Note: steel cage but not feed lips. Several of these have failed as the epoxy holding the floor plate(yes it has one but YOU can't remove it)fails and the guts fall out. Stick with the circle 10's from Bulgaria same price better quality.
@militia765 They are still made to this day, however these are usually MUCH more expensive than the surplus ones. You are looking at going from 200ish to 2000ish.
Look at Armory USA, they are a US based AK manufacturer.
Instead of "NEW" ak magazine. They should say "DUMBEST" AK magazine ever made. Producing a firearm magazine where u cannot remove the spring for replacement or cleaning has got to be one of the dumbest ideas to hit the market to this day. And on top of that the mag costs $30 bucks?!?!?
I think the most retard part is how they recommend you shoot water down into the sealed bottom, lol. Ya that will clean it out real good.
AK floor plates stick out and hang up on other mags in the LB gear. I welcome the idea but only if the rounds don't rattle around in the mag like they do with my Circle 10 Waffle
yea the original mags are the best for quality and reliability, they only have two downsides: 1- they are heavy, 2- they dont count as a compliance part. but i can compensate for the compliance issue and deal with the weight. metal surplus or polymer bulgarian, thats all for me!
What? I have dozens of AK-47 magazines, and I've never had a floorplate "go bad". They're fixing something that really isn't broken. Can you imagine how long it would take to clean that magazine by dripping water out of 3 tiny holes? It's already quick and easy.
Maybe I am missing something, but I would much rather keep my surplus mags.
@essemgy florrplates catch on stuff and get ripped off in combat more frequently than you would imagine. Finding a floorplate,follower,spring and loose rounds spewed all over the ground after taking a structure in UO is not uncommon.
I have the same run of the mill surplus mags that everyone else has, and they all take a beating. I do CQB drills 1-3 times a week, and my magazines (among everything else) take a lot of abuse. I've never had a floorplate issue, and I don't know of anyone personally who has. Again, these are not any kind of special magazines; they're the same ol cheap surplus mags that everyone else has.
This redesigned AK magazine is just an unnecessary gimmick; don't fix what's isn't broken.
@essemgy I've never used an AK variant in actual combat but from what I gathered when going prone in a hurry or throwing your AK up over a barricade or even having the mag get hung up when traversing an obstacle that the floorplate issue becomes apparent. The habit many real world AK users have of using their mag as a stop when poking their weapon over a wall or out of an AFV hatch beats/bends that front part of the floorplate pretty good.Actual combat offers amazing opportunities to break stuff
With enough abuse, anything will break; nothing is above malfunction. Having said that, the steel surplus magazines in their entirety, are very, very resilient to just about any kind of abuse you put them through. If they were not, this issue that's being exaggerated would be more well known.
I would much prefer to be able to remove a floorplate to properly clean the inside of the magazine, rather than relying on running warm water (which might not be available) running through.
Call me old school, but I tend to prefer metal over plastic. Argue all you want about how strong it may be, but to me it's still plastic. It also helps that you can find barely used steel surplus mags for about $10.
I prefer steel over polymer too, but I try to look at it practically and in certain applications, guns using polymer is perfectly fine. Look at the Glock, it's been dropped out of planes,burried in mud,ran over, and it's quite durable despite have a polymer frame.
Uhh, being able to remove the floorplate is a very important part of maintenance. How else are you supposed to get things out of the mag that won't come out simply being rinsed? That mag also looks way oversized for some reason(maybe just the camera angle or something).
With no removable floorplate... I'll be sticking with standard mags.
Yes, I think Kalashnikov designed the floorplate to be removed for a reason. I've never had a magazine floorplate break on me, and I've never heard of them breaking with other users.
Well it's not just a kalashnikov thing, I wouldn't use magazines I can't disassemble to service in any of my firearms.
As far as the polymer goes, the magazine itself is not a high stress area, I have plenty of polymer mags and parts they've served me quite well. The polymers used for this type of stuff are not the same polymers used in Nerf guns like people tend to think.
Looks like a great mag but no floorplate...what if just what if a small rock gets into the top of it and it wont come out the same way it came in, then what?
@1979aerocaprice
c ya
GunWebsites 3 months ago
Ill stick to my good ol' soviet mags. those would go through hell and back and still come out good as new...
VengeanceIV 1 year ago
i like the mag that were used in the post 1951 ak-47 the steel mag old school russian made and reliavle
IWANAROCKYEEEAAAA 1 year ago
looks like the bulgarian waffle mag
KrazyKunuck101 1 year ago
You dropped it, you kicked it, BUT did you dropkick it?
blobber01 1 year ago 2
Note: steel cage but not feed lips. Several of these have failed as the epoxy holding the floor plate(yes it has one but YOU can't remove it)fails and the guts fall out. Stick with the circle 10's from Bulgaria same price better quality.
dibdevlon 1 year ago
@militia765 They are still made to this day, however these are usually MUCH more expensive than the surplus ones. You are looking at going from 200ish to 2000ish.
Look at Armory USA, they are a US based AK manufacturer.
deilax 1 year ago
Is there a AK74 version on this mag? and where can i get them?
thentantt 1 year ago
Instead of "NEW" ak magazine. They should say "DUMBEST" AK magazine ever made. Producing a firearm magazine where u cannot remove the spring for replacement or cleaning has got to be one of the dumbest ideas to hit the market to this day. And on top of that the mag costs $30 bucks?!?!?
I think the most retard part is how they recommend you shoot water down into the sealed bottom, lol. Ya that will clean it out real good.
ducker9mm 1 year ago
whats the point to this mag, other than its hard to clean
ycheese123 1 year ago 5
@ycheese123
#1 us made (3 parts for 922r)
#2 designed / produced by a well known company
#3 I assume lighter, and more durable than steel mags (we'll see)
GunWebsites 1 year ago
@GunWebsites its also corrosion resistant
TheAirsoftSoldiers 1 year ago
@ycheese123 moneymaking ;D
ABCMATTISSOMMER 1 year ago
how would you change springs. buy a new mag ?
