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Posted: 1/19/2008 5:56:46 PM EDT
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What 223/.556 mags will a WASR-3 take? Thanks in advance! CS |
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Most of the WASR and SAR guns won't accept the use the Bulgarians 5.56 mags (they usually won't fit), and often those mags won't function 100% even if they do somehow fit. Your most likely to get better results in using Bulgarian 5.45 / AK-74 mags and retro fit them to use the Robinson Arms followers. These work pretty well in my experience, but due to the difference in cartridge taper, I usually load only 20 or 25 instead of 30. I'd look first and foremost for the right mags (ones gun designed to use - the metal Weigners) first and foremost. BIGGER_HAMMER 
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| I have an SAR3 that came with an E. German orange bakelite, with the sticker that said ".223 only". I switched the follower with Rob Arms .223, and it runs great with 30 rds. I bought 10 more of these and the correct followers. I did have to shave the backs of the mags, just behind the feed lips, to clear the center post in the receiver. They all are 100%, and half the cost of Weigers. I do have 6 Weigers in wrappers, just because they are the correct mag, but only use the bakelites. The bakelites are getting as hard to find as the Weigers. AIM surplus used to have them for $12, but are long gone. Bulgy 5.45's are still pretty cheap. |
| I bought two Bulgarian and two East German AK-74 magazines and did the "homebrew" follower modification found here: forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=9148. For the WASR, you only need to follow the instruction on the follower. I took all four mags out (with the weiger mag that came OEM) and the OEM and three of the homebrews worked great. I still need to solve a problem with the fourth homebrew. I also ordered four "WASR-3" magazines direct from Century, but I have not received them yet. |
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