Wartak SKAR is anyone did know about this ?

LV2XLR8 said:
Are there SKS's on the market commercially that can shoot more than 5 shots legally?
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Commercially, no. But then again, they're not 800 bucks either.

Members here have succefully modified SKSs to accept XCR pistol mags. So yes, it can be done. And I'm pretty sure that considering the price point, a lot of potential buyers will simply spedn their 800 dollars on another non-restricted rifle that accepts 10-round pistol mags...

Me personally, I can't get to the 800.
 
LV2XLR8 said:
Are there SKS's on the market commercially that can shoot more than 5 shots legally?
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I think what they are saying is "Why spend over 3 times the asking price for an SKS that functions the exact same as a stock one" And I agree, making a mag well for it and it still only shoots 5 rounds is kind of a fail. It looks cool, but I would never spend this kind of cash , then more money for mags just to shoot it the exact same way I do with mine with my ATI stock. I don't get it either, if you look at the mag adapter for the VZ 58 thread, soooo many people are asking for the same thing for the SKS, I am shocked no one has come out with something like it yet.

People will still buy this, its cool, but I can even imagine how many more would buy it if it accepted the XCR mags.

And no, there is not any commercial SKS that does shoot more then 5 legally, only custom jobs, I am guessing me and a few other people were hoping this would be the one that would.
 
BCshooterFMJ said:
I think what they are saying is "Why spend over 3 times the asking price for an SKS that functions the exact same as a stock one" And I agree, making a mag well for it and it still only shoots 5 rounds is kind of a fail. It looks cool, but I would never spend this kind of cash , then more money for mags just to shoot it the exact same way I do with mine with my ATI stock. I don't get it either, if you look at the mag adapter for the VZ 58 thread, soooo many people are asking for the same thing for the SKS, I am shocked no one has come out with something like it yet.

People will still buy this, its cool, but I can even imagine how many more would buy it if it accepted the XCR mags.

And no, there is not any SKS that does shoot more then 5 legally, I am guessing me and a few other people were hoping this would be the one that would.
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I hear what you're saying and I think that it is a fair statement. I'm not the manufacturer, merely a retailer. I'm still excited about it because it's the only aluminum detachable box mag chassis system in the world and for mounting optics there simply isn't a better or more reliable system. Taking the XCR mags would have been a good idea and I will certainly give that feedback to the manufacturer, maybe in the future they'll consider going that route.

Thanks to you all for the feedback and I will pass it all forward.
 
LV2XLR8 said:
Are there SKS's on the market commercially that can shoot more than 5 shots legally?
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Thats the whole point. Why waste time and money developing proprietary mags that only hold 5.

The only reason I can see why they did this is to make more money off the consumer. which is a shame when better mags are available.
 
DILLIGAF said:
Thats the whole point. Why waste time and money developing proprietary mags that only hold 5.

The only reason I can see why they did this is to make more money off the consumer. which is a shame when better mags are available.
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I just spoke with the manufacturer again regarding the magazines and hopefully this clears things up completely in shedding a little light on the situation. The magwell on the new chassis will in fact house AR magazines. The problem with designing the chassis to accept AR's was that there are several variants of the SKS rifles from 1949-1956, some would not take specific mags because of that small change in the upper receiver and feeding was an issue. They would have had to make 3 separate chassis and 3 types of mags. This magazine works on all types which is why it had to be it the way it is. The end user is able to alter the receiver on their SKS to accept AR mags if they're so inclined by removing a small amount of material on the receiver and drilling a hole for the release on the opposite side. They have not yet been able to test the platform with an XCR magazine yet as all the suppliers have been out of stock but it is something they plan on testing as soon as they can get one to test it with.
Hope this helps clarify things.
 
LV2XLR8 said:
I just spoke with the manufacturer again regarding the magazines and hopefully this clears things up completely in shedding a little light on the situation. The magwell on the new chassis will in fact house AR magazines. The problem with designing the chassis to accept AR's was that there are several variants of the SKS rifles from 1949-1956, some would not take specific mags because of that small change in the upper receiver and feeding was an issue. They would have had to make 3 separate chassis and 3 types of mags. This magazine works on all types which is why it had to be it the way it is. The end user is able to alter the receiver on their SKS to accept AR mags if they're so inclined by removing a small amount of material on the receiver and drilling a hole for the release on the opposite side. They have not yet been able to test the platform with an XCR magazine yet as all the suppliers have been out of stock but it is something they plan on testing as soon as they can get one to test it with.
Hope this helps clarify things.
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We'll now that changes things. If a little filing and drilling a hole is all it takes to make it accept AR pistol mags then I'm back in for one.
 
No offense.
But I'll wait for the ones that come with an XCR mag already installed.

These stocks are being made in a machine shop, by talented machinists. The stocks are only being sold with the rifle supplied and installed by the manufacturer.

Machining the receiver should be included in the deal. No way in hell should anyone be butchering their own receiver after dropping that much cash.
 
To mod the sks to fit AR mag it's not only by removing a little part of the receiver,the mag need to be at a good degree to feed well,and a far as i see,i dont think it will work with their stock that have the mod tapco mag and their own mag.
 
SoLDneR said:
To mod the sks to fit AR mag it's not only by removing a little part of the receiver,the mag need to be at a good degree to feed well,and a far as i see,i dont think it will work with their stock that have the mod tapco mag and their own mag.
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Sorry and no offence but they have tested this and they do in fact work as claimed. The "degree" (angle) is correct for feeding well. As explained earlier, the only reason they didn't use an AR magazine is because of the receiver variations over the years of manufacture. To alter every receiver on every SKS that they installed would have driven the price up substantially so instead they made their own magazine based on the dimensions of the AR so that the end user could alter it to take the AR or XCR if they chose to go that route.
 
No offence taken,but if their magwell fit a tapco mag and the mag feed correctly,the AR15 is not the same as tapco so the AR mag should not feed correctly,anyway they know what there doing.

What im trying to do here is to let user know that AR15 mag to fit sks is not easy as 1-2-3,i just dont what someone getting hurt or getting arrested because they have mod an LAR pistol mag to fit the wartak stock,i think the hype that came with that stock without the correct information because they want money as fast as they can could cause some trouble to them.
 
And hey, that said, it looks AMAZING, if it did take the XCR mags, I would buy one 100% and I beleive a lot of people would. Definitely not bashing the product whatsoever. I was just shedding some light on the one fellow who was asking. I believe these will sell fine, there is most definitely a market for them. Keep us posted if they test and can accept the XCR mags forsure though, if they can, I will be buying one in the future.

LV2XLR8 said:
I hear what you're saying and I think that it is a fair statement. I'm not the manufacturer, merely a retailer. I'm still excited about it because it's the only aluminum detachable box mag chassis system in the world and for mounting optics there simply isn't a better or more reliable system. Taking the XCR mags would have been a good idea and I will certainly give that feedback to the manufacturer, maybe in the future they'll consider going that route.

Thanks to you all for the feedback and I will pass it all forward.
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