Messiah Jones 2 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 There seems to be a large gap in the info about doing this mod. Yes, modified Weiger mags work great, but they are expensive and if you have more than one .223 AK you don't want "special" mags just for the Saiga. This was the case. So I got out the old Dremel tool and ground down the front trunnion lugs until a Bulgarian 5.45 mag would fit tight. That's all I did. To my surprise all ten of my 5.45 mags fit and fed (hand cycling). I was expecting to have to buy or make special followers but these are good so far. Another surprise was that my three modified Weiger mags still fit tight and fed perfectly even though they are filed down in the front. So... did I just get lucky? Will a problem develop when I go shooting next? No matter how much I read about the special followers I can't see how it would help. I really hope it works since I bought these mags way back when they were $7.00 ea. I need these to work in the .223 Saiga, a 5.56 AK and a 5.45 AK. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalioth 405 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 So... did I just get lucky? Will a problem develop when I go shooting next? I really hope it works since I bought these mags way back when they were $7.00 ea. I need these to work in the .223 Saiga, a 5.56 AK and a 5.45 AK. Did you load them with 30 rounds? Due to the case designs, loading .223 into the 5.45x39 mags doesn't work too well after round number __. If you compare dedicated AK mags, the .223 magazines are straighter than the 5.45 for this reason. On the far left is a Bulgarian Factory 10 5.56x45 (.223 Rem) 30 round magazine and on the far right is a Bulgarian factory 10 5.45x39 30 round magazine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Messiah Jones 2 Posted March 13, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Hmm, no I didn't load them to full capacity. Well, can somebody actually post a picture of the modification to the follower? Everyone is explaining it in a couple of paragraphs but a picture is worth a thousand words! It just doesn't register with me unless I can see it... you know? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
nalioth 405 Posted March 13, 2008 Report Share Posted March 13, 2008 Hmm, no I didn't load them to full capacity. Well, can somebody actually post a picture of the modification to the follower? Everyone is explaining it in a couple of paragraphs but a picture is worth a thousand words! It just doesn't register with me unless I can see it... you know? http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=9148 << very nice post by Dinzag Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bad Bob 0 Posted March 14, 2008 Report Share Posted March 14, 2008 Hmm, no I didn't load them to full capacity. Well, can somebody actually post a picture of the modification to the follower? Everyone is explaining it in a couple of paragraphs but a picture is worth a thousand words! It just doesn't register with me unless I can see it... you know? http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=9148 << very nice post by Dinzag Great reference! Thanks! ;>) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Danman8520 0 Posted March 19, 2008 Report Share Posted March 19, 2008 Yeah, if you look carefully, the bullets will not line up correctly and will be pointed towards eachother. You have to remove some of the plastic on the underside of the lips, and some from the follower. Then I had to add a ramp to the mag out of JB Weld. I got them to eventually work, but i would not consider them to be reliable. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mr. fudd 0 Posted April 3, 2008 Report Share Posted April 3, 2008 If you only load 20 rounds then 5.45 mags will usually feed alright, (they'll feed even better if you file the area right in front of the feed lips a little too). If you want to load them to capacity then you'll need to either modify the followers or get aftermarket followers like the Robarms ones. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Genocide 0 Posted April 4, 2008 Report Share Posted April 4, 2008 Robarm followers wont fix the feeding problem. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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