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Posted: 3/21/2008 10:19:15 AM EDT
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OK, so I've heard from everyone that Promag magazines aren't very good for AKs. I like having the additional compliance parts on my AK, so that I can easily switch out parts, so a reliable and decent US mag would be very nice. I have 4 ProMag smoke magazines, and they seem like they'd be fine for the range, but I don't know about anything else. So my question is this: Are the Thermold mags high quality? Are they reliable?  www.atlanticfirearms.com/programming/expand.asp?Prodid=501 At $12 a piece, I wouldn't mind stocking up on these, assuming they're decent. |
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IMO... Thermold is a step better than ProMag. I have 6 or so of them for my AR15 and they are good quality mags. Never had a issued. However... I do not have any experience with them in an AK. If tradition holds true, they wont be as trustworthy or hardy as the tried and true military mags. If you are going to pay $12 a piece for them, I instead would stock up on steel military mags for the same price and that way... you KNOW the quality if your mags. 
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Well, they still have zero metal reinforcements, so they're still a no-go for anything other than range use. (Don't drop em!  )But any mag that feeds is good enough for plinking on the weekends. Still, with surplus mags running about that price, I see no logical justification for buying them. |
For me it has nothing to do with money or surplus mags. I've got plenty of surplus metal AK mags and have the Bulgarian waffle mags. I've been selling them on the site off and on for a couple of years. Why did I get 9 of these, because they are reported to feed in Saiga rifles with no modification with a feedramp and they count for 3 US parts which requires only 1 more to be added to the rifle if left in non-pistol grip configuration. In other words, if there is a need to use hi-cap mags it is easily done without changing the ability to use the regular Saiga mags. I did the mod to one mag in a minute and loaded it with dummy rounds which seemed to feed with no problem. An actual firing test is needed though. I won't modify any other mags if the one works, I will modify the catch on the rifle which needs to be done anyway when I install a bullet guide. Would I use them in my factory hi-cap rifles? No. I did a side by side comparison with a Pro-Mag I picked up and the Thermold mag polymer is stronger and thicker than the Pro-Mag. The Thermold has no flex in the feedlip area. I'm not so concerned with no metal in the feedlip as not having it in the front and rear locking lug. But for use in a Saiga rifle until I get some feedramps installed, I will use them. I don't believe the original Saiga mags have metal in the feedlips and front locking lug areas. But they do at the rear. These are old stock from during the ban, marked Gov't and LE use only. I can always sell them in the future if I decide to for more when the import or manufacture of AK mags is banned. I've used Thermold AR mags and liked them and had no problems with the non-maple leaf ones I own. I suppose a P-Mag would be a better choice these days though if they have the bugs worked out. |
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