xxxtoolxxx 0 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 I really want a larger magazine for my .308. I have found a ak-47 drum that holds 75 rounds. Does anyone know it this will fit or do I have to customize it. The drum is $89.97. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chips 0 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 (edited) i dont think a .308 round would even fit in the drum seeing as how the ak-47 fires 7.62x39 and 308 is 7.62x51. edit... i just remembered... i had an old ak-47 30 rd mag in the garage a while back, and i was toying with the same idea, but it turned out that the 308 rounds didnt fit, so i know for sure that it wont work. Edited July 5, 2004 by chips Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxxtoolxxx 0 Posted July 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 why is there a low supply of high capacity magazine for the .308. Trying to customize your rifle is a big pain in the a$$. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chips 0 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 some people just customize the rifle to accept hi-cap m14 or fal mags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted July 5, 2004 Report Share Posted July 5, 2004 xxxtoolxxx: Hummm, military surplus, high capacity .308 mags....that would be a belt! chips is right, look into M14 mags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxxtoolxxx 0 Posted July 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 HEY KYSOLDIER, The remark about the belt went clear over my head. If my lingo is off you must excuse me. I have only found one extra magazine for my .308. I am new to the saiga and it seems to me that it is harder to find accessories for it. Unlike the m4 or the ak47 the saiga doesn't have the after market products. I haven't even found a stock that will fit correctly. How hard is it to convert the m14 mags Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chips 0 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 How hard is it to convert the m14 mags i think that you actually convert the rifle to accept the mags, but im not completely sure. i'll bet someone on this site knows how to do it, and how to keep it legal. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Macx 2 Posted July 6, 2004 Report Share Posted July 6, 2004 (edited) Is Krebs still doing conversions? I have heard conflicting things. I can see legal issues potential for converted mags, but not for converted guns. It would be really nice if we had some more aftermarket support for our gun. Death of the AWB might make the business venture feasible for some enterpenureal spirit. I'd love to pick up some 20 round Saiga mags, or even some more 8 rounders at a reasonable price . .. . . seems like there are all kinds of aftermarket FAL and G3 magazines out there, can't be that hard to make some to fit our babies. Squeaky wheel gets the juice though. . . gotta be tapping our dealers on the shoulder, writting manufacturers, all that jazz. "If they build it we will come" just doesn't secure capital right now. . . . we need to be saying "build it we'll buy it, build it or someone else will get our $$$s." I should have added: a 75 round .308 drum would practically make the weapon unuseably heavy. I don't see more than 20 rounds in a package I'd want to haul in my weapon plus spares (weight in the field was a critical factor in the military going to the .223 regardless of our oppinion on that issue). What it boils down to is, I want a rifle that carries like a .223 and has the knock down of a .308 . .. . can't get the knock down of the .308 in the .223 so I have to limit what I am carrying to get the weight down (to the heavy side of .223). That said, I wouldn't even mind if they only made 12 or 15 round mags, so long as there are more options and maufacturers than the current EEA's way or no way 8 rounders. Edited July 6, 2004 by Macx Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 xxxtoolxxx: Didn't mean to confuse you, I was pointing out that militaries around the world that use 308, like the M60, are belt fed guns...which is why there aren't any big 308 drums. That said, converting the gun to except other mags is legal, though a bit difficult. Cutting up the mag, although easier, isn't legal if it no longer functions in the gun is was designed for....weird huh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxxtoolxxx 0 Posted July 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 kysoldier, i gotcha now when you said belt i thought you were trying to be funny but i know what you mean now. I just found a extra 8 rd mag and it cost me $40. It was the only one that I can find in the Dallas/Ft worth area. I live in the big city and it still hard to find a dealer that has it on thier shelf. I don't want convert the gun. I just want some larger mags. I love the .308 but I think I am going to keep stock . I'll find a another project Quote Link to post Share on other sites
KySoldier 2 Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I know what you mean, I'd like to have more than 5 rds for my S-12, but I don't want to illegally import a mag to do it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BattleRifleG3 16 Posted July 14, 2004 Report Share Posted July 14, 2004 Stay tuned, G3 mag adaptors for Saiga 308s are in the future, more details in another post and as development progresses. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
1veprguy 0 Posted July 17, 2004 Report Share Posted July 17, 2004 I just stumbled, on your site and I am glad I have. Just wanted to throw out there that the conversion of a Vepr to accept M-14 mags was easy enough that I did it in a hotel room on a whim after looking at Krebs website. It took a cordless drill, a dremmel tool, some JB weld and a 16d nail. What was a prototype whim has held for over 1000 rounds. I'll spell out details if anyone is interested. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Job_of_Uz 0 Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 Lets Hear it! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BattleRifleG3 16 Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 The VEPR is a whole different animal to convert, since it is bigger in every dimension. Saiga 308s have a very innovative feeding system that can't be changed as easily and remain safe as the VEPR. My conversion is a whole new ballgame from anything else out there. I religiously avoid touching the trunion and push back towards the FCG. Will share pics as they become available. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Veprguy 0 Posted July 24, 2004 Report Share Posted July 24, 2004 G3 is right, upon closer inspection of the saiga, but I'll put together some pics of what I did to my VEPR if anyone wants that. Maybe it'll help you or not. I'll post 'em soon. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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