shootsmuch 9 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Hello gentlemen. OK to start i live in NY and can only use pre ban 30 round mags. So do they even make pre ban .223 mags or will the 5.56 ones work. i do realize to use these pre ban mags i will have to install a bullet guide, will that be all i have to do? then once the bullet guide is in place can i still use my Saiga 10 round mags? or a Saiga 30 round mag? I see Saiga 30 round mags go for $28.95 or so, what can i expect to pay for pre ban mags and where is the best place to find them? Guys i wanna thank you in advance for any info provided.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
liberty -r- death 1,445 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Preban mags are hard to find and they aren't cheap. 5.56 will work just fine. Old Norninco Chinese 223/5.56 mags should meet the age requirment. Most of the ones I've seen have been $70-$100 each. No really good place to find them. It's hit and miss. Continous searching of the internet is the best bet. Guns shows as well. Yep you'll need a bullet guide. To use Saiga 10 rnd mags you'll have to shave the feed lip off of the front of the mag. 30 rnd Saiga mags too, but you can't have those. You may be better of going with an AR mag adapter. Preban AR mags are much easier to locate and less expensive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
pyzik 597 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) I can echo what Liberty-r-death has said, he is right on all counts. You will find that the 5.56 mags will work just fine, but they are far from reasonable in price. Most I have seen are in the price range listed above. If you really want an AK in .223/5.56 go for it otherwise I would go with 7.62, 5.45 or maybe the mag adapter to offset price. Edited May 2, 2012 by Pyzik Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shootsmuch 9 Posted May 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 Hey fellas, i wanna thank you both for making things crystal clear..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebobrusso 27 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 (edited) there are only two kinds of pre ban mags that will work in a s .223 german weigers(check gunbroker/google them)....and ar mag adapter...BTW all german weigers are pre ban Edited May 2, 2012 by smeeg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimdigriz 580 Posted May 2, 2012 Report Share Posted May 2, 2012 there are only two kinds of pre ban mags that will work in a s .223 german weigers(check gunbroker/google them)....and ar mag adapter...BTW all german weigers are pre ban But make sure you get the real Weigers, not the Romanian knock-offs (which are longer, among other differences). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tooley 3 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 I live in NY as well and from the research I've done it seems that galil mags will work once you install the bullet guide. I just installed my bulle guide last night and now am waiting on a pair of galil mags. Onec there here I'll five you my findings Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikebaker1129 19 Posted June 9, 2012 Report Share Posted June 9, 2012 The Orilite Galil mags work with very little modification also. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tooley 3 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 So I got the mags today... Pre-ban 35 galil... I only had a few minutes so I threw 10 rounds in each and headed out back.. There was a little side to side wobble but not to bad.. 9 rounds went thru great... the last, not so much... It jammed up... I talked to a friend who's all about AK's.. he said to change the follower and if I want change the base plate to the mags (witch adds 2 compliance parts) and that should solve that issue.. Hope this helps Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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