Back in 1985, an articulated mold of that size would have cost upwards of $250,000 to make, and it would have required a massive (and massively expensive) injection-molding machine. Much respect to our Bosnian brothers and sisters for nailing this!
City of Gorazde is known for experienced engineers, high quality polymer products that are exported for known EU companies. AC Unity is relatively new into mags, but i m pretty sure they will consider users feedback for further improvements.
@Dollar Hanjabam I knew the Russians were using plastics. I didn't kuow how far back it went. Thermold makes an AK mag, and an AR mag. Most don't kuow that there are several other mag designs held by the company but aren't im production as there isn't much of a market for them.
Mixflip Extra I’ve done some drop testing on their 7.62 mags. 30 and 40 round mags. Windowed and regular style both loaded dropped from shoulder height. Sides, bottom, and feed lips.... feed lips cracked on non windowed version Now if you’re not a caveman they are great lightweight mags for range use. Not 100% reliable for me but YMMV
Tell me about it. Any excuse to shit on the Russians or just ignore their achievements. I do love the channel though, and the video was very good. Ian is a man after my own heart and he's from my neck of the woods too, judging from the accent!
What's that thing at 2:53? Looks like the Bosnian made AC-UNITY ALFA AC-SMG9. The first Bosnian made rifle. Would love to see a video of that thing. Great channel btw. Tons of content, I don't know how I just now came across it.
It really doesn’t matter how the mag is stacked (if done properly). All that matters if the mag is a single feed or dual feed (when it comes to feeding into the rifle).
There is a similar mag in Russia. It is made by puf gun (basicly russian magpul). The russian one is a little bit simpler in production, but is not in sale right now(
I must have missed the part where they were getting made seeing as merely showing a mold on a skid in the middle of the shop floor isn't how they are made. Does showing a burger patty laying on the kitchen floor count as showing how a big mac is made?
Way better than a drum.... I looked into poly mags in the 70s but my take on them was to have boxes of loaded mags and have them single use... just burn and discard....
Noone really cares both platforms are highly respected and have pros and cons In this day and age it's entirely up to the consumer to pick which platform they prefer only children fight about such things
@@mr.angryman3599 The AK no longer offers anything the AR doesnt do much better. Not reliability, not serviceability, not accuracy, not recoil, not accessories, or range. The AR is superior in every way. I own a half dozen AKs, and I love them, but to say they are better than the AR is asinine.
Great, it only took 40+ years to get that shit working, I carried a M16 in basic,biggest piece of shit ever,during the 90's when I had an FFL and knew a class 3 dealer they were still a pos, we spent more time replacing parts then shooting.
@@BloPsy_Actual Bakelite is a phenol formaldehyde crosslinked polymer. AG-4S is what the Russians used to make magazines, grips, etc. AG-4S is not bakelite in the processing and synthesis, however it is also a phenol formaldehyde crosslinked polymer composite usually with glass reinforced fibers. Though bakelite was not the exact same, AG-S4 is absolutely a derivative from the original bakelite. Bakelite is truly just a made up name. If we really wanted to be exact we would refer to the chemical structure and bonding mechanism.
This is one of the coolest things ever why the fuck do militaries and also other people use normal magazines when this exists?? This is one of the best things ever
I have like 6 of these mags I picked up for 6 dollars a pop thinking they were cheap shit since they were half the price of KCI ones, but I got to admit they are pretty damn reliable surprisingly
@Inconvenient Truths Indeed bullshit. I think the op probably got some of the companies regular 30 rd mags which are going for about $6 if you get them from the right place. These quad stacks are more than 10x that which to me makes no sense. If I can get 10 30rd magazines for less than 1 60 rd magazine, I'm buying 10 magazines lol.
@@nijaz21-87 I can use mag couplers to link two 30 round mags together, and still have 60 rounds for about 1/3 of the price of a 60 round quad mag. Plus, from my experience those mags have feeding issues more often than most 30 round mags.
