5/10 Type 81 Magazine Possible

[Ustauk]

Type 81 magazine professionally shorten 20/5
I have type 81 magazines shorten from 30 rounds to approx 20, of course pinned to 5 rounds.

these are altered by a retired machinist. they are shorten from the bottom and look fantastic.

people alter AK47 mags to fit the type 81 and turn out butchering them.

$100 each

$65 if you supply your mag for alteration.

Cool, thanks for the info!

[Ustauk]

Someone on my Reddit thread who also saw this post noted I underestimated the development costs versus the number of Type 81s sold and that not enough Type 81s were sold to finance the development costs for a magazine.

Can an AK magazine modified to work in a Type 81 also be used in an AK (outside of Canada), a M10X or an SKS-D? Could Cross Industries make a coupled AK 10, 15, or 20 round magazine they could market in magazine size limited states in the US or in Europe, which would also be built with the appropriate slot to also be compatible with the Type 81 and pinned to five rounds for sale in Canada? I know they've marketed there 556 magazines in both Europe and the states previously, even having been reviewed on US and German YouTube channels. You would lose the bolt-hold open , but having the coupled magazines would also be useful, and the cost of the AK/M10x/Type 81 Cross Magazine would hopefully be comparable to the 556 ones available when subsidized by the US and European sales.

[Chumlee Bumsnag]

Pmags work with a bit of Dremel. Easier than modding a steel mag.

[Ustauk]

Pmags work with a bit of Dremel. Easier than modding a steel mag.

That looks great. Has anyone been able to add an attachment of some sort to either a plastic or steel AK mag to enable the bolt hold open on the Type 81?

[Jest4phun]

If I remember correctly they made a factory 5rd type 81 mag tactical imports sold the one they had at the Boxing Day blowout or whatever that was before for like $80 I think and it was explained that more weren’t made cuz of some retooling for such a small order wasn’t worth it or something or it was gonna cost more to get an order of them then us just modding small ak mags instead. But if you can find those 5rd sks d mags around they look and work great in the type 81 once modded.

[medvedqc]

Type 81 magazine professionally shorten 20/5
I have type 81 magazines shorten from 30 rounds to approx 20, of course pinned to 5 rounds.

these are altered by a retired machinist. they are shorten from the bottom and look fantastic.

people alter AK47 mags to fit the type 81 and turn out butchering them.

$100 each

$65 if you supply your mag for alteration.

i have a few ak mags altered but not butchered so there is more than a way to do this ...

[phats]

i have a few ak mags altered but not butchered so there is more than a way to do this ...

does your ak mags lock the bolt back when mag is empty ?

[medvedqc]

If I remember correctly they made a factory 5rd type 81 mag tactical imports sold the one they had at the Boxing Day blowout or whatever that was before for like $80 I think and it was explained that more weren’t made cuz of some retooling for such a small order wasn’t worth it or something or it was gonna cost more to get an order of them then us just modding small ak mags instead. But if you can find those 5rd sks d mags around they look and work great in the type 81 once modded.

seems they had only one kind like a prototype more than a run.

[medvedqc]

does your ak mags lock the bolt back when mag is empty ?

that is a very good question, i need to check that next time im going to the range with a t81 if i can find one lol ...

[medvedqc]

Someone on my Reddit thread who also saw this post noted I underestimated the development costs versus the number of Type 81s sold and that not enough Type 81s were sold to finance the development costs for a magazine.

Can an AK magazine modified to work in a Type 81 also be used in an AK (outside of Canada), a M10X or an SKS-D? Could Cross Industries make a coupled AK 10, 15, or 20 round magazine they could market in magazine size limited states in the US or in Europe, which would also be built with the appropriate slot to also be compatible with the Type 81 and pinned to five rounds for sale in Canada? I know they've marketed there 556 magazines in both Europe and the states previously, even having been reviewed on US and German YouTube channels. You would lose the bolt-hold open , but having the coupled magazines would also be useful, and the cost of the AK/M10x/Type 81 Cross Magazine would hopefully be comparable to the 556 ones available when subsidized by the US and European sales.

ak47 mag modified are working in a very kind of tools: ak47, sks-d and kd and t81, that is right for 5,10 and 20 rounds to be noted that i did not shoot in canada an ak47 to check but it feed well. if someone as valmet in 7.62x39 we can try as well ...
some ak47 are picky with mags. funny the t81 is as well ...