SKS mags from Classicarms

mitch009 · 03-29-2008, 04:37 PM

Just curious if anyones purchased a detachable mag from classicarms.com and if so how did they work out. I've been debating between these and the tapco ones. Also I know you usually have to modify your rifle with the tapco ones if you keep the original stock but I'm wondering if this is necessary with the ones from classicarms. thanks

res45 · 03-31-2008, 08:30 AM

Only one extended Mag I would even consider to be reliable and that the Tapco 20 Rd. detachable other than that I'm sticking with the original magazine and stripper clips. Everything else is a crap shoot and probably a waste of money.

blaster · 03-31-2008, 08:45 AM

I agree with res45, I have a pile of various manufactur sks mags and they are all junk except the Tapco 20 rd

jmp8927 · 03-31-2008, 08:53 AM

Steel hicap mags can usually be made to work if you work with them enough. You have to take a pair of pliers and bend a few things, or it'll have feed problems. But as said above, right out the box, you can't beat the Tapco 20s for reliability. They're also very tough. However, as you said, the original wooden stock is a bit too tight and the mag opening needs to be made bigger. The fix for that is open it up some, buy a new stock(I recommend the Tapco T6), buy steel mags and fix them, or just leave it original.

nick112207 · 03-31-2008, 12:48 PM

i have the TAPCO stock and 2 20 round mags for the SKS. absolutely love it. not one feed problem. In fact just this past weekend me and my buddy went through about 200 rounds using only those magazines. only buy i ever made that i think was smarter was getting my SKS from a buddy for only 120

03-29-2008, 04:37 PM	#1
mitch009 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: WA Posts: 112 Trader Rating: (0)	SKS mags from Classicarms Just curious if anyones purchased a detachable mag from classicarms.com and if so how did they work out. I've been debating between these and the tapco ones. Also I know you usually have to modify your rifle with the tapco ones if you keep the original stock but I'm wondering if this is necessary with the ones from classicarms. thanks

03-31-2008, 08:45 AM	#3
blaster Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: big pine key, florida Posts: 400 Trader Rating: (0)	I agree with res45, I have a pile of various manufactur sks mags and they are all junk except the Tapco 20 rd __________________ peace through superior firepower

03-31-2008, 08:53 AM	#4
jmp8927 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Walterboro, SC Posts: 1,103 Trader Rating: (0)	Steel hicap mags can usually be made to work if you work with them enough. You have to take a pair of pliers and bend a few things, or it'll have feed problems. But as said above, right out the box, you can't beat the Tapco 20s for reliability. They're also very tough. However, as you said, the original wooden stock is a bit too tight and the mag opening needs to be made bigger. The fix for that is open it up some, buy a new stock(I recommend the Tapco T6), buy steel mags and fix them, or just leave it original. __________________ Doing the unexpected makes the unexpected the expected and thus the expected becomes the unexpected.

03-31-2008, 08:30 AM	#2
res45 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 266 Trader Rating: (0)	Only one extended Mag I would even consider to be reliable and that the Tapco 20 Rd. detachable other than that I'm sticking with the original magazine and stripper clips. Everything else is a crap shoot and probably a waste of money.

03-31-2008, 12:48 PM	#5
nick112207 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 337 Trader Rating: (0)	i have the TAPCO stock and 2 20 round mags for the SKS. absolutely love it. not one feed problem. In fact just this past weekend me and my buddy went through about 200 rounds using only those magazines. only buy i ever made that i think was smarter was getting my SKS from a buddy for only 120