@@nijaz21-87 It's still a cheaper option. And you don't have to agree. You've apparently had better luck with them than I and others I know have. Sometimes I have luck with things that others don't, and vice versa.👍🏼
Of course it will function with brass-cased ammunition. These types of magazines do not reliably work with steel-cased ammunition...you know...the most common casing for AK ammo.
I've heard mixed reviews of these magazines. More for a range magazine than a go to war magazine. Made of polymer but still break at the feed lips when dropped.
@@ArcturusOTE i believe so but the RPKs were normally issed with 40 round 7.62x 39mm mags and 45 round 5.45 x 39 mags. The 45 rounders are popular with the AK74 variants most notably with the AK-74U.
Well seeing how the latest Covid-19 scare has gotten people running to gun stores including people who probably never wanted to own guns in the first place. CA might be changing soon...
I noticed a smooth diagonal edge by the opening of the magazine.. Does anyone know or think that these will fit a Galil ACE 7.62X39? Galils have a diagonal mag shroud that only allow certain mags.
Ammo goes in.. bullets hit down range... Not every gun is flawless in this respect.. But the AK does this famously without complaints. 60rds disappear quickly.
Ian moritz krečič It is a less bulkier than drum mag, but two 30rnd mags are still more compact. The spring needs a lot space. 25-35rnd mags seems to be very good compromise for capasity and size.
Back in 1985, an articulated mold of that size would have cost upwards of $250,000 to make, and it would have required a massive (and massively expensive) injection-molding machine. Much respect to our Bosnian brothers and sisters for nailing this!
AC Uniti makes its own molds
.The owner is a genius for polymer technology
City of Gorazde is known for experienced engineers, high quality polymer products that are exported for known EU companies. AC Unity is relatively new into mags, but i m pretty sure they will consider users feedback for further improvements.
I'd like to see footage of one gun in one cut going through 60 rounds without a malfunction.
Especially after the gun would have dropped to the ground, once or twice.
@@Ozone077 You need to look up the foreign reviews of this mag. They really torture the fuck out of them and not one malfunction.
th-cam.com/video/vRmGMok7tgc/w-d-xo.html 1:05
@@tfkhc37 do you have a link? Searching online now
too bad Kalashnikov group is no longer in youtube.
Magpul definitely didn't invent the concept of polymer magazines
No they didn't. Thermold has been making polymer mags since the 70's.
@@shanebrewer8892 if we're talking about mass produce then RUSSIA's Bakelite mag is actually the first polymer mag
@Dollar Hanjabam I knew the Russians were using plastics. I didn't kuow how far back it went. Thermold makes an AK mag, and an AR mag. Most don't kuow that there are several other mag designs held by the company but aren't im production as there isn't much of a market for them.
well there definitely the first thing that pops into someones mind when you hear polymer mags
SINCE MAGPUL INVITED THE CONCEPT!? BWAHAHAHAHAHHAAAHA. this guy never seen an ak74 mag...or a bakelite?
They need to make an octo-stack extended-length magazine.
This is so new that neva been dun befo
@Boob Tube This is the best shit I have ever heard....
@Water King that is some funny shit man.
@Water King Funniest shit I’ve seen in 2 weeks
This is the best manufacturer retrospective I have ever seen... Started off like a professional documentary..... Well done.
How is this channel not more popular!? Iain is the man
Because its all a load of bullshit.
Because of BS like "Now, making polymer magazines is of course nothing new since Magpul invented the concept over a decade ago"
my first time watching this... it feels like it was meant for the minds of small children. something is just 'off'
I spotted those mags at the Reno gun show yesterday. I'll have to buy some now....after seeing this video.
Mixflip Extra
I’ve done some drop testing on their 7.62 mags. 30 and 40 round mags. Windowed and regular style both loaded dropped from shoulder height. Sides, bottom, and feed lips.... feed lips cracked on non windowed version
Now if you’re not a caveman they are great lightweight mags for range use. Not 100% reliable for me but YMMV
Cost$?
