Best AK Magazines to Stockpile
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I literally waited until everything AK got expensive af and decided to get into AKs 🙃
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Most ppl who have got into AKs haven’t got into them until about 3 years ago where AKs blew up in the states. People are so saturated with AR15 platform rifles bc it’s called “Americas rifle”. I shot my first ak back in 1998 when I was 11 years old; way before i ever shot a plastic AR15 toy gun. I immediately fell in love with the AK. Everything about the ak platform is more interesting and more exciting than the AR. Every AR looks the same and consists of mostly plastic and particularly today. AKs stand out, they have always been the most reliable and durable platform for 70 years without needing modifications to make it more reliable, unlike the AR platform in the last decades. Most of the upgrades and improvements for the AR are based off of, you guessed it, the AK platform. AR guys love to trash tue AK bc they say its much easier to find parts for the AR and the ak is harder to work on. That is true. AR parts are more abundant in America bc it’s Americas rifle so it’s more common. BUT, that’s the thing; ARs have way more parts and moving parts in general than the AK. And if you make sure to buy a well built AK from a top manufacturer, you won’t need to replace parts or get it worked on. That’s been tue whole purpose of the AK platform. People are complaining that AKs are expensive now and more stupidly, saying AKs are 5 times the cost of what they should be worth. Clearly ppl don’t understand the craftsmanship and precision that goes into building an actual AK from the ground up. Yeah I wish AKs were cheaper like how they used to be; but a high quality built ak will last you a very very long time depending on if you care for it like you should. I have nothing against ARs especially since the platform is much better improved compared to 30 years ago. But that’s what ppl fail to realize: everybody talks of how much better tue AR is now, and even go as far to say the AR is better than the AK bc of the hundreds of modifications done to the ar. But the real fact that people fail to realize, is that the AK never underwent modifications. It’s the exact same design from when it went into service over 70 years ago. Never needed modifications except modern furniture
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Homeboy said Bakelites were ten percent cheaper than new production stuff.
Lol not no mores
Yeah i laughed when he said that.
They literally werent when he released this video lol..like what bakelites was he seeing?
@@jadedclone6728Maybe he was confusing the fakelites with actual bakelites? Only thing I could think of.
I snagged a bunch of Bakelites when they were $30. One of them is a type 1 with no reinforcement, In unissued condition. I also acquired a preban Norinco drum magazine at a yard sale for like $1.00.
Lucky bastard. I never find gun related stuff at yard sales in my neck of the woods, not even scope rings.
one lucky comrade you are
bakelite are $80-100 on the low end lmao
Circle 10~ Cadillac of AK mags
Circle 10~ The Gucci/Apple/Rolex of AK mags. Paying $60+ for a 30 round piece of plastic just because of the name is just as retarded as paying for any of the above brands that survive solely based on their name, I'd rather pay $20 a mag for the Bulgarian slabsides that are built by the same folks and with the same tooling and materials, and if you ask me they even look better.
Damn that's crazy as hell!
Upvoted just for profanity value alone.
This video is so out of date you really need to do an update. You can't touch any Russian mag for less than $100 and Circle 10 mags are $50 and up when you can find them. Best deal going right now are the Bulgarian steel lined polymer mags (Bulgarian AK-47 7.62x39mm 30-Round Steel Lined Polymer Magazine) for about $12. Get them while you can. They are plenty tough. Gun Mag Warehouse has them.
Just grab two 40s for 12 a piece and a drum for 75 from there 😅 waiting for that 60 to get back in stock they have some good prices
Those Bulgarian Circle 10 mags are the best. No fitment issues and quality control did their job. Got some Serbian mags and one was way too tight to fit, filed it down and its still too damn tight. The used romanian and polish mags seem good and fit.
Magpul Gen 3 and Bulgarian Steel
I don't use an AK but I do own a PTR-32 that takes AK magazines, and I use Gibbs Matra AK magazines with it. They are Bosnian steel magazines and they are built like a tank.
I don't know if anyone heard of a Toth Tool ak-47 mag made in U.S.A. THEY ARE BUILT LIKE THE BULGARIAN MAGS AND WORK GREAT. 45.00.
