https://www.classicfirearms.com/ak-47-762x39-30rd-bakelite-style-magazine/
I bought a couple to try out. Just wanted them for looks.
Has anybody put rounds down range with these? Do they function?

I was curious myself. Give us a range report on them!

They're kinda weird. The color looks like wood grain. I swear it's wood grain. I can see light through them, so they are kinda transparent. Translucent. Has a metal locking tab.
Don't know when I'll get around to testing them. Ammo is in short supply right now.

I have a few  of TULA 30 rounders and a POLYANA 45 rounder along with E. German 74 mags,  and they all, all,   look to have "wood grain" appearance to them.

Thanks. I've never actually seen one in person. So these are more authentic than I knew.

I might snag a couple now!

what panic are you guys going thru? don't tell me this virus got  everyone shaking in their boots on the green isle.............if that is where you are

@Uncle_Billy

I see you are new here.

You are in a Technical Forum called AK Mags. You're post is off topic here if it doesn't pertain to AK mags.

You want to talk politics there is a forum for that called General Discussion.

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dryflash3

ah jeeze just asked a simple question to his post to why he couldn't  get any ammo, it  wasn't to "incite"  any political discussion.  just wanted to know why it's hard for him to get ammo, that is all............. but Ok,  whatever

BTW why blue font? red would be more "appropriate"

Haven't tested mine yet, but it feels very flimsy. I have serious doubts about it's durability.

Atlantic Firearms sent out some of these fakelites to a handful of people in exchange for our unbiased opinions.

In the first 2 reviews I saw, the people loaded the mags and dropped them from around 3-4ft.  The mags broke and were no longer usable.  Does not bode well for any hard use or really any sort of running and gunning or 3gun where mags are regularly slammed around.

After seeing those first two, I chose not to drop mine.  I did do some simi-destructive testing on it.  Burnt it and cut it a bit.  To me, it seems like a thermoset plastic with a small amount of glass fiber reinforcement.  I've been using the mag in my regular rotation of mags, but not dropping it or tossing it around.  It goes to the range.  It gets shot.  It goes in the mag bag and goes home.  And it gets reloaded.  Rinse and repeat.  Several hundred rounds and its still running fine.  It hasn't misfed or broken yet.

As to the color, its a really bright halloween orange.  It is not really close to the color of my real bakelite steff.  Compared to Izzy, Tula, and polish bakelite, the korean fakelite looks faker than a kardashian.  All its missing is some black triangles for eyes and a black semicircle with some teeth for a smile and it'll be a jack-o-lantern.  Based on the suggested price of like $20+, and how fragile the mags have been, and the fact that it doesn't really look that great, i don't think the juice is worth the squeeze.  Even tapco and promag are sturdier than the fakelite and they cost 1/3 the price.  Its only real appeal would be mimicking a bakelite mag for instagram pictures, but it doesnt look real, so whats the point.

Wanted to follow up on this, excellent post but how do you think a darker rit dye would work on these? With the price of 7.62 Bakelite, this is getting only slightly more appealing

Wanted to follow up for an opinion. Anyone try a darker Rit Dye?