@@dangerousfreedom4965 6$
Go Bosnia they make damn good rifles and pistols AC Uniti make, i cant wait to get my hands on one of tham firearms
Just discovered AC-Unity magazines. I'm quite impressed with their quality. I'd be very interested in trying one of these quad stacks
Any updates?
@@altitudeadjustment259 just picked up one of the gun show works perfect in my zestiva
A beautiful industry in a beautiful town
Since Magpul invented the concept.... Lulz. Should’ve edited that one out man.
🤣
Magpul invented polymer mags? The Russians were using them before the west was haha.
Tell me about it. Any excuse to shit on the Russians or just ignore their achievements.
I do love the channel though, and the video was very good. Ian is a man after my own heart and he's from my neck of the woods too, judging from the accent!
@@Snakebloke Bakelite is a form of polymer, actually.
Bakelite mags - ask any Russian 😉😁
i think he meant quad mags not polymer mags
@@metaphorpritam While true, Bakelite mags are t actually made out of bakelite, but a different more durable black polymer that is painted brown.
What's that thing at 2:53? Looks like the Bosnian made AC-UNITY ALFA AC-SMG9. The first Bosnian made rifle. Would love to see a video of that thing. Great channel btw. Tons of content, I don't know how I just now came across it.
Give me drop tests, mud tests, run n gun tests, then a good inspection on the mags. Not just a brand new mag dumping 60 rds.
they ran it over with a yugo, did pushups with it, you can check it out if you google.
superb AK + Quad-Stack 60 rounds magazine
Anyone else notice he said 'pleased to be BACK in this area...' - a hint he was there in the 90's with the SAS??
Yeah, fucking up Serbias rights to self defense. NATO is despicable.
@@michaelsrite822 so he was in Bosnia attacking Serbia HOW exactly?
@@3HaileSelassieattacking Serbia from Goražde? What genius 😂
Daaaamn that guy knows something about charisma.
Hes gay, apparently.
Wonder if quadstacks would be more reliable if the gun was designed to use them by default.
It really doesn’t matter how the mag is stacked (if done properly).
All that matters if the mag is a single feed or dual feed (when it comes to feeding into the rifle).
The Spectre smg was designed to use 50 round 9mm quadstacks, sadly the gun didn't catch on that much, so not much is known about reliability on em.
That's like suggesting triangle-shaped tires could be more effective than round ones if used by the right vehicle.
@@KC-bg1thno? There is no advantage to triangle tires, bit quadstacks have a distinct advantage, they just currently have feeding/reliability issues
@@marcusborderlands6177 And i thought giving quadstacks a less agressive taper might improve the feeding.
There is a similar mag in Russia. It is made by puf gun (basicly russian magpul). The russian one is a little bit simpler in production, but is not in sale right now(
This is a high quality production 👍
HVALA TI FADILE
I must have missed the part where they were getting made seeing as merely showing a mold on a skid in the middle of the shop floor isn't how they are made. Does showing a burger patty laying on the kitchen floor count as showing how a big mac is made?
I thought the same thing. I also love how there were so many cuts you can only guess how many jams there were.
@@psychzach1588 This is what i was thinking
Well, since the tool was on the floor my guess is that they were producing something else in the machines at the time. Possibly other types of mags.
That depends on if they're filming a Mcdonald's or not. XD
AK plays on a different level.
Helloo from Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇦❤🇺🇸
hello from reno nevada
Go back to Turkey.
michael srite turkey?
@@michaelsrite822 go back to Europe u amarican
RECOILtv Brother, Awesome Video!
Spring(s) need a lot of space.
That is as long as 40rnd AK mag.
Dayum! Them mags is THICC!
Way better than a drum....
I looked into poly mags in the 70s but my take on them was to have boxes of loaded mags and have them single use... just burn and discard....
aight im sold on this channel
I want the extended version of this 4stack
Awesome video with history Sir 👌👍....Anything on POF Revolution 308 DI soon?
I have a 30 and 40 round gen2 they have stepped up there quality
This polymer quad magazine looks and sounds great.because it's made for compact .launches.
I LOVE the AK platform and despise the AR platform.Yea, I said it.