The Bulgarian Circle 10s are more like $60 a pop. Great magazine, but too expensive. I like the Bulgarian flat side polymers. These are a lot less money. Original Russian Bakelites are $100 each.
which polymer do you like? the ones with the bullet pictures on them?
The most expensive AK mags I have is my bakelite paid a hundred and five dollars for em new old stock tula ones too
Bakes are to collectable to use polymer mil spec Bulgarian are great, I'm not sure if they are sold but an ex yugo nation was making new steel 30 round 7.62 mags with a really nice finish. Good spring and follower for cheaper than any milsurp mags.
I usually stick with steel for 7.62 but do have quite a few circle 10 mil spec mags, I like 40 round in either and 20 tankers can be handy.
To be honest the slab tide tapco mags pretty sure not being made but I ran it over with a truck fully loaded they it hard lots and lots of times trying to mess up the lips but I could not break it no steel lips or steel anything.
Sometimes you can get rough AK bake mags on ebay for real cheap as most are in tips so they sell the body, and you have to get your own spring plate and follower but I got loads of 40 45 round 47 and 74 mags for less than 1p bucks but now you can't buy anything from Russia.
If you can find good SKS spripper clips you can get a tool to load mage fast.
Us palm is owned by cenuty now and I can't trust a mag you can't take apart.
For serious use use steel and circle 20 or similar wnr for the range use whatever.
I think the low cost new steel mags for 10 dollars are from Bosnia, they are packaged for long term stage and are made it be fittedx they will fit milspec yugo guns right but factory new steel mags so no big deal.
You can wait for rusted up mags for les than 5 bucks may have to remove the rust,paint if you can be bothered and get a new spring or follower.
You can sometimes get good deals in circle 10s but hard to find so steel and circle 10 for serious use, not worth wasting bakes as they are crazy expensive but any cheap crap should be fine for range use.
If you get good SKS stripper clips you can get a tool and you can fill them fast and make your load out lighter.
Drums are very noisy and expensive expensive one 75 round Chinese or ronny drum is OK for fun, never buy us made or Korean drums or Korean steel.
Same with coffin mags just don't bother, I would rather have 2 or 3 30 to 45 round mags that I could reload fast.
With the bolt hold open mags you will love or hate then if you hate then just sell the followers for good money and change them out.
If you get really old mags change out the spring.
Clean your mags, keep a spare fully assembled bolt, a spare extractor, spring ex pin, firing pin.
Also change out your recoil springs every few years but buy comblock new or NOS, don't buy a buffer, change your hammer spring every, extractor, extractor spring and firing pin that's new com block of NOS every 4 years.
I use 5w30 fully synthetic oil to lube and clean and its been great you can change the viscosity on the season and climate, I don't use a brads brush as all mine have CL barrels and I don't use bore cokvents and just oil and a nylon brush then wipes removes everything to a mirror finish.
Don't buy wolf over power springs, if you need a spring with more power buy a new comblock spring and if you need more power buy another cut just under half off and ad fit then remove as needed.
I would recommend everyone gets a semi auto trigger group from the nation of manufacture you can even remove the trip from a trigger than came in a kit that's FA making it SA, give it a nice mirror shine polish and it can be nearly as good as alg with no preening.
As century triggers are crap, and the harness and dimensions are not correct.
Make sure your piston is not welded and is screwed on with a small rivet though it so it has some play, if not just grind the weld and install one.
Make sure to use comblock pistol grip T nuts and bolts.
Alot of US stuff is awful. Really you want to change the internals back to all comblock and if your worried about 922r that no one checks just polish the parts, cold blue the ones that should be blue and get a US stamp for enough parts.
Filling down your muzzek device at the bottom can make it so you have a tight fit with bin rattles and adjusting the furniture so it's nice and solid will make everything rattle free, clean your rifle, make sure you sote it well in a humid or salty environment and it will be a family hairloom.
The new Zastava rifles that finally have CL barrels are great and they import 5.56
I really hope after Ukkraines war Eastern Europe can provide cheap ammo.
