- Location
- Near Coldwater, Ont
Can the nitride finish be cold blued over?
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SKS magazine release ... looking for your opinions
- Thread starter MagWedge Industries
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Can the nitride finish be cold blued over?
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
There is a limit to how much cash you can afford to tie up in essentially repeating your own efforts.
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
Not sure about this ... I could leave a few unfinished so people can finish as they please. Let me know if this is of interest.
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
The rifle functions fine without an extended mag release, but many of the better and more worthwhile add-ons involve an improvement in ergonomics or other performance ... as to how necessary that is, your mileage may vary.
As regards cost, the other options are a plastic (Tapco) version which is still quite short which I have seen priced locally at $20 and a stainless version from the USA priced at $50 American, and of course, which cannot be shipped here. I expect we will retail this one at $39.95 if at all humanly possible.
I was at the machine shop today and playing around with prototypes confirmed very clearly that steel is the right way to go with this project. As I was slamming the magazine home time after time it occurred to me that steel would endure such treatment much better than aluminum, especially with the option of a nitro carburized surface.
Personally I wouldn't buy either, as I feel it adds no real value to the rifle. I'm not worried about fast mag releases with an sks. If I were to buy one though I wouldn't spend over 30$.
No I'm not cheap, I have plenty of expensive guns. Just don't feel the sks needs upgrading for what it is.
No I'm not cheap, I have plenty of expensive guns. Just don't feel the sks needs upgrading for what it is.
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
The question asked is: steel or aluminum, not whether or not you would buy one.
- Location
- Vancouver Island BC Canada
Just make it out of aluminum. It's in such a sheltered area of the rifle, it won't break or get messed up. Does anyone really wanna pay $50 for a little tiny piece of steal? I wouldn't...
If it's aluminum, does that mean it won't be black?
If it's aluminum, does that mean it won't be black?
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
Aluminum would be anodized black as well.
That being said I have decided to go with steel on this run given the fact that the lip of the magazine impacts the magazine latch with some force ... the steel gives one the impression of indestructibility, LOL.
but then you got the guys that say steel is too heavy , just joking the things is you will always find someone that doesn't like a little detail on anything even if it close to the perfection
For the guys who like to run steel AK lookalike magazines, an aluminum mag catch would get chewed up pretty fast.
Plus the extra leverage of an elongated mag release would be prone to deforming the mag catch body where it rides on the steel rails in the trigger group. Steel is just a better choice for function all around
Plus the extra leverage of an elongated mag release would be prone to deforming the mag catch body where it rides on the steel rails in the trigger group. Steel is just a better choice for function all around
- Location
- Vancouver Island BC Canada
Why not make both?
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
Because you tie up money in inventory which is essentially the same thing.
Also I get a lower unit cost when I make a larger order of the same item.
Lastly, after playing with both prototypes I am personally convinced that the steel is superior.
- Location
- BC Lower Mainland
Some pics of the initial prototype
A view of an unfinished XDMR (extended mag release) and an SKS trigger group.
Here is a view of a nitride finished XDMR installed on an SKS rifle. Flash from the photo makes the piece look a bit lighter than real life ... actual colour is a matte black.
A view of an unfinished XDMR (extended mag release) and an SKS trigger group.
Here is a view of a nitride finished XDMR installed on an SKS rifle. Flash from the photo makes the piece look a bit lighter than real life ... actual colour is a matte black.
- Location
- Vancouver Island BC Canada
That's cool! That will be much easier to reach!
