ak 74 help

[conundrum 1]

I have been asked by a friend to look at his ak74.

here's the problem, the magazines stick when removed from the well if not held forward while rocking them out.

with the bolt removed I can see the feed lips hitting the tab at the front of the trigger guard.

this is a Rifle Dynamics build on an Elk River receiver.

I did compare this 74 with two other 47s. the front of the magwell hangs slightly over the edge of the trunnion.

 

my friend would like some feedback from experts before I trim the front edge of the magwell to match that of the 47s,

any feedback would help my friend sleep better.

 

and thanks in advance.

[Horse 39]

My opinion:

Send it back to Rifle Dynamics.

[marlborocowboy92 1]

Have you tried with more than one mag? What Im saying is it could be a mag issue...

[rob-cubed 74]

I've had to shave a tiny bit off on either side of the mag catch/magwell at the rear to solve this problem. Once on a WASR, and also on a home build. Use a Dremel with a sharpening stone, just take a little at a time off until the lips clear. Make sure it's not an out-of-spec mag, but it's not uncommon to need a bit of extra clearance.

[conundrum 1]

Horse-trying to avoid shipping to and from Nevada if its a quick fix.

 

cowboy- dose the same thing with all 5 mags

 

they insert fine, very snug when in the operating position, just when trying to remove them they stick