Unknown Poster 5 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 (edited) Which mags are better for the 223 saiga the galil .223 or the E.German AK74 5,45?? What are the tips to making them work in the saiga is one easier than the other? UKP Edited May 27, 2005 by Unknown Poster Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Frankensteineken 0 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 Which mags are better for the 223 saiga the galil .223 or the E.German AK74 5,45?? What are the tips to making them work in the saiga is one easier than the other? UKP <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I haven't done the conversion yet so I can't say, but most people seem to use the Weiger .223 mags made for the SAR-3. You can also use 5.45 mags and put a .223 follower in them, but I don't know if they need feedlip work or not. Do a search in this forum, there are a few good posts about it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Onepoint 0 Posted May 27, 2005 Report Share Posted May 27, 2005 The Weigers are the most solid of any of of the 223 mags. I like the Romanian polymer AK-74 mags because of the price they are. You don't need a 223 follower, you will have to remove a little material from the inside of the mag to let the follower come up a little more, like 1/16" - 1/8" or so. I haven't tried the Galil mags since the 74 mags have wroked so well for me. They all will require a feedlip on the mag or a bullet guide in the rifle as well as filing to get them to fit the magwell. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saiga69 0 Posted June 1, 2005 Report Share Posted June 1, 2005 The galil work very well. I used JB weld on the lips on the mags and on the catch. When you file off the extra JB be very carefull and the mag will be tight. it takes some finess but it works well. By doing the mags it also allows for the use of the original mag for hunting. The galil mags are $9.95 and you do not need to buy any new parts since they are 5.56 already. the 5.45 mags need to be modified and a new bullet guide added that costs an additional $4-$5. Galil are cheaper. The black also matches the original coloring of the rifel better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Onepoint 0 Posted June 2, 2005 Report Share Posted June 2, 2005 Not quite, I have not replaced the followers in the 5.45 mags and they work, they do take a little more modification to get them to though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Unknown Poster 5 Posted June 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 Were do you get the weiger mags from?? BigBill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Onepoint 0 Posted June 3, 2005 Report Share Posted June 3, 2005 http://www.interordnance.com/ is where I got mine Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tokageko 8 Posted June 8, 2005 Report Share Posted June 8, 2005 I tried ordering from them, but after I get all of the information in, I clicked the button to continue with the transaction and it gave me a "Page cannot be displayed" type of error. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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