What are good AK Mags to buy?

[Lost In The Pits]

When with a few C10's. Would have tried PMAGS but I can't find the version with steel lips anywhere only coming up with the all polymer kind.

[soopafly]

So what manufacture makes good, reliable AK mags?

from personal experience, these have been gtg:
- chinese 30 rd
- eastern europe combloc 30 rd
- chinese 100 rd drum


stay FAR AWAY from the 90 rd box mag:

[audiophil2]

The Magpul steel reinforced AK PMAGs are just as good (if not better) than the Circle 10's. Cheaper too.

very wrong

[deckhandmike]

very wrong

Audiophil, what drums do you like?

[hellayella]

Best poly 762 mags are Arsenals and Russian 103/104

[audiophil2]

Audiophil, what drums do you like?

just avoid the usual bad players like kci and promag style drums.

i use romanian back loaders since they are the cheapest that are reliable.

[audiophil2]

circle 10 mags are the golden standard but the magwarehouse bulgarian poly with steel lips and lugs for $14 are the standout bargain that stood head to head with circle 10 mags during out tests. i personally use the 40 round versions since i am running machine guns but if i only had a semi auto the bulgy $14 mags would be my first buy. i have a few stored away i dont plan on using but the price makes them worth stocking up on.

pmags with steel inserts are worse than the non steel pmags in rough conditions. the inserts pop out making them useless after a hard drop.

if i had a tight budget even the tapco mags are good for the price.

[ENTHUSIAST]

Steel Mags Russian, Polish, Hungarian in that order.

Polymer Mags Russian Bakelite or nothing for the snobs.

[stix213]

Cold war era steel 30's, doesn't matter who made them.

[solidfreshdope]

Don’t buy any polymer AK mags unless they have the metal reinforced lips and locking tab, or are original Russian Bakelite.

The Polish Radom Fabryka Broni polymer mags would be an exception to this.. or the WPB versions for 7.62 x 39.

https://www.atlanticfirearms.com/products/polish-ak47-magazine-wbp

[NorCalAthlete]

But where are they selling them?

Spreadsheet of 20+ retailers who have opened the floodgates to California (they're selling out FAST too):

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1LP1NCp0MjBoeDp6tc6ddb2dKKIAdqxU0qubnEANW4dc/edit#gid=0

[hellayella]

Russian Izzy and Tula bakelites are classic

[toiletfighter]

If all you want is a well built, reliable AKM mag then steel ribbed comblocs are hard to beat. You can find surplus grade mags for under $20 from various vendors. Chinese flatbacks are very nice steel mags as well. If you want BHO followers, look for Yugo surplus or the new Croatian.

As others said, Circle 10/21 or Russian made Izzy/Tula are the best poly/plastic mags, but will cost you more. The poly Bulgarians that audiophil mentioned are a killer deal. There are also some Polish WBP/Circle 11 plastic mags that run fine, but lack steel reinforcement. Magpul is gtg as a range mag.

Be careful though. Collecting AK mags can become addictive.

[colossians323]

anything eastern bloc I believe

Spoken like a true commie

[toiletfighter]

Russian Izzy and Tula bakelites are classic

Bakelite is my favorite color.