VR762Shooter 838 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 wish we didnt have this stupid assault weapons ban in massachusetts. hate having to spend eighty to get twenty rounds worth. not that there is much choice, once the tax man rolls around i will be getting a few Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 5, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 wish we didnt have this stupid assault weapons ban in massachusetts. hate having to spend eighty to get twenty rounds worth. not that there is much choice, once the tax man rolls around i will be getting a few Well at least you can have a pistol grip without a mag lock, people in CA have a it a little rougher. Having only 10 rounds does not handicap the rifle all that much, I normally shoot with 10s if I'm shooting paper. Edit to add. Here they are, I'll be contacting everyone on the list as my email account allows. They will be going up on the site shortly however first ones will likely ship Monday or Tuesday. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted January 5, 2012 Report Share Posted January 5, 2012 (edited) Looks great!! Congratulations on bringing this excellent product to market. Edited January 5, 2012 by Jim Digriz Quote Link to post Share on other sites
netpackrat 566 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Order placed... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
t165 30 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 I just ordered a couple myself. Do you have any of the old style left? I didn't see any listed on your retail page. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Just ordered mine. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 I just ordered a couple myself. Do you have any of the old style left? I didn't see any listed on your retail page. I have a couple production samples but none that I can sell. I kept one of each batch for reference. We have been out of stock for almost two months. Yeek..... Just checked the website.... Looks like I'm going to be busy packing mags. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
otus 1 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Yeek..... Just checked the website.... Looks like I'm going to be busy packing mags. Just placed my order, so it's partly my fault! -otus 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 6, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Well can't say I don't like orders... Just freaks a guy out to see 1/4 of inventory get bought in three hours. I'm sure it will tapper back to normal levels once all the people who waited buy... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted January 6, 2012 Report Share Posted January 6, 2012 Hot diggity, that looks great! I just hope you don't sell out of 20s before the 15s are ready! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted January 7, 2012 Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 Mike, have you stopped making the conversion kits for the 8 round magazines? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 7, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2012 The mag conversion kits are on the list for sometime this month or next. They will use the new stamped follower and will be retained by the internal tracks just like the factory. I think we are going to include an extra stopper to also make the factory into a 5 round as well... Or have it as an optional part. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
megawatt 4 Posted January 8, 2012 Report Share Posted January 8, 2012 Order placed, a couple mags making the trip to the sin city. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks all. All orders are shipped or at the very least, boxed with labels to go off to the post office in the morning.. Still have about 100 left once the dealers take theirs.. We have the next run waiting to go. Its about twice the size so hopefully we won't run out again. Now I do hope they call that my vepr .308 mags are done, because I literately have one left (big run on those for some reason... Almost like someone brought in a new shipment ). 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
headshot 52 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Post some pics of the mags in some guns! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Post some pics of the mags in some guns! As soon as I get mine I will do so. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Here is one in my rifle. 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DrThunder88 912 Posted January 11, 2012 Report Share Posted January 11, 2012 Looks like it was born there! Nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Just wanted to point out something a lot of people over look.. Both the order and the shipping have your confirmation number, if you go to our website and go to the service tab at the top. You will see a box to enter your confirmation number, if you enter your confirmation number it will display a screen with your tracking number. We use USPS unless specifically requested not to, so all tracking numbers are USPS tracking numbers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the tracking info, my package is to be delivered to me today. Time to go check my mail. ETA: I got it, very professional packaging. Edited January 12, 2012 by King of the Hill Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Here it is in the gun 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lbsrdi 1,078 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 Here is a side by side comparison of the two mags. The stamped mag is shorter, which I like, and 78.2 grams lighter. The steel mag weighs 428.8 grams and the stamped mag weighs 350.6 grams. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
onespeedpaul 12 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 here's mine: 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 here's mine: What is the height of the cheek riser you are using, and how do you like that stock overall? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
onespeedpaul 12 Posted January 12, 2012 Report Share Posted January 12, 2012 1/4" riser, but i really think i'm gonna order 1/2" one soon, just my personal preference. stock is good, relatively inexpensive and sturdy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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t165 30 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I saw King of the Hill's picture of his old version as compared to the new version of csspecs 308 20 round magazine so I compared mine. Clearly my old style mag is approximately the same height as my new style mags I received today. Not sure why. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 I saw King of the Hill's picture of his old version as compared to the new version of csspecs 308 20 round magazine so I compared mine. Clearly my old style mag is approximately the same height as my new style mags I received today. Not sure why. There were different generations of the original style mag. If you compare your earlier style one to his, you'll notice marked differences. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted January 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 There are three generations of the old style.. Yours was made between Feb and April 2011. King of the Hills was made in December 2009. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
veritas_vincit 4 Posted January 13, 2012 Report Share Posted January 13, 2012 (edited) I got my mags today. They look great! Nice packaging too. Somehow, I like the smell of that anti-rust paper. Test fitting them into my particular rifle, I notice there is more than a small amount of side-to-side wobble that the mag is allowed to move. Are they all like that or is it just the combination of my rifle and these mags? I don't know if it would affect function, I'll have to try them out. I was just a little surprised by how much play there was. It's really quite a lot, to be honest. Upon inspection, it looks like the mag catch doesn't actually contact the locking lug at all. Also, to my eye, since the locking lug is slightly narrower than the factory one, along with not being thick enough to make solid contact with the catch, it contributes more to the mag being able to rock side to side quite a bit before the lug gets to the catch and stops it. I also noticed that the ramp profile of the locking lug is a bit different than the factory mag. It's actually steeper, which should help the mag catch "catch," but the tip of it is a bit thinner than the factory one, and it just never gets there. I hope this post doesn't come across like I'm "blindsiding" Csspecs or anything. The development of these has been discussed and shared with others on the forum, as well as input from others being taken and incorporated, so my intent here is to post my feedback in that same spirit of positive collaboration and I am confident that any issues will be worked out just fine. I'd be interested to know if this is just a tolerance stack up issue that my particular rifle has going on. I posted some pics in my album.http://forum.saiga-1...lbum/795-album/ Here are some videos showing the side to side wobble: http://youtu.be/jqEp0rSjMUc http://youtu.be/R-SDUFyKB4c Edited January 13, 2012 by veritas_vincit Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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