Trying to locate any aftermarket magazines for this new rifle I bought. It is a Zastava 7.62 P.A.P imported by EAA. They are made in Serbia. I know the EAA website has them but only in 10rd magazines. I was wanting a 5 round for hunting. Also any other comments or suggestions on this rifle are appreciated.
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Last edited by RackHunter; 02-21-2010 at 07:26 PM.
I'm not familiar with that rifle at all. The butt looks wicked, and the chromed bolt is nice.
It takes regular AK mags right? Can you legally use foreign mags? The cheapest 5rd mags are the ones that came with the Norinco MAKs that have been sold piece mill, but they are clearly stamped "China." You can find them on gunbroker for $5-15. You'll have to search different sections and use different terms to find them all.
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I'm not familiar with that rifle at all. The butt looks wicked, and the chromed bolt is nice.
It takes regular AK mags right? Can you legally use foreign mags? The cheapest 5rd mags are the ones that came with the Norinco MAKs that have been sold piece mill, but they are clearly stamped "China." You can find them on gunbroker for $5-15. You'll have to search different sections and use different terms to find them all.
No it does not take regular AK mags. That is the only thing I do not like about it. It takes single stack mags versus the double stack like most AKs. So on this one you can not even get a 30 round mag. Everything else I like better about this versus most AKs. It just feels a lot better to me. I was thinking of looking into having it converted to accept double stack mags, but not sure yet what that entails. Also this one only cost $400 plus tax new which I like the best. LOL
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Last edited by RackHunter; 02-22-2010 at 12:13 AM.
Converting to take double stack mags is probably a good idea, BUT be sure all the details of your conversion are legal. You will have to make sure your rifle has 10 or less listed imported parts.
I would trust Zastava quality over WASR quality, and think if you paid $400 and a low cap WASR is in the low $300 range, you did fine.
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Converting to take double stack mags is probably a good idea, BUT be sure all the details of your conversion are legal. You will have to make sure your rifle has 10 or less listed imported parts.
I would trust Zastava quality over WASR quality, and think if you paid $400 and a low cap WASR is in the low $300 range, you did fine.
Actually $400 was the list price, but I chewed them dow and paid $389.00 tax and all. Web site has SRP at $464.00 before tax. Thanks for the advice on staying legal I will research it well.
Actually $400 was the list price, but I chewed them dow and paid $389.00 tax and all. Web site has SRP at $464.00 before tax. Thanks for the advice on staying legal I will research it well.
I'm converting my MAK as we speak. IMO the easiest way to stay legal is to replace all the furniture with US made and only US made mags, after that you can do whatever you want to the rifle and you are legal.
There is some buzz about 'Palm Mags' which are supposed to be the best mags ever and they are US made. I'll be getting on in next month or so and I'll let you know.
If you want to use foreign mags you have to replace internals. The easiest part to replace is the gas piston. After that. . . I wouldn't want to replace any parts on my MAK.
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I'm converting my MAK as we speak. IMO the easiest way to stay legal is to replace all the furniture with US made and only US made mags, after that you can do whatever you want to the rifle and you are legal.
There is some buzz about 'Palm Mags' which are supposed to be the best mags ever and they are US made. I'll be getting on in next month or so and I'll let you know.
If you want to use foreign mags you have to replace internals. The easiest part to replace is the gas piston. After that. . . I wouldn't want to replace any parts on my MAK.
Could you modify a 10 round mag so that it could only take 5 rounds?
actually I'm confident you could. Disassemble the mag, put in a piece of cardboard or a wooden or plastic shim so that the follower can't come down far enough to allow more than 5 rounds in.
Right?
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Could you modify a 10 round mag so that it could only take 5 rounds?
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actually I'm confident you could. Disassemble the mag, put in a piece of cardboard or a wooden or plastic shim so that the follower can't come down far enough to allow more than 5 rounds in.
Right?
I had not thought of that. LOL i will probably do that thanks.
There are single-stack steel magazines available. Modifying to accept a double-stack mag means dremeling the mag-well opening and magazine guides. Info on both can be found here: The AK Files Forums - powered by vBulletin
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My vote on US compliance parts would be furniture and trigger group. Make sure it's a complete trigger group replacement, replacing some parts and not others can be problematic and potentially dangerous.
I wouldn't want to risk it becoming illegal just by inserting a different mag.
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My vote on US compliance parts would be furniture and trigger group. Make sure it's a complete trigger group replacement, replacing some parts and not others can be problematic and potentially dangerous.
I wouldn't want to risk it becoming illegal just by inserting a different mag.
There is merit to this statement. My only concern is that I got a MAK because it's so heavy duty. If I replaced the trigger group with US made could I expect the same level of durability and ruggedness under the harshest conditions?
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Won't WSAR-10 single stack mags work for you instead of risking and the potential mangling of an otherwise fine firearm. It lookes and sounds like a hybrid WSAR-10, single stack with a thumb-hole stock Yugo M-70, Cool; afterall Serbia was once part of Yugoslavia.
Won't WSAR-10 single stack mags work for you instead of risking and the potential mangling of an otherwise fine firearm. It lookes and sounds like a hybrid WSAR-10, single stack with a thumb-hole stock Yugo M-70, Cool; afterall Serbia was once part of Yugoslavia.
I would SEND it somewhere to have the magwell altered, but I'm the "better safe than sorry" do-it-yourselfer.
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I would do it myself in a heartbeat. Measure a double stack mag and figure out how much you need to remove, mark it accordingly, then cut it out a little tight and then sand it smooth. Make sure you go a little tight to start with so you can continue to adjust it until it fits the way you like it. That's one reason I like doing it myself. I can get it just the way I want it.