Noone really cares both platforms are highly respected and have pros and cons
In this day and age it's entirely up to the consumer to pick which platform they prefer only children fight about such things
True gun lovers like both of the platforms!
Both are good!
@@mr.angryman3599
The AK no longer offers anything the AR doesnt do much better.
Not reliability, not serviceability, not accuracy, not recoil, not accessories, or range.
The AR is superior in every way.
I own a half dozen AKs, and I love them, but to say they are better than the AR is asinine.
Great, it only took 40+ years to get that shit working, I carried a M16 in basic,biggest piece of shit ever,during the 90's when I had an FFL and knew a class 3 dealer they were still a pos, we spent more time replacing parts then shooting.
Aint u fancy shooting brass 7.62
Literally just found this channel, though I recognize the name. Love the video and its honor to the history
Literally?
Best AK Video EVER!!! Actually Shows what 700rpm Looks like vs Vickers Tactical. As for the Intro, Sucks to have AAA Raining Down from the Hillsides
I just had a thought. Instead of using quad stack mags to increase capacity, why not use the technology to make standard capacity mags more compact?
you could make the bullets smaller or use a shrink ray
@@jolosarmiento7382 I was talking about 30 round AK mags that are as long as a 10 round mag for example.
Sounds like a great idea. Some 30 round magazines are long enough that they can get get in the way if u try to use a bipod.
Bakelite was one of the first successfully implemented crosslinked polymers... and russians were making mags out of it since the birth of the ak.
No, Russians weren't making magazines out of bakelite - you should check your info. They are just called bakelite but aren't made of it.
@@BloPsy_Actual Bakelite is a phenol formaldehyde crosslinked polymer. AG-4S is what the Russians used to make magazines, grips, etc.
AG-4S is not bakelite in the processing and synthesis, however it is also a phenol formaldehyde crosslinked polymer composite usually with glass reinforced fibers.
Though bakelite was not the exact same, AG-S4 is absolutely a derivative from the original bakelite.
Bakelite is truly just a made up name. If we really wanted to be exact we would refer to the chemical structure and bonding mechanism.
This is one of the coolest things ever
why the fuck do militaries and also other people use normal magazines when this exists?? This is one of the best things ever
Looks pretty California compliant to me
I have like 6 of these mags I picked up for 6 dollars a pop thinking they were cheap shit since they were half the price of KCI ones, but I got to admit they are pretty damn reliable surprisingly
@Inconvenient Truths Indeed bullshit. I think the op probably got some of the companies regular 30 rd mags which are going for about $6 if you get them from the right place. These quad stacks are more than 10x that which to me makes no sense. If I can get 10 30rd magazines for less than 1 60 rd magazine, I'm buying 10 magazines lol.
@@mikefelty2625 well, you can't have 60rds in then.
@@nijaz21-87 I can use mag couplers to link two 30 round mags together, and still have 60 rounds for about 1/3 of the price of a 60 round quad mag. Plus, from my experience those mags have feeding issues more often than most 30 round mags.
@@mikefelty2625 well, that's a different thing. Also, I can't agree on the last part with you.
@@nijaz21-87 It's still a cheaper option. And you don't have to agree. You've apparently had better luck with them than I and others I know have. Sometimes I have luck with things that others don't, and vice versa.👍🏼
Nice review. Thank you!
Wondering how they'll do with US legal AKs. Guess that takes time and $
5:01 bolt locked to the rear
Yeah i was asking myself why the bolt locked back. Was it a failure to feed or what
@Blake Ubersox You have to cut off a inside a magazine it will hold the bolt open.
Its a bolt open magazine, when its empty it holds the bolt open
@@harun817 Yeah but the bolt drops when you take the mag out
@@mesniburek1652 its an early zastava m70 which hold the bolt open on its own
😱Where can I get one?
An answer to a question that nobody was asking.
I want a quad stack mag for my Barrett M82
I honestly didn't know they made AR mags
great vid and keep it up! those damn lovely polymer mags!
