VacuumReactor 0 Posted December 1, 2003 Report Share Posted December 1, 2003 (edited) I dunno if this is groud-breaking info, but here it goes. I was messing around with my 30 rnd 7.62x39mm mags for my AK when I had this dumb idea. So I got out the Saiga .223 and the AK mag clicked right in! I know that sounds dumb, because there is no way they would work. BUT I know they make .223 AK mags. So all I would need are some of these: .223 mags and a bullet guide from K-Var... No grinding here and there, just a bullet guide and some mags... Edited December 1, 2003 by VacuumReactor Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VacuumReactor 0 Posted December 2, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2003 Silly me to think that no one tried this already. I went to the gun store and compared the .223 AK mag to the 7.62 mag. The .223 mag was slightly longer. I guess that's why everyone had to grind down the reciever and/or the release lever. DOH! I assumed the mags had the same dimensions. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Messiah Jones 2 Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 What you need is the East German "Weiger" .223 mags. Some places call them SAR-3 mags, but ask them to be sure you are getting the Weigers. You have to add a feed ramp and file the front of the mag a little bit in the right spot and that's it. Keep in mind you have to win the 10-or-less game for it to be legal. If you're interested I sell a Saiga conversion CD on Ebay which explains everything and the legalities of it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sheik Yerbouti 0 Posted February 9, 2004 Report Share Posted February 9, 2004 Wow. That FGW price is pretty steep. I paid around $15 each for mine from AIM Surplus and they were rand spankin' new, still in the wrap. Now they are yup around $18. http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Rifle_Magazines.html Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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