AR 15 take AK mags?

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does anyone make a conversion lower for an ar 15 that takes AK mags? i know there is afew uppers but you always have to use there mags. anyone know? even if its not in production i would still like to know.
 
Rock River Arms does. It's not a conversion though, it's a whole new lower. It's on the cover of the current "Book of the AR15". Not sure if it's available in Canada though. Ask Scott at Questar.
 
There was a small outfit that had AR's in 7.62 x 39 which used AK mags. I believe Sask Gun Works was trying to get them in at one time. Those rifles had great initial reviews, but at least one gun blogger rescinded his good review because of subsequent Q.C. problems.
I can't recall the manufacturers name, (?hydra?) and don't think they are in business anymore.
It was a great idea/concept (an AR-15 in 762 using cheap, reliable AK mags). It just wasn't executed properly.


Edit: I just checked the RRA site--those 7.62 x 39 AR's are dead ringers with the ones described above. It'd be sweet to have one. I'd wonder how long the direct impingement gas tube would hold up (esp. the inside of the tube) with corrosive ammo, being so inaccessible to clean and dry.
 
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If you get a AR 15 lower that takes stock AK mags you require a special AR upper receiver that has a really wide openning down directly above the magwell area.

Take a stock AR mag and a stock AK mag. Now measure the width of the upper magazine where it goes into the magwell. You will find the AK mag is much wider than a AR mag, including the skookum C Products 7.62 x 39 mags. Now take a stock AK mag and try to position it in a stock AR upper. It will not fit at all so if you want to buy a regular 7.62 x 39 upper and put it on a RRA or a MGI Hydra lower that takes stock AK mags you will need to get the upper openned up. Don't think so? Go check it out...
 
zupermann said:
There was a small outfit that had AR's in 7.62 x 39 which used AK mags. I believe Sask Gun Works was trying to get them in at one time. Those rifles had great initial reviews, but at least one gun blogger rescinded his good review because of subsequent Q.C. problems.
I can't recall the manufacturers name, (?hydra?) and don't think they are in business anymore.
It was a great idea/concept (an AR-15 in 762 using cheap, reliable AK mags). It just wasn't executed properly.


Edit: I just checked the RRA site--those 7.62 x 39 AR's are dead ringers with the ones described above. It'd be sweet to have one. I'd wonder how long the direct impingement gas tube would hold up (esp. the inside of the tube) with corrosive ammo, being so inaccessible to clean and dry.
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That RRA rifle that takes AK mags and ammo would be great to have, except for one little thing:

It's a DI rifle, not a piston-driven rifle. If you're shooting surplus corrosive ammo, I don't think your gas tube would last long before it's plugged up tighter than a constipated elephant :D.

The owner CAN clean out the gas tube, but it might just be easier, quicker, and cheaper to replace the tube when it clogs up.
 
Cool looking lower, I remember MGI Arms when I was checking out their .45ACP variant. The whole mag well came off the front and was replaceable. Obviously didn't turn out too well though.

Considering how easy it is to get piston conversion kits, if you were doing one of these it would probably be a good idea to get a piston kit that's easily cleanable. But I do like the concept of it! considering how much cheaper the 7.62x39 is.
 
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probably be a good idea to get a piston kit that's easily cleanable. But I do like the concept of it! considering how much cheaper the 7.62x39 i
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On second thought, they probably should have made it in a piston version. Oh well, be prepared to change that corroded gas tube every 4,000 rounds or 8 months...whichever comes first!:)
 
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