Eating that recoil like it's breakfast
this is why you should always build your tooling in house
Of course it will function with brass-cased ammunition. These types of magazines do not reliably work with steel-cased ammunition...you know...the most common casing for AK ammo.
Awesome find
Changing mags? Never heard of it.
Definitely gotta get my hands on one!
Mine didn’t come with a mag loader😮
I've heard mixed reviews of these magazines. More for a range magazine than a go to war magazine. Made of polymer but still break at the feed lips when dropped.
Didn't rhe Russians also have a similarly designed mags for the RPK-16?
@@ArcturusOTE i believe so but the RPKs were normally issed with 40 round 7.62x 39mm mags and 45 round 5.45 x 39 mags. The 45 rounders are popular with the AK74 variants most notably with the AK-74U.
@@ratagris21 those mags are long as hell tho and girth is more preferable to length at least that's what my mom told me ;)
Are these magazines available for purchase?
I thought the AKM has the threaded barrel ?
I live in CA so I wont see one...
Ambrose-adventure
Offf
Ambrose-adventure buy one off the market
Well seeing how the latest Covid-19 scare has gotten people running to gun stores including people who probably never wanted to own guns in the first place. CA might be changing soon...
I really hope you didn't cut out every Jam that you had to make it look like it's a good magazine because I did not see one full magazine through
They need to make one for 556 AK
They do as far as I know. TH-cam "AC Unity Magazine Review!"
Bosnian space magic.
40% less waight as got to mean 40% more ammo ?
It's like Charlton Heston and Steve Irwin had a baby.
will these fit on the galil ace since they have that polymer magwell?
Cool.....where can we buy them???
Glad I subscribed!
I'm rookie in States....brand is new....what's AC-Unity police & military reputation in Europe & Asia ?
Sold 10k SMG's to Austria and constantly ship mags out of Bosnia!
When are these available
Iam @albanian_weapons , respect from Albania ❤❤🙋♂️🤝
4:35 let's see if it runs..
You're not sure of Kalashnikov?
How much does this store carry
Did anyone see that he took some polymer in his fist and held it for future special sauce breakdown?
I wonder if they'll also make a 5.45mm version.
They make all kinds of mags both for AR and AK platforms in multiple calibers. They make a MP5 mag as well. TH-cam "AC Unity Magazine Review!".
I'm pretty sure magpul didn't invent polymer mags
They just perfected them
I noticed a smooth diagonal edge by the opening of the magazine.. Does anyone know or think that these will fit a Galil ACE 7.62X39? Galils have a diagonal mag shroud that only allow certain mags.
Round 70 Galil Rifle
We getting them for ar platform?
What was the last rifle he used. Is that made from the same company AC Unity ?
Yes
HOW IS THAT BETTER THAN DRUM MAGS ?
CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN ?
@@riverinesqn3
75 drum mags don't jam
100 does
In Canada where I live they all plugged to 5 rounds which SUCK lol
Yea that's cool but where do I order 30 from?
So how long til In tarkov?
Nikita?
Quad stack AK mags? Would've fitted better to RPKs
I felt my quad stick get all tingly. and by quad I mean 4 inches.
Gawd behold, the answer to the universe.
I’m in a state in the US where that’s illegal
Is that Chernarus?
Need this
don't forget quality of feed lips ..
Ammo goes in.. bullets hit down range... Not every gun is flawless in this respect.. But the AK does this famously without complaints. 60rds disappear quickly.
Petition to add this into eft
Does it have last round BHO?
Yes
Send some of these to jordan
How nmany rounds do these quad stack mags hold?
Ian moritz krečič 60
@@XtreeM_FaiL damn thats a great capacity for the size of the mags
I would definetely take one over a drum mag
Ian moritz krečič It is a less bulkier than drum mag, but two 30rnd mags are still more compact.
The spring needs a lot space.
25-35rnd mags seems to be very good compromise for capasity and size.
Is this legal to canada?
Just one thing, it was not a civil war.
Hell yes, I'll take 2 please.
anybody have the song name at 4:15 ?
This is where buddy has been eh
What do you need a 30 round ma-