I have alot stacked but I don't feel like using it as I can't replace it, some Turkish ammo coming in ie A and nonon3nn33x got sold off cheap.
I would say people should buy both ak and AR15 lowers and mags.
I have been shooting PCC, revolvers and lever actions a lot more as they are cheap to reload with cast powder coat.
It's nice to have an appreciation of other firearms but AKs and comblock weapons will always be my favorite.
Good video. IMO, if the concern is to "stockpile" then there are two major criteria- A: Pricing. The ability to buy bulk and not break the bank. B: Stout and Reliable. This means a couple of things. First, metal locking tabs are paramount. Plastic tabs will NOT hold up. Second, there are some manufacturing concerns with some mags with some Croatian metal mags having improper formed base plates that will need to be replaced to be considered "good to go". Also, some cheaper polymer mags simply can't or won't keep their feed lips from cracking. So... in 2023 the mags to look for are the KCI (Korean) metal mags that can be had for under $10, Bulgarian polymer mags w metal tabs for under $13, metal Croatian mags for $10 (the base plate problem has been corrected), and new production Bulgarian mags for under $13. Good ammo from former Soviet bloc can be had for $480/1k. Cheers.
Croatian polymer (military issue 30 round) they fit with zero wobble and feed perfectly
Can still get the Russian Bakelites at gun shows here in Florida. Target the old guys selling their collections, but pricing is $100-150. Chinese flat back steel mags are perfect. Xtech and circle 10 great too.
US Palm magazine can be disassembled with a bit of finesse
U S Palm work great in my Zastava M70.
Smack them in three times, to break them in, tight is right.
On sale at AIM SURPLUS, FDE Stainless Steel Latch Cage are $15.95, no body has that price online.
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I just fit 5 new ones and easily, fully loaded them by hand with Barnaul HP 123gr. Got them from TacPlace1 on GunBroker, $25.00 shipping. Excellent Customer Services.
Use a IRWIN C Clamp has non maring yellow rubber jaws to remove the baseplate. Careful, under SPRING TENSION .
TH-cam has a video, someone useing Chanel Lock Pliers, that would leave scars, marks.
Anyway I'm totally satisfied with U S Palm.
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What about the Polymer Bulgarians with steel feed lips and locking lugs?
I believe you are referring to the ones that developed to be aimed at the civilian market; generally, I would advise to buy other mags than those, but they do work. Just for the money difference, I would buy xtech mags.
These are standard NATO issue and will out last any steel mag. Drop that steel mag a few times and that poly mag will look real good.
@@ironmike7339 What NATO country uses AKs?
@@ironmike7339 nato spec on an AK?
@@SonOfTheDawn515 if you look at Atlantic Firearms website for these mags there listed as standard NATO approved.
Xtech , Sorry CORRECTION: ( AC UNITY MAGS ) has 30 and 45 round 5.45X39 mags with metal and bolt hold open just picked up a bunch also for my AK47 30 and 40 Rounders. Magpul has very sturdy polymer mags with steel ,but not bolt hold open function. Both Xtech ( AC UNITY ) and Magpul fit both AK74 and Ak47 really good.
Xtech makes a 5.45 mag?
@@leftyhanded AC UNITY www.circle10ak.com/product/ac-unity-ak-74-30-round-magazine-5-45x39mm-windowed/ sorry for the confusion I bought so many mags recently i’m mixing up the names 😂. Oh but definitely check them out they fit AK74 and AK47 Nice in tight and they are super strong with bolt hold open followers 😂 highly recommend 👍🏻 I also have the XTechs as well and i agree they are built like a tank.
th-cam.com/video/gvXzi_N02Cw/w-d-xo.html AC UNITY and XTECH comparison great video. I purchased both mags.
i wonder how the factory metal mags from zastava arms made in serbia perform to others
Never thought I’d laugh and get educated in one video😂 thanks home!
My us palm magazines run great maybe you got a bad one
Honestly I'm not done watching but, for the love of God; can you PLEASE, hold the dang magazines still at least for 1 second so I can see detail of what they look like to ID?
