SVT 40 Magazines back in stock

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Price $95 Limited Quantity (20 Pcs only)

Spare Magazine For Tokarev SVT40
 
GunsNotPuns said:
What exactly did that entail?
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On mine it involved some fairly straightforward filing down of the catch on the rear of the magazine (it was too long for the catch in the magwell to engage).

And then some fine tuning on the feed lips on either side of the top of the magazine with a pair of pliers. Out of nthe box, they were bent too far over, holding the top round too low for the bolt carrier to pick up the top round and feed it into the chamber. This was the most fiddly part, and took a couple of attempts (with associated trips to the range) until I got it feeding as reliably (pretty much 100%) as the surplus mag that came with the rifle.
 
So... Not too hard, definitely within the skills of an earnest tinkerer. It just takes patience.
 
So I received the magazine today.

The Good

  • I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality. I perceive it to be the equivalent of the original magazine in terms of sturdiness and quality. If I were to close my eyes and handle the magazines I might not be able to tell them apart.

The Bad

  • To say that the magazine is a tight fit in the magazine well is being polite. After loading it with dummy rounds and inserting it into the rifle I thought the magazine was jammed. The magazine doesn't seem to engage the magazine lock.
  • The magazine (initially, will doubtless change with some smithing) doesn't engage the bolt hold open, nor does it feed ammunition
  • Internally pinned. I hate that.

At any rate, upon inspection it would appear that I will have to grind off a little of the feed lips in order to have ammunition feed from the magazine. My eyeball suggests that the feed lips are a touch bit longer than those on the OEM magazine that came with my SVT-40.

Despite whatever work this requires, initially satisfied with the aftermarket magazine. If I can get the first one working I will probably order at least one more.

Any one else grind down the feed lips, or did you simply have to manipulate the feed lips up or down to feed properly? Any issues inserting/removing the magazine into the well?
 
Don't grind the feed lips !!!! On the one I had, the engagement nubs on the back of the magazine were too high on the magazine so the bolt would ride over the cases without picking up a shell. I filed off the top of these nubs a little so the mag sits farther up in the Magwell . The magazine is a little sloppy but the bolt holdback works and the mag feeds about 90%. I never got a chance to try adding material to the bottom of those nubs to take up the slop but I think that would make the mag 100% reliable like the others I had.
 
On the two I got (this was a couple years ago), it was a matter of bending the feed lips up a little to allow the bullets to sit just a bit higher, so the bolt would catch them on the return. It took a bit of fiddling to get it to the point where they would still retain the bullets, but let them sit high enough to feed.

The only grinding was on the rear tab that the mag catch grabs.
 
It's great that someone is actually making aftermarket magazines for the SVT....but $95 for a magazine you have to work on that much!! At that price the fit should be perfect.

I'll stick with the two mine came with until the quality improves a little. Maybe the next batch will be better....here's hoping.
 
Any one wants to make a video on it and I will post it online for people to see. If I like your video and I chose it. I will refund 95.00 dollars to you. Send me your video or link to it. I will only choose one or two videos.

Al
 
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