biskitz 24 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I bought 4 of the metal saiga 223 magazines that mississippi auto arms was selling 3 or 4 years ago. They are modified to feed in a saiga without a bullet guide. Who made these? Are they rare or desireable? I like them a lot but can't seem to find any more. If they are unobtainable I may just bite the bullet and go for a guide. Thanks! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 One possible maker is surefire mags before they became SGM tactical. The mags are likely East German weiger as they are one of the better fitting surplus mags. And one that I saw converted several times. They run about $25-40 depending on a few things. They are not commonly available anymore, east Germany does not exist so they are not making many mags. We have a few weiger mags set aside to recreate once we get a chance (second quarter of 2012 is possible). Edit to add: The Weiger mags are like AK mags and need a bullet guide, Surefire gun mags filled the fronts in to create a bullet guide within the mag. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biskitz 24 Posted December 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 Thanks for the info, Looking forward to seeing some more for sale. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I would love to see US-made steel Weigers. If you plan on making them, I'm very interested. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FingerStyleFunk 6 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 I would love to see US-made steel Weigers. If you plan on making them, I'm very interested. I second this one. I'm liking my Bulgy circle 10's, but Steel is where it's at. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alpoe78 13 Posted December 1, 2011 Report Share Posted December 1, 2011 meto if us made without the feed lip i have a bullet guide and dont need it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
protected static 19 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 What they've said... I'd love to see a US-made Weiger clone. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'd buy them too. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bloyer4@hotmail.com 0 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 I'd definitely take a few, if the BG were built into the mag! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GregM1 241 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 i would think you guys would be better off installing a bullet guide for 20-30$. the price of each mag will go up after a bullet guide is added and it would only take a couple of modded mags to cost more than the bullet guide would. bullet guides are very easy to install. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FingerStyleFunk 6 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 i would think you guys would be better off installing a bullet guide for 20-30$. the price of each mag will go up after a bullet guide is added and it would only take a couple of modded mags to cost more than the bullet guide would. bullet guides are very easy to install. Just to be clear, I'm pretty sure most of us just want US made steel mags that use a standard end-user installed bullet guide. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
csspecs 1,987 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 It would not be a problem to make two versions. One with a bullet guide, one without. As this would not involve changing the stamps at all. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
protected static 19 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 The biggest problem I see is pricing... The Weigers are currently still available for $30/ea. I'm assuming they'd be priced in the same ballpark as your current magazines - 3 compliance parts is cool and all, but would it be an extra $10-20 cool? I'm not complaining about your prices, mind you. I work in custom software, so I have to deal with people who think that a full-fledged, custom application shouldn't cost more than $3, since that's what an iPhone app 'costs'. The stamping of the locking tabs on metal .223 Galil mags is a lot simpler than that on the Weiger and Romanian .223 mags. If you went with a hybrid approach - Weiger-style body, Galil-style tabs - I wonder how much of a cost savings that would provide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Paulry 50 Posted December 2, 2011 Report Share Posted December 2, 2011 They are German Weiger steel 5.56X45 mags that Surefire modified to feed without Bullet Guide. I know as I own two! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebobrusso 27 Posted December 3, 2011 Report Share Posted December 3, 2011 im hoping you make metal saiga .223 mags with bullet guide built in this would be awesome! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Joseph 141 Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Id be down for at least two if they worked without a bg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
biskitz 24 Posted December 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Well, I just sold my Saiga 223 so I have my 4 metal surefire mags for 223 listed in the WTS section. http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?/topic/72755-surefire-modified-weiger-metal-saiga-223-30-round-magazines-4/ Back to the OT, I think metal mags for the 223 would sell like hotcakes as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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