The "new" ones are not supposed to have any fitment problems.
$12.95 Seems like a good price on new steel AK mags?
- Thread starter albatros43
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Watchem being made. That gigantic tumbler that polishes the magazines is something else.
I got 4 of these for $60 total. So with shipping it equaled to paying $15 each. The rear tab plates needed to be fitted a bit. The tab is too high and hits the inside brace of the gun. A bit of filing to round off the edges and now they fit all of my AKs.
http://www.keepshooting.com/gibbs-matra-ak-47-magazine-30-round.html
Left is the "Croatian" Gibbs/Matra. Right is an old surplus Romanian for comparison. The arrows and box are where I had to file down the plate. You can see that it not only is too thick but it extends above where a normal catch plate should be.
BUT.......These oversized (out of spec) mags may be a blessing for some. These mags are also just a tad bit wider than most mags.If you have a lot of mag wobble in your gun then try one of these mags. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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http://www.keepshooting.com/gibbs-matra-ak-47-magazine-30-round.html
Left is the "Croatian" Gibbs/Matra. Right is an old surplus Romanian for comparison. The arrows and box are where I had to file down the plate. You can see that it not only is too thick but it extends above where a normal catch plate should be.
BUT.......These oversized (out of spec) mags may be a blessing for some. These mags are also just a tad bit wider than most mags.If you have a lot of mag wobble in your gun then try one of these mags. You may be pleasantly surprised.
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Remember that the Gibbs magazine and the Croatian magazines are not the same at all. Here is the making of the Gibbs magazines. There has not been a second batch of the Gibbs magazines. The Croatian ones had problems too, but their latest batch, from SGAmmo and other vendors, has supposedly addressed these problems.
Thanks for the info Bronski!
Shipping for 10 mags is pretty much the same as shipping for 1
I received my mags in today, these are good to go so far. Zero wobble in my Mak 90 or M70 underfolder.
What type of AK do you have? Just curious if others have the same problem.
