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Posted: 5/14/2009 7:22:44 PM EDT
| OK i really dont go shooting too often and out of the times i do i bearly ever use my Norinco Mak-90. So i ordered some 30 rounds magazines, and being used to the 5 round magazines that came with it i got the 30 round mag jammed in there, and it wont budge, the magazine release will not move either. SO any suggestions? |
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well many magazine manufacturers have different tolerances for their mags.
combine that with differences in tolerances in AK manufacturers from all over the world and you see where the problem can be. can you remove the dust cover, remove the bolt and gas piston and lightly tap the magazine out from the top with a piece of wood dowel or stick? I had to sand the sides of several mags to fit the magwell of my AK. AK's are not known for their exacting tolerances, usually they are quite lose, sometimes they are too tight. they are third world guns, you get third world results. |
| You will need to apply a bit of force to the mag release, try using a dowel as a drift with the muzzle on a folded towel on the floor and tap on the mag release via the dowel with a hammer. if it won't budge and you feel like you are going to bend the release you may need to get out a hacksaw and cut off the tab on the back of the mag. |
| Just tap the mag release forward. It didn't have to be forced to lock the mag in so it will turn loose. Try different mags or trim the locking lug. Avoid trimming the mag catch. There may be other reasons for a tight mag than the rear locking lug, so after you get it out look for scratches on the sides where it may be hanging up on the internal mag guide rails in the receiver. I didn't notice that you said if they were steel or polymer mags. It would be very unusual for any military steel mag to hang up like that - most of them are loose. I'm guessing it's polymer and you have a tight mag well. Do not file or grind on the magwell but you can lightly trim the guide rails if that's the problem. This will probably make any steel mag looser, so think before you start taking metal off any part of the gun. |
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THe darn thing would not budge, and then all the sudden it finally came out, anyway i think i know whats the problem, the front thing that keeps it in place is too large
Here is the one that gets stuck, as you can see its "square" 
This is the new Korean mags i just got that work perfectly, as you can see the front notch is slanted as compared to the one that gets stuck 
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Do you have a file? 
Hint: use it on the magazine, not the gun. I've had to work on the front locking lugs before too. Work on the upper surface only - the lower edge is the locking surface - using the file or a grinder, reshape the top surface similar to the other mags. How much you can do with it depends on whether it's a solid protrusion or a loop of stamped steel. if it's solid, you can also reduce the height of the front surface and round it. If it's the stamped loop type, there's not enough material for that - all you can do is give it a ramped top. |
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Do you have a file?
Hint: use it on the magazine, not the gun. I've had to work on the front locking lugs before too. Work on the upper surface only - the lower edge is the locking surface - using the file or a grinder, reshape the top surface similar to the other mags. How much you can do with it depends on whether it's a solid protrusion or a loop of stamped steel. if it's solid, you can also reduce the height of the front surface and round it. If it's the stamped loop type, there's not enough material for that - all you can do is give it a ramped top. Its a stamped loop. Im goign to get out the rotary tool and grind it down |
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