I have AKs and a few mags but the metal ones I don't know well what I have and\or what I should get so I appreciate the verbal help but I've gotta figure out what I'm looking for to follow your recommendation. Oil find another video to ID then but it's be better if I had ANY idea after looking at yours. Thank you for making it but the nervous waving around of the mags so far, has reduced the effectiveness, greatly. I'm learning still, though.
Where is the best place to get the Bulgarian circle 10 magazine's from?
Good intel, thanks for sharing
My question is this.. Is a circle 10 mag better than 3 or 4 Bulgarian polymer mags? I don’t get the science behind one awesome mag vs 3 or 4 really really good mags.
Probably not. A lot of "AK guys" are elitist gatekeeper douchebags that don't actually shoot and want Gucci stuff to brag about online.
I'd rather have five good running mags that aren't anything special than one Circle 10.
Heard the circle-10 come in Plum and OD green, how hard are these to get??
What’s your opinion on the comercial Bulgarian mags?
They get a thumbs up from Robski, good enough for me.
Dude polymers deteriorate faster than steel or aluminum. Would find metal made mags to stockpile over anything polymer.
How many Izzy bakelites do you have ?????
Not enough
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i got like 20 pmgas 30rounds
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Circle 10 polymer , take extra time to insert ,, not worth it
Circle 10s don’t fit my CMMG dissent mk47 :( any insight on the best steel lipped mags for it?
Buy one of each kind of steel mag and see what works best. Polish and Romanian work fine in my guns.
Circle 10, 50 bux, freakin ridiculus. I can get 5 mags that do the same shit, just as well, for that crazy ass price. Of course i wont be fighting the enemy in afghanistan like all you guys do. lol
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Clear promag are the best. don't need the metal reinforcements---just adds dead weight. and they are like $6--win win
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Yeah sure 😂
Tell me you don't test your gear without telling me you don't test your gear
People who curse a lot have higher intelligence . Look it up 😂
i brought 20 steel mags cause they were cheaper than the polymer
Seen a Russian steel slab side, 120bucks... Good luck, mags are ridiculous rn. The steel reinforced Bulgarian polymer slabs are like 20 bucks a pop rn.
Can I buy a Bakelite from you?
My prices are far too high, I assure you
@@leftyhanded over $175?
Actually, I just meant that as a joke. But are you offering $175 for a Bakelite mag?
@@leftyhanded $175 would be the max I’d go for one in pristine condition how many do you have would you do a deal for 2?
@@Humblebeast28 I dont have that many to start with, besides i couldnt charge you 175 dollars for a magazine, Im not cheaperthandirt.
Altering the gun if mags don't fit is the proper fix. Altering magazines to an out of speck rifle is foolish, you have now created magazines that won't work well in most rifles. If you are ever in a situation where a freind needs to borrow a mag or you get a properly built rifle you are screwed.
Who said the rifle is out of spec? The only magazines that require fitting are bulk steel mags from certain various countries. Mags are disposable and rifle is fine.
@@leftyhanded Which is more likely, that your magazine catch is improperly fitted or that multiple magazines are? Talk to an AK armourer so they can tell you the proper solution to the problem, it's not taking a dremel or file to the magazines.
@@shredmunds7660 It is far more likely that parts made in different countries with slightly different specs are the cause for the improper fitment. Such is par for the course when it comes to AKs. And to be clear, I am speaking for my guns and not AKs in general. If you have a wasr 10 that doesnt fit any mag correctly, it is probably the gun.
@@leftyhanded The proper fix is having an armourer test the magazine catch. It's not altering the magazines. The idea that only Romanian AK's have fitting issues is inaccurate. They all potentially do. A properly fitted AKM will take a magazine from any combloc country that makes magazines without issue.
Your misunderstanding what I’m saying. I’m saying that the reason they don’t fit is because of the spec that they are made to, not because of failure in qc or something like that.
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I never once took the lords name in vain.
Lol this is a gun video, not church. Take your religion somewhere else.