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Posted: 9/19/2005 4:27:01 PM EDT
[#1]
Don't waste your time or money on American AK mags.
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Posted: 9/19/2005 4:30:46 PM EDT
[#2]
Military AK mags from any Eastern Bloc Country are good,stay away from any aftermarket mag.Some People do show a preference toward Russian,Bulgarian,East German or Polish AK mags but I really have'nt noticed a nickels worth of difference between any of them.
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Posted: 9/19/2005 4:43:10 PM EDT
[#3]
Bulgy waffle mags are my favorite. Second is the Polish black polymer mags. I just bought a bunch of the Polish mags at a show for $12.00 NIW.
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Posted: 9/19/2005 5:26:25 PM EDT
[#4]
I love all steel East bloc mags....I sold off all my Bulgy waffle and Polish polymer mags except 1 of each .......personal preference
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Posted: 9/19/2005 6:49:24 PM EDT
[#5]
Stick with communist made mags. Stay away from US made.
Other than that buy lots of them cheap. 4 is not enough you need at least 8! |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 6:58:14 PM EDT
[#6]
I think I have enough mags and drums.....
I can buy a 1000 rd case of ak47 ammo and have around 400 rounds left after I refill all the mags and drums again. Get's expensive though. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 7:22:34 PM EDT
[#7]
I'd like a 75-100 round drum eventually.
Right now just some 30 rounds should do.. I'm going to do some shopping and see if I can get a deal on some steel mags and a pouch... Anyone know where to find a good deal on mags and mag pouches? I like the "personal preference" above.. I'd like one of each of the polymer mags and a stack of good steel mags with a few of the magazine clips to clip two together. |
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Posted: 9/19/2005 7:28:11 PM EDT
[#8]
www.clearviewinvest.com/detail.asp?product_id=001-320
AK-47 Mags with Pouch Description: Special package deal while supplies last. Four (4) 30rd mags in used condition with mag pouch. Discount Price: $29.99 You Need two 
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Posted: 9/19/2005 7:54:42 PM EDT
[#9]
+1. I prefer the Bulgarian mags, but maybe that's just 'cause I have more of 'em. All the ComBloc AK mags are good to go. |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:53:45 AM EDT
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Posted: 9/20/2005 10:32:43 AM EDT
[#11]
absolute junk!!! its a crap shoot what you will get...ive only gotten one or two fairly good mags out of several pouches, I have had mags from them with bubbling paint and some are dented so bad the follower won't go down half way |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 11:22:47 AM EDT
[#12]
Bulgy waffles are nice, but never were cheap.
Any exc cond steels work well from E Europe. My local show had Polish 30s new $12 for either poly or steel. |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:34:57 PM EDT
[#13]
I got all excited and bought a Chinese 75 rd drum last year. I think I used it once. It's pretty much just novelty. I guess I should sell it. 
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Posted: 9/20/2005 1:48:39 PM EDT
[#14]
Well Thats a dissappointment! I may get one set just to get a good pouch.... Were most of them just cosmetic paint issues? I'm a whiz with a can of krylon..hy.gif I'd call back and raise hell if I got non functional mags out of a set like that.... K another question.... where can I find new in baggie 7.62X39 Steel (or other) Mags that arent US made? even if the price isn't the best I want the best I can get. No sense in buying that package deal if I get a good pouch and crappy mags. |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 5:38:44 PM EDT
[#15]
IM me if you decide to sell it. I may have a good home for it. 
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:27:26 PM EDT
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I gonna call you on that. It's an AK mag how bad can it be? Did you return them??? Here's my experience: --------------------- Since u's guys missed out on the sportsman's guide deal-- 10 mags for $30 (I hope they come through). Clearview has the best deal. I just received 8 from the Clearview deal. Finish on 4 (mixed) was aweful, no rust but not much finish either. I repainted them with dollar store matte black paint. Finally got them out to the range, last weekend. 1 wouldn't lock in w/o lots of effort and then wouldn't release. One other one wouldn't release. So 6 for 8 is not that bad. Hell they are still cheaper than AR mags!! Gotta figure they are probably 20 or 30 years old. My 2 bad ones, need a little polishing, but I can live with that. All the other 6 worked flawlessly. What's nice about these is you don't |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 6:34:17 PM EDT
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i just tried to sift through my boxes, there is no way I can find it
I'm telling you though it looked as though a center punch had been driven twenty times into the side of it and all the mags had either no finish or black gloss krylon over rust I got a return authorization, which was only the day's date, but I never sent it in...too much trouble for one mag out of hundreds |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 7:11:59 PM EDT
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One chi/combloc mag?? Kylon over rust?? That's a problem? Strip em!! Buff em off and refinish em yourself!! Hell the best deal I found awhile ago was polish mags that were rust under paint. They work great! I think I paid $4 a mag for them from tapco, 2 years ago. If I was so inclined I would refinish them myself. I'm going to be blatently honest here... This internet crap has gotten out of hand. Maybe you should go buy a FAL or HK so you can get $3 mags and realize that you can toss (trash) the ones that don't work. Now that Sportsman's Guide is sold out, show me the better deal out there. |
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Posted: 9/20/2005 7:27:15 PM EDT
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if you are going for sheer numbers to refinish you really can't get any better
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Posted: 9/20/2005 7:33:40 PM EDT
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Posted: 9/23/2005 1:48:17 PM EDT
[#21]
I ended up with 4 polish poly mags from the EE for 67.50 shipped with a 4 mag pouch..
I'm going to pick up another 3 steel polish mags for 15.99 each to get me up to 8 mags... should be enough to shoot for a while without reloading :) |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 1:50:05 PM EDT
[#22]
You can get the polys cheaper www.jandcsales.com/Military_Surplus.htm |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 1:54:03 PM EDT
[#23]
+1, US mags SUCK! |
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Posted: 9/23/2005 6:02:26 PM EDT
[#24]
hmmm thats too bad.. wish I'd have known that..
oh well. |
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