AK Magazines

**Bison** · 07-26-07, 13:53

Greetings all,

I'm thinking about purchasing a Lancaster Consulting AKM 47RM carbine. It will come with one 30-round magazine. Obviously, I'd like to have more than one. Hence, my question: What are the important things to look for in 30-round 7.62x39 AK magazines? I know that there are volumes written about AR mags, but I have not found much on AK mags.

Thanks in advance.

**Jay Cunningham** · 07-26-07, 14:14

Originally Posted by Bison

Greetings all,

I'm thinking about purchasing a Lancaster Consulting AKM 47RM carbine. It will come with one 30-round magazine. Obviously, I'd like to have more than one. Hence, my question: What are the important things to look for in 30-round 7.62x39 AK magazines? I know that there are volumes written about AR mags, but I have not found much on AK mags.

Thanks in advance.

Stay away from the American ones.

That's about it.

**TOrrock** · 07-26-07, 14:27

Originally Posted by Thekatar

Stay away from the American ones.

That's about it.

Sage advice!

It's a shame, but US companies just can't make quality AK magazines.

7.62x39mm mags are about as universal as it gets, Chinese, Bulgarian, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, East German, Yugoslav, Egyptian, Finnish........they all work, and work well.

Steel mags are probably the most universal, there may be some slight variations in the thickness of some of the polymer mags out there, particuarly when mating them with US stamped receivers, like the Lancaster will have.

Polymer mags will typically be Bulgarian "waffle" pattern or Polish "slabside".

Promag makes a cheap knock off of the Bulgarian mags, avoid them. Buy only the ones with a 10 in a double circle.

Bulgarian waffle polymer mags:

Polish "slabside" polymer:

Dans Ammo has a great deal on new/near new Polish steel magazines, $13.00 each shipped if you get 10 or more. www.dansammo.com

Hope that helps.

**Bison** · 07-26-07, 15:11

Thanks for the info!

**h8mtv** · 07-26-07, 21:28

There are also currently alot of Bulgarian "Bullet" mags. They are polymer and has several pictures of bullets going down the sides. Some say they are the new Iraqi issue mag. I dunno except the work great. $16 each at Copes.

**Business_Casual** · 07-28-07, 20:59

FWIW - I dropped a Polish slab-slide (fully loaded) and it shattered the body sending rounds and the spring flying around the parking lot.

Steel won't do that.

M_P