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Originally Posted by Stealhead
Sure I own two but the cheapo magazines barely fit correctly(I do not use them personally).A friend of mine got a couple of mags from his dad for an AK74 (Romanian I believe) and they fit like crap even with the magazine catch latching he tired one dry just see how it looked loaded with rounds and felt that they where unsafe and would fly out.
Another friend had a Misr and used a traditional metal 30 rounder it clicked and all but after he fired maybe 4 or 5 rounds the magazine just popped right out it had to have been something with the magazine as far as I am aware the rifle itself was just fine.
I have seen people at public ranges have mags fly so I always assumed that they did not seat them correctly only way they could come out unless either the magazine was really bad or the rifle had a jacked up well. In these cases only only observed and did not know the experience level nor quality of the firearm.
All that is why with my own firearms if a lay person wants to shoot one I load it my self I'll show them how to do it if they want to try the entire process.
In my experience honestly the M16 is the one people are overly timid with if you do not solidly seat an M16 magazine you'll have problems.I recall back in USAF basic on the range they gave us maybe a 4 or 5 hour course on the operation of course some guys like me where already very familiar.On the range though all the newbies the most common thing was they failed to seat the magazine well enough being too timid.I just hoped that I never had to be in a real hairy situation with this guy here who cant even properly load his weapon.I like the way the Marines think every Marine is a rifleman.
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If you're going to get an AK variant, the WASR10 Romanian is about as close as she comes to the real Kalashnikov. Only use cold rolled steel mags (man mags), because you can beat down an attacker with just a fully loaded magazine! The issue lies in people skimping out and getting all these frilly polymer jobs. If you're going to use a polymer mag, then a polymer design AK variant like the Saiga 7.62x39mm would be the best fit. If you want to use polymer in the real deal steel versions, you have to file down the top of the catch tab on the mags in order to get that latch to fully seat.
The main issue is that people try to mix and match, and like the touchy feely society we've become, we're all too worried we're gonna break a nail while man-handling these things. They're combat rifles! Slap that mag in there like you got a pair! You're not gonna hurt its feelings! I used to beat on my WASR10 like the biker chick that it was, and it NEVER malfunctioned, not ever! As soon as you start limp-wristing it, IT will own YOU. You must make IT your <expletive>. You get the point
P.S. I served as Army Infantry for 4 years. The first thing they teach you is "toughen up, otherwise this weapon is going to kick your......"