MTRamMan 1 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Hey guys, I'm surfing the web, as I'm sure we all are, looking for some mags for my newly purchased Saiga AK which I will soon convert. I got into the game a little late and now I'm frantically looking to get some supplies for my gun. I know very little about AK mags and which ones are good and which are crap. From what I gather through research, Eastern block mags- Yugo, Romanian ones are great, Tapco is not. I may be wrong, but that's what I'm seeing. I'm looking on gunbroker now and there are 7 pages of mags for sale and honestly it's a little overwhelming to me. I don't mind paying the extra hype$ that are being asked now, but I want to get some good mags for it at least. I see that RWB steel mags, 4 new are going for $79 or $119 buy now option on GB. I can only find one site that sells them otherwise, Tombstonetactical. They appear to be American made. I can't find any feedback on these and if anyone can help me out here I'd much appreciate it. Thanks from a newbie to AK's, Dan Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Get whatever you can. A shitty (lower quality) mag is better then none at all. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MTRamMan 1 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Yeah for sure, I know. Which ones are the most desireable though cash barred? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dubya 198 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 For poly mags i like Palm 30 rounders or steel lined (fees lips) Bulgarian made mags. Im new to the Saiga too and haven't tried any metal mags yet but have a few Romanian ones coming via trade this week so ill grt back and let ya know how they work for me. Like others said, id get 1 or 2 of whatever kinds you can find/afford for now and eventually trade away the one's you don't like. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 (edited) Yeah for sure, I know. Which ones are the most desireable though cash barred? Russians, Yugo's, Bulgarians, Romanians, Chinese, East Germans. Pretty much any eastern block surplus steel mags are desireable. Polymer Russian and Bulgarian are very desireable. Bakelite Russian mags are up there too. Poly US made mags are last straw in my opinion. Edited January 28, 2013 by Mullet Man Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dubya 198 Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Mullet man (sweet name, you really have a mullet?) Is right but the US made Palm mags are top notch for poly mags of any origin IMO. they are $20 locally with the 40 round steel lined poly Bulgarian mags $15 locally just to give you an idea of what they should cost. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MTRamMan 1 Posted January 28, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Thanks much for all the help guys. I have placed an order for 4 new steel RWB mags and have a bid on 5 Bulgarian mags pending. That should get me started! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mullet Man 2,114 Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Mullet man (sweet name, you really have a mullet?) Is right but the US made Palm mags are top notch for poly mags of any origin IMO. they are $20 locally with the 40 round steel lined poly Bulgarian mags $15 locally just to give you an idea of what they should cost. Of course. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GameOps 0 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Are the steel Egyptian mags any good? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MTRamMan 1 Posted February 4, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2013 update... I received the RWB mags and they look good in person. They look well built and are new. I guess they are of Korean make and I bought mine from GB from a company who sell them, Tombstone Tactical. they seem to be good mags and the seller has had no returns or complaints, but guaranteed me a replacement if they did. I'll give a range report when I can. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
breid1970 327 Posted February 16, 2013 Report Share Posted February 16, 2013 Fleet Farm has had a ton of the 30 round Bulgarian Poly mags for 12 bucks and 30 round metal Korean mags for twenty. They even had 40 round Bulgarian poly for twenty. But they are hit or miss. As for ammo, they have had trouble keeping the wpa and wolf ammo in stock. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tool_of_Society 15 Posted February 17, 2013 Report Share Posted February 17, 2013 Mullet man (sweet name, you really have a mullet?) Is right but the US made Palm mags are top notch for poly mags of any origin IMO. they are $20 locally with the 40 round steel lined poly Bulgarian mags $15 locally just to give you an idea of what they should cost. Holy crap I'd love to know where "locally" is as those prices are nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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