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Posted: 6/7/2018 7:01:43 PM EDT
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I have found the locking tab on the plastic mags tend to be to thick. The tab where the release locks into....I take a small fine file and file down the top edge until positive engage and release.
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Posted: 6/7/2018 7:16:51 PM EDT
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I have found the locking tab on the plastic mags tend to be to thick. The tab where the release locks into....I take a small fine file and file down the top edge until positive engage and release. Find Russian bakelites, OP. They have all the benefits of both polymer and steel mags, plus they're pretty. 
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Posted: 6/7/2018 7:27:28 PM EDT
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Russian Bakelite mags are $35-$40 each?
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Posted: 6/7/2018 7:50:21 PM EDT
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Are you having a hard time getting the front to lock in to rock back or the rear to latch?
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Posted: 6/7/2018 8:19:18 PM EDT
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Are you having a hard time getting the front to lock in to rock back or the rear to latch? |
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Posted: 6/7/2018 8:31:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The rear to latch. Like I said At times I can get them to click in on the first try then try to insert the same mag again and it will take 2-3 tries. I think it's my technique. |
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Posted: 6/7/2018 8:34:42 PM EDT
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Russian Bakelite mags are $35-$40 each? They're worth it, just buy 2-3 at a time. |
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Posted: 6/7/2018 9:15:38 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: The rear to latch. Like I said At times I can get them to click in on the first try then try to insert the same mag again and it will take 2-3 tries. I think it's my technique. |
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Posted: 6/8/2018 9:16:43 AM EDT
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I haven't bought any in awhile, but that sounds about right. They're worth it, just buy 2-3 at a time. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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Russian Bakelite mags are $35-$40 each? They're worth it, just buy 2-3 at a time. |
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Posted: 6/8/2018 9:56:20 AM EDT
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Try rocking them from side to side when you insert them.
It helps them get past the mag well rails. |
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Posted: 6/9/2018 10:40:04 AM EDT
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Try rocking them from side to side when you insert them. It helps them get past the mag well rails. |
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Posted: 6/11/2018 3:53:52 PM EDT
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Currently I have a Serbian M92 PAP, I have owned AKs on and off for years I always end up selling them. I traded into the MPAP and thought I would keep it thing is. I hate mag changes, it hurts my trigger finger and frankly it usually takes me 2-3 tries to insert the mags. Steel mags are not so bad but Tapco and Pmags are frustrating. Especially Pmags. I can insert a mag and get a solid click, then pull it out and reinsert it and nothing I have to try 2-3 times to get it in. What am I doing wrong? And it's not just this AK. |
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Posted: 6/13/2018 11:00:52 PM EDT
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This is one of the reasons I stick with com bloc steel or bakelite mags. Manufactures are always trying to "improve" their offerings to work with what may be available on the market, not always a bad thing, but some of the "tweaks" can cause issues.
You might have to mod the mags on an individual basis to work in your particular rifle. Or you could go with proven combloc steel mags the rifle was designed to function with instead of troublesome mags where some manufacturers are trying to reinvent the wheel by changing long established dimensions. |
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Posted: 6/14/2018 12:35:23 AM EDT
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This is one of the reasons I stick with com bloc steel or bakelite mags. Manufactures are always trying to "improve" their offerings to work with what may be available on the market, not always a bad thing, but some of the "tweaks" can cause issues. You might have to mod the mags on an individual basis to work in your particular rifle. Or you could go with proven combloc steel mags the rifle was designed to function with instead of troublesome mags where some manufacturers are trying to reinvent the wheel by changing long established dimensions. |
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Posted: 6/14/2018 1:35:27 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sounds like you don't know how to do an AK mag change. Why would your trigger finger hurt ? You don't use your trigger finger to do a mag change on an AK. If you're right handed, grasp the mag with your left hand and use your left thumb to actuate the mag catch/release lever. Go watch some videos on how to do it and then practice it over and over until it becomes second nature. Long before I owned ARs I owned MAK90s they were cheap and mags were steel. It been over 10 years since I've owned an AK and with the plastic mags I have it's like learning all over again. I got it down now. |
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Posted: 6/14/2018 6:24:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Do it real slow and methodical and make sure its lined up right. If you're still having trouble taking a file to the locking tab should fix the problem. Only a pass or two with the file and then try again. |
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