Saiga and Vepr mags? A .308 is in the crosshairs for me....

The vepr magazine is shorter front to back. The vepr's front tab sits higher and functions as a bullet guide.

The Saiga bolt sits to low and barrel is to close for the magazine to have a built in bullet guide, rather it uses a different principle to force the rounds to rise as they exit the magazine.

The magazines are dimensionally different in almost every respect.


The rifles themselves, the vepr is better built in almost every way; the action is smoother, receiver is thicker, bolt has a larger third lug.... But the Vepr is almost $300 more.

Just a note, the vepr and the super vepr in .308 use the same magazines. Whereas the saiga and saiga-100 use totally different magazines (I'm working on the saiga-100 magazines as there is not current replacement).

Why did you do the redesign and what are the differences?

The redesign was partly to improve appearance. And they have fewer parts to make, and take less time.
They weigh less, seams are front and back and are off set to avoid making a sharp corner.
The ribs make the magazine body very rigid for the weight.


Nothing huge, but a lot of little things that add up.

The only thing we have found, they may not work the best with really short OAL reloads. For that go with our old style magazines.

Thanks for the quick reply. I guess I'll wait for your new ones.

They are available now, and are compatible with the new imports... However you have to comply with 922r, (replace trigger group with an RSA and your good to go).

I bought a couple of Cspecs original mags last year and posted a detailed review on this forum. I was impressed with the originals and will be purchasing some of the new style. Having a .308 was once a real negative due to the high cost of the factory mags. However, with the ingenuity of Mike and Cspecs, the mags are affordable and reliable. 20 rounders were never available for the .308 until his company developed them.

New design is right about the same cost as the previous model. They are still expensive to make.

We are interested in making the 7.62x54r just have a few projects ahead of it.