SKS Mags
 

The only magazine I have had success with on my Yugo is the Tapco 20 rounder. They have been good mags so far but does anyone know any other 30+ round mags that work? The vast majority of SKS mags for whatever reason have been total crap in my experience.

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Same here. I have 5 20 round Tapco's and they've been great. I've done LOTS of searching and, as far as I know, there are no good 30 rounders. Sorry.

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I prefer the 20s, for no other reason than thats what a boxx of cartrdges is.

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The old "USA Brand" mags worked well but they haven't been made in several years and if you can find them they're usually a bit pricey.

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I have a 60rounder that came with mine and it has worked flawlessly. I am not sure the manufacturer since it has no markings. Other than that the mags are horrendous for the SKS, which really makes no sense.

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When you consider that they are probably just mostly old AK mags that are chopped and topped with a duckbill, it sorta makes sense. Don't get me wrong, I really like SKS's, but I think I'm gonna invent a feed system that fits the AK mag and feeds well.

One of the problems I think is with the SKS breach/cartridge/chamber lines (angles). I'm gonna take a closer look, but been tied up with a couple other boom-sticks lately. Handheld actually. One thing that I'd like to take a close look at, other than looking at the angles, is where the cartridge catches sometimes on entry into the chamber. I think they have a tendency to strike low sometimes and the point of the bullet leaves a small mark on the bottom of the outside of the chamber.

I want to examine that with one (clip) that jams regularly. Also a couple weeks ago at a gunshow, along with a few other small items ( I never leave one of those things empty-handed) I grabbed a box of softnose to see how it runs in the same gun with the same set-up. This will tell me if the problem is primarily the sharp point on the nose hitting low or entirely the fault of the said mag.

The idea being, depending on that finding, to then see if there is a way to slightly ramp the bottom of the chamber to the proper angle while still staying away from any problem with breach exposure ie the "dreaded" blowout. Don't know yet.

Anyone investigated this aspect?

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I think their would be a huge market for SKS Conversion to AK mags. As long as it was under 50 bucks I think you could sell them like mad. Especially on the verge of another AWB SKS's would hopefully make the legal cut then you could mod them to take the rugged AK mags you would be a wealthy man. Let me know if you eventually undertake this project.

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GypsyBiker,

The answer to your question from a previous thread is no. The adapter kit I bought... with mags, does NOT fit AK mags. The width is a little tight on my stock, which could be alleviated easily enough, but the main problem is that the lower locking stud on the AK mag does not quite (by 1/4") reach the locking latch on the gun.

Overall as a system I like the adapter and mags, even though they have a couple of small drawbacks, I wouldn't recommend spending the money on it for what it is. For one thing, just like you, I wanted it to fit the AK mags. They are alot cheaper for one thing and so conveniently swappable.

For me, it started me studying the feed system a little deeper and as I said above, I am going to take a hard look at the feed system and see what I can do with it on my own.

I'll let you guys know how that turns out. How long it takes is dependent on how much time I have to give the project currently. I've got a few things going.

OP, sorry about the OT :biggrin: but it is at least related to SKS feed systems.

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Not OT at all, I am interested in this conversion far more than I am in buying the quality ugly duck bill mags. I could kick myself for not buying an AK when you could get a nice Yugo for 450FRN when I payed 179FRN for my SKS.

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I will definitely let you know. I agree, if the nut is cracked and goes out the door at the right cost, I would offer it as a service. Of course it started out just because I personally want that system, but... I'm sure others want that as well.

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I wouldn't touch the chamber till I tried this. Now I don't have a SKS, but I had some worn AK mags that I put new springs into and had an occasional problem with the cartridge not feeding.

My solution was to bend the feed lips upward slightly to give the cartridge a little better angle when stripped off the mag.

Take a look at that before customizing the feed ramp.

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Most definitely good advice. I have played with the feed lips a little with some degree of success. The additional work I am talking about would not be taken lightly at all and rules would be followed. As well inspections, clearances and tolerances would be scrutinized before any round fired.

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I have one of those and they work flawlessly on my Russian.