hoop762 0 Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 ive been having some trouble with one of my 30 round mags. i ran through the fully loaded mag 7 times and consistently jammed on the 9th, 13th, and 26th round every time. only one of my mags has this problem. i took the mag apart and compared it to one of my properly functioning mags. everything seems structurally good. Has anyone else had this problem. is it even worth putting effort into fixing it because it can be replaced for less than $15. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Doerdie 0 Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Your running AK mags without a feedramp? Install a feed ramp and the problem will disappear! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoop762 0 Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 ive got 7 other 30 rnd mags with no less than 500 rounds through each and have never had a failure to feed. its just this one mags. i doint know what the deal is. guess ill scrap it and move on. thanks for the input. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Spooge 0 Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 Do you have a feed ramp? And are your mag chi com, bugarian, or what? Lastly, are you accually fireing the weapon with fully loaded mags or are you just cycleing it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoop762 0 Posted January 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 spooge- no, i dont have a feed ramp. my neighbor has a saiga with a feed ramp though. i took it next door a few minutes ago...went out in the back yard (we live way out in the country) and fired off a full mag with the same results. jammed on the 9th, 13th, and 26th round. i have a mostly bulgarian mags. i have 1 or 2 that arent. the one im having problems with is a bulgarian but i have 5 others that have functioned flawlessly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lollygagger 1 Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 (edited) I've said this once before... I'm pretty sure that the reported Saiga firearms that are functioning with standard AK mags WITHOUT BULLET GUIDES... are doing so ON THE EDGE OF RELIABILITY. Meaning, a bit of a variance or glitch with a mag is going to have a significant effect (like, not work). Do as you choose, but a bullet guide mod is in order. I do hear what you said about the other weapon malfunctions with the SAME mag. A possible bad mag (rare in the AK world) -you might check the spring in the mag, it may happen to be reversed (correctly, the spring in the mag pushes first on the underside BACK OF THE FOLLOWER -not the front). Lastly, THERE IS A DIFFERENCE in the feed ht. between a chicom & euro AK mag, as there is in follower types -a difference other than the presence of the sharp edge on the mags back (euro type). BTW, what's the problem with you guys that don't want a bullet guide? I don't get it. Lollgagger (It's all jus' my opine.) Edited January 17, 2005 by lollygagger Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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hoop762 0 Posted January 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2005 ok, ok... i didnt want to go off drilling holes in my gun but you guys have talked me into it. feed ramp it is!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malice 0 Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Wait... so... some standard Saiga's feed from standard AK mags? Where haver I been? My Saiga was 'factured 04-24-04 Is there a chance mine could work? Enough of a chance to throw away $10? Which kinna mags should I try? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hoop762 0 Posted January 19, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 (edited) Malice, the AK mags that i have that function flawlessly are steel bulgarian made. I cant say if they will work for you or not. from what guys have told me here, the mags working in my rifle is just a fluke....but hey, give it a shot. who knows, maybe you'll get lucky Edited January 19, 2005 by hoop762 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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