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mattcwc said:
This. ak mags would mean no last round bolt hold open. Stupid!
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Again,not 100% true because you can get bolt hood open AK mags.but why change to mags that are more expensive,less available here in Canada,and have to change a design for it ?

Only reason I could see for a mag change would be to use 5.45x39.....which would be amazing.
 
MJS said:
Again,not 100% true because you can get bolt hood open AK mags.but why change to mags that are more expensive,less available here in Canada,and have to change a design for it ?

Only reason I could see for a mag change would be to use 5.45x39.....which would be amazing.
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Ive never seen a bolt hold open AK mag for sale. I imagine it would be super expensive here...

Normal 5/30 are more than VZ mags as it is. I don't see any benefit at all.
 
ShawnC6 said:
I don't know why people want AK mags over VZ mags...
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They're more robust, there's a much greater variety to choose from, and they would probably be cheaper.

However the lack of a bolt hold open feature is kind of a deal killer.

The Yugo AK mags do indeed hold the bolt open with their follower, but they allow it to close after they're removed, so they're not very useful.

Of course it might be possible to engineer a proper bolt open function into the gun that could use standard AK magazines, as seen with some of the newer AK prototypes and U.S. aftermarket kits?
 
870P said:
They're more robust, there's a much greater variety to choose from, and they would probably be cheaper.

However the lack of a bolt hold open feature is kind of a deal killer.

The Yugo AK mags do indeed hold the bolt open with their follower, but they allow it to close after they're removed, so they're not very useful.

Of course it might be possible to engineer a proper bolt open function into the gun that could use standard AK magazines, as seen with some of the newer AK prototypes and U.S. aftermarket kits?
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I don't know about cheaper (especially up here). I see VZ/CZ mags sold at my LGS for 20-30$ depending on finish.
 
bfiles said:
I don't know about cheaper (especially up here). I see VZ/CZ mags sold at my LGS for 20-30$ depending on finish.
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They may not be cheaper right now in Canada, but that would change if someone started importing them in numbers.

They are after all the most common magazine pattern in world and available in abundance from a huge array of sources overseas.

I've seen surplus steel mags available for as little as $7 each stateside.

Even new production AK mags can be price competitive, Magpuls for example can be had for only $14 USD each.
 
870P said:
They may not be cheaper right now in Canada, but that would change if someone started importing them in numbers.

They are after all the most common magazine pattern in world and available in abundance from a huge array of sources overseas.

I've seen surplus steel mags available for as little as $7 each stateside.

Even new production AK mags can be price competitive, Magpuls for example can be had for only $14 USD each.
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I know exactly what you mean, but when you then do the conversion, add import fees, shipping taxes etc....

I had several Valmets in 7.62x39 (which took AK mags) and even then they weren't cheap to import
 
ShawnC6 said:
One small production rifle like this wouldn't bring in enough mags to drive the price down.
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The AK mags are considerably cheaper to begin with however, comparing apples to apples.

Also it seems that surplus Vz58 mags are drying up, so they're bound to be a lot more expensive in the future.
 
call of duty has AK74's? maybe thats why.

VZ mags are lighter and have bolt hold open. the AK has a hope of a pistol mag, very expensive bolt hold open mags. other than that it is a waste of time.
 
870P said:
The AK mags are considerably cheaper to begin with however, comparing apples to apples.

Also it seems that surplus Vz58 mags are drying up, so they're bound to be a lot more expensive in the future.
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I'm betting the SKS conversions overall will have sold more than this rifle will. They take AK mags along with the old SKS-D and such. That and AR offerings like the CMMG mutant.

Price is still higher... even a couple thousand mags doesn't adjust market price.
 
VZ polymer mags are very good and should be a good supply for a long time. Priced at $30 or so. I don't think AK mags will come in much cheaper, and they are quite a bit heavier and no bolt hold open. I think too much redesign needed for the AK mag and it will bring rifle price up.
 
Keep it simple, reliable, and keep the price down. I'm partial to the sight hoods that don't go all the way around. CZ style not VZ style.
 
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