Anyone have a line on Valmet .223 Mags in Canada?

[Western Metal Inc]

Looking for some Valmet .223 Mags for a M71s. Recently a local friend and customer came into one however it didn't come with a magazine. The magazines for these are pretty rare we have yet been able to find one for sale here in Canada.

GUN #### OF SAID RIFLE:

 

[bfiles]

What a beauty
I'll see what I cam help out with

 

[can14]

I used to sell them when they came to Canada.
They never did bring in extra magazines for any of the valmet rifles.
You had to order them , most time's , you didn't get them
I think people looked at the 223 Norinco ak47 type magazines to re engineer them.

 

[greentips]

A little googling shows that people had successfully modified AK mags to work in Valmet.

https://www.ar15.com/forums/ak-47/_223_Valmet_mag_options__an_illustrated_study_/92-78468/

 

[dieseldog]

Had a M78 hunter in 30-06 awhile back and ordered a spare mag from Stoeger Canada as they where the original importers
of these rifles. Although Stoeger was five minutes from me back then I had to have Williams Arms order it from them and waited a month or two for it to come from Finland and costly. —Dieseldog!

 

[Fuzzy Wool Hat]

you can modify AK 74 mags to work. Supposedly they don't feed a whole mag properly, but I guess we'll never have that problem up here, will we?

 

[b-wingpilot]

AK-74 mags can be modified to work really well.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FSNYKeUmCxE

 

[Divermike]

I have a 5/30 Polytech .223 AK mag that has the top/back edge of the mag ground just enough to rock into the Valmet magwell. Worked great in the the long sold M78. I cannot see any reason why it wouldn't still work in a Poly. Can sell if you need it.

 

[Ceiferiro]

I have a 6 5/30s 3 5/10s and 20 modified galil mags that work just fine.

Best bet would be getting some Tapco Galil mags as theyre easier to tweak and only 18CAD a pop from CHADTech
You can get the milsurp to work too but takes alittle more time, although I find in the stamped rifles the Metal Galil mags can be alittle sticky on swap

 

[blueskies]

If anyone has 7.62 x 51 Valmet mags let me know please

 

[tharkhold]

holy sheet, look at all that evil compressed into a small package!

so why is this prohib again?

Full auto receiver: nope
Modified full auto receiver: nope

I'm out of options.

/s

but indeed nice gun pr0n

 

[Rusty Joots]

That’s a beauty indeed!

 

[kyle11]

Just saw Some up on EE

 

[napisano]

If anyone has 7.62 x 51 Valmet mags let me know please

Galil 308 mags work with a very slight modification. They're not expensive.

 

[tharkhold]

Galil 308 mags work with a very slight modification. They're not expensive.

indeed they do


(oh how ironic and stupid that the below rifle is now 'prohibited'..ffs)

 

[Jeepcommander]

Are those mags still available?

 

[Jeepcommander]

Had a M78 hunter in 30-06 awhile back and ordered a spare mag from Stoeger Canada as they where the original importers
of these rifles. Although Stoeger was five minutes from me back then I had to have Williams Arms order it from them and waited a month or two for it to come from Finland and costly. —Dieseldog!

Do you have any 30-06 valmet mags? Can you convert a BAR mag to work?

 

[gwhysow]

Raid Arm & Gun's parts bin

 

[Thegoose]

I have a 6 5/30s 3 5/10s and 20 modified galil mags that work just fine.

Best bet would be getting some Tapco Galil mags as theyre easier to tweak and only 18CAD a pop from CHADTech
You can get the milsurp to work too but takes alittle more time, although I find in the stamped rifles the Metal Galil mags can be alittle sticky on swap

Chatech?

 

[Thor]

Have two 223 mags (Valmet) and more Tromix mags, AK mags modified for the Valmet,
That I will put up in the EE soon, but they will not be cheap. I sold some Valmets a year ago at a fair price and now see
People are selling at a ridiculous price and are getting what they ask for. I feel a little burned.

Cheers