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Title: SKS AK mags?
Post by: echo1 on July 29, 2018, 05:24:15 PM
Hi Fellas,

Are the AK mags for SKSs single stack? Thanks, PAX
Title: Re: SKS AK mags?
Post by: Greasemonkey on July 29, 2018, 05:40:41 PM
My Type 84 uses a slightly modified AK double stack and my SKS NR uses a regular double stack AK magazine.

There aren't many rifles that take single stack mags, a WASR was probably the most common, I've seen a FEG Sporter single stack, maybe a few others. Also, as far as I know the single/double stack is not compatible with each other without some type of conversion.
Title: Re: SKS AK mags?
Post by: echo1 on July 29, 2018, 10:22:13 PM
I was curious as I've scored on a few single stack 10s (Kali). I've only seen pictures of SKS/AK magged rifles, and can't tell. I've never even fondled an AK. PAX
Title: Re: SKS AK mags?
Post by: firstchoice on July 31, 2018, 01:05:00 AM
All variants of the  Chinese AK-magazine-conversion SKS use double stack magazines. The WASR's (AK's) used single stack 5 and 10 rd. mags., at least until a bunch were reworked to use the double stack mags. (after the AWBan expired?) I don't remember the exact time or reason they were able to rework the WASR's to use double stack mags?  But, they did.  :)

Is it the 10/63's that didn't have the dimples for mag wobble and usually had the burrs inside the mag wells from being opened up to use the double stack magazines? I owned a couple of the 10/63's but it's been a while.  I'll dig out some old pics...

The boxes were marked WASR 10/63.

(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/firstchoice14/Romanian%20WASR%2010-63%20AK-47%20762x39mm/SAM_3470.jpg)

But this example, from that box, was still marked WASR 10, didn't have the dimples, and was milled out to use the double stack mags.

(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/firstchoice14/Romanian%20WASR%2010-63%20AK-47%20762x39mm/SAM_3458.jpg)

(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/firstchoice14/Romanian%20WASR%2010-63%20AK-47%20762x39mm/SAM_3454.jpg)

(http://i1043.photobucket.com/albums/b436/firstchoice14/Romanian%20WASR%2010-63%20AK-47%20762x39mm/SAM_3463.jpg)

I'll take some pics of my SAR-1's and SAR-2's to show the dimples and other differences.

firstchoice
Title: Re: SKS AK mags?
Post by