45acpglock 1 year ago
AK floor plates stick out and hang up on other mags in the LB gear. I welcome the idea but only if the rounds don't rattle around in the mag like they do with my Circle 10 Waffle
sopmodm4 1 year ago
@sopmodm4
Thanks for that insight, I hadn't thought of it that way
GunWebsites 1 year ago
yea the original mags are the best for quality and reliability, they only have two downsides: 1- they are heavy, 2- they dont count as a compliance part. but i can compensate for the compliance issue and deal with the weight. metal surplus or polymer bulgarian, thats all for me!
blackhatch46 1 year ago
im not gonna knock it till i try it
southerner985 2 years ago
"No floorplate to go bad"
What? I have dozens of AK-47 magazines, and I've never had a floorplate "go bad". They're fixing something that really isn't broken. Can you imagine how long it would take to clean that magazine by dripping water out of 3 tiny holes? It's already quick and easy.
Maybe I am missing something, but I would much rather keep my surplus mags.
essemgy 2 years ago 2
@essemgy You are absolutely right, sir.
epicsr 2 years ago 2
@essemgy florrplates catch on stuff and get ripped off in combat more frequently than you would imagine. Finding a floorplate,follower,spring and loose rounds spewed all over the ground after taking a structure in UO is not uncommon.
sopmodm4 1 year ago
@sopmodm4
I have the same run of the mill surplus mags that everyone else has, and they all take a beating. I do CQB drills 1-3 times a week, and my magazines (among everything else) take a lot of abuse. I've never had a floorplate issue, and I don't know of anyone personally who has. Again, these are not any kind of special magazines; they're the same ol cheap surplus mags that everyone else has.
This redesigned AK magazine is just an unnecessary gimmick; don't fix what's isn't broken.
essemgy 1 year ago
@essemgy I've never used an AK variant in actual combat but from what I gathered when going prone in a hurry or throwing your AK up over a barricade or even having the mag get hung up when traversing an obstacle that the floorplate issue becomes apparent. The habit many real world AK users have of using their mag as a stop when poking their weapon over a wall or out of an AFV hatch beats/bends that front part of the floorplate pretty good.Actual combat offers amazing opportunities to break stuff
sopmodm4 1 year ago
@sopmodm4
With enough abuse, anything will break; nothing is above malfunction. Having said that, the steel surplus magazines in their entirety, are very, very resilient to just about any kind of abuse you put them through. If they were not, this issue that's being exaggerated would be more well known.
I would much prefer to be able to remove a floorplate to properly clean the inside of the magazine, rather than relying on running warm water (which might not be available) running through.
essemgy 1 year ago
Just wish I knew when it WILL be released.
hellstorm702 2 years ago
id drill a few hole's in the bottom to let water out when coming out of the water
TMHonfire101 2 years ago
cant seem to find a guy who isnt a coward
sesyyammber 2 years ago
Call me old school, but I tend to prefer metal over plastic. Argue all you want about how strong it may be, but to me it's still plastic. It also helps that you can find barely used steel surplus mags for about $10.
AnimeFanatic5602 2 years ago 3
every fukken modern gun feels like a little toy, more plastic than metal
superchicken27 2 years ago
I prefer steel over polymer too, but I try to look at it practically and in certain applications, guns using polymer is perfectly fine. Look at the Glock, it's been dropped out of planes,burried in mud,ran over, and it's quite durable despite have a polymer frame.
esh325 2 years ago
Uhh, being able to remove the floorplate is a very important part of maintenance. How else are you supposed to get things out of the mag that won't come out simply being rinsed? That mag also looks way oversized for some reason(maybe just the camera angle or something).
With no removable floorplate... I'll be sticking with standard mags.
prisoner1138 2 years ago 18
Yes, I think Kalashnikov designed the floorplate to be removed for a reason. I've never had a magazine floorplate break on me, and I've never heard of them breaking with other users.
esh325 2 years ago 2
Well it's not just a kalashnikov thing, I wouldn't use magazines I can't disassemble to service in any of my firearms.
As far as the polymer goes, the magazine itself is not a high stress area, I have plenty of polymer mags and parts they've served me quite well. The polymers used for this type of stuff are not the same polymers used in Nerf guns like people tend to think.
prisoner1138 2 years ago
How much?
BroPaul 2 years ago
Nice but looks abit big. and what is the cost
grimgreg1 2 years ago 2
have you seen the standard ak mags there the same size i think. maybe a little bigger but not much
OneShot2Kills 2 years ago
interesting idea...but I'm not pouring water in my magazine.
BigBosley 2 years ago 3
Ah come on! Be a sport! ;^P
BroPaul 2 years ago
thats what im sayin! 7 yrs army, i never heard anything like this...!!!! neat concept....for an AIRSOFT PUSSY GUN MAYBE!!
myish08 2 years ago
What's the co$t?
Jules2950 2 years ago
Mag looks really thick.
clap5 2 years ago 6
Cool. How heavy is it?
coolstuffaddict 2 years ago
looks like a great mag.but im gettin too old to go back to south Africa to use one
vmpslr2 2 years ago
Looks like a great mag but no floorplate...what if just what if a small rock gets into the top of it and it wont come out the same way it came in, then what?
clubtc05 2 years ago 16
rk magazine look nicer :D and more practical but that is one nice mag too <3
NarowAR07 2 years ago
On my Christmas list.
livinthegoodlife101 2 years ago
wow nice stuff
Xterminatorbond 2 years ago