OT: TAPCO AK and FN mags

Should note that 9 if the 20 round AK mags fit and locked into place but one apparently slipped a bit during spot welding. The rear catch doen't seat far enough to lock in. I believe a few strokes from a file can fix this.

As far as the FN mags, haven't checked them yet.

BTW, the 20 round AK mags reduce the length hanging down making it more comfortable to carry, use, and fire.
 
I'm sure when the SHTF you guys will have lots of time for selecting your equipment.

LIfe is Funny!!!

Ever think you'll be stuck with a nine mil, a snubby 38, or a an SKS carbine!!!


I know I know...we'll make do,


munkl
 
NO one's gonna make the cover of Revolution Quarterly with only a lousy 20 rounder in their AK.


munk
 
Even taped together upside down?

( Actually real professionals are taught not to do just this as the magazine taped upside down can get full of mud and other things when you are trying to hide yourself behind a 6" high berm. )

BTW, my SKS has a preban 20 round fixed magazine that I suspect will serve to meet any forseeable occassion. besides, the objective is to take out the opponent with the top of the magazine anyway.

Of more concern to me is that a local man got his elk this year at over 400 yards - cleanly with one shot. Flat shooting rifle, apprpriate ammo, good optics, use of a rangefinder, and practised enough to pull it off. But 440 yards is a quarter mile, and some antigunners will eventually figure out that a good hunting set-up could be used on people at long range too - and legislate to make your elk or deer rifle into a forbidden sniper rifle.
 
Trading around mags and different installations on SKS's over the years, I've come to the conclusion that the original configuration is best. You mention a 20 fixed mag, and that is the only one I liked aftermarket- it still worked. The 30's jammed, somehow, some way. Unless one has the model 56 designed for AK mags, I leave SKS's alone. BTW, my SKS that could do that jammed. I noticed the gas piston tolerances were much tighter. I figure the Chinese did that to increase the rate of fire due to efficiency. Trouble was, the SKS was never designed for full auto. The Chinese even gave up. So my semi auto SKS designed for full auto and distributed semi auto jammed.


I don't even own an SKS now. I broke the cycle.

munk
 
I'm still a fan of the 75-rounders. Sure, they rattle and they're heavy, but as far as I'm concerned, if you haven't set your handguard on fire yet, you haven't really shot an AK. :) I still fondly remember bringing my SAR in after it's first day at the gravel pit and wirebrushing the heat scale off the gas block.

Funny thing is, after a year or two of this abuse, it actually shoots considerably better than it did when new. Folks don't believe I can manage a 2" 100 yard group with Wolf ammo and a Kobra sight until I have them try it themselves. It's almost cheating.

I still haven't played around with the 20-rounders yet. In my high prone, I can still get a cheekweld with 30-rounders (using the mag as a monopod) and the area around here doesn't lend itself too well to a prone position anyway. The cheekweld isn't really necessary anyway with the Kobra. A Kobra seems quite pricey compared to a SAR but taken on its own, its well worth the money. My SAR isn't my only rifle sporting one of these beauts.

Now, if only there was a low-cost way to convert my SAR to a preban configuration...
 
Rusty said:
Even taped together upside down?

( Actually real professionals are taught not to do just this as the magazine taped upside down can get full of mud and other things when you are trying to hide yourself behind a 6" high berm. )
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Amen.

But did you buy the correct pouches for the mags Rusty?
 
But did you buy the correct pouches for the mags Rusty?>>>> 45/70


Only a collector would understand the amusement and anxiety of this question.

Remind me to tell the story of my 'geniune' M14 bayonet.... and the mag pouch.


munk
 
munk said:
Only a collector would understand the amusement and anxiety of this question.

Remind me to tell the story of my 'genuine' M14 bayonet.... and the mag pouch.
munk
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Finding the right accouterments is harder than getting the weapon itself. If you need some help let me know...
 
I'm sure when the SHTF you guys will have lots of time for selecting your equipment.
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Heehee. I was living in Roswell, renting a room in a nice, big house from a guy who did consulting in another state, so he was only home about 6 days out of the month. Great setup for everyone.

I had my little American Eskimo, Stardust, who weighed about 23 lbs at the time. Stardust is a sweet dog, but a real wuss. She'll chase anything, but a cat can stand her off. (And one jumped us from ambush one night, but that's another story.)

Anyway, I got home, and opened the back door to let Stardust out, and she was off like a shot. I was right behind her, and saw she was chasing a decent sized raccoon! The 'coon ran to the nearest pine tree, jumped up onto the trunk, then, at about 4', turned and came back down.

A coon is, lb for lb, a hell of a lot of fight, and this was coming for my well-loved dog who a juvenile cat could lick. I bolted inside for the weapons.

Made it to the bedroom, and I'm thinking, "Which gun? Which gun?" I could probably explain to the satisfaction of the police why I had discharged a firearm within city limits, but I would prefer not to have to go through the trouble. I grabbed my 10/22, frantically searched for my subsonic Dynamit Nobel loads, and thumbed them in the magazine, and dashed back towards the back door, dreading what I would find.

My cute little girl was standing at the back door, waving her tail, obviously proud as could be. I think, if I had to do it over again, I would've just looked for a nearby pine branch.

So, anyway, having a lot of guns can indeed challenge you, when it's time to use (at least) one!

John
 
I don't always have a loaded Bodyguard Airweight on me ( too lazy ) but as I sit here it's a foot out of reach, or else under the truck seat. If I'm traveling, that's a different matter. Having a CCW is nice even if it's most valuable asset to date turns out to be not having to pay the $15.00 NCIC/Brady check when buying a gun.
 
Rusty said:
Having a CCW is nice even if it's most valuable asset to date turns out to be not having to pay the $15.00 NCIC/Brady check when buying a gun.
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Bro, what do you mean by the NCIC/Brady check? Is that only for when you're buying a handgun?
I didn't have too pay anything extra when I got my Ruger 10/.22.:confused:
 
I believe somehow one of the trade offs ( don't ask me what or why ) was to include long guns in the check at some point. Whether that ocurred, or got dropped under Bush I don't know.

I do know that in Nevada the DMV/DPS wants to start charging $25 for the same instant *{^@# NCIC check that happens whenever you get pulled over for going ten miles over the speed limit. :mad:
 
Why would anyone ever think I might be a scoflaw?

Oh, and 45/70? I use those Currier and Ives type bible covers to carry guns and mags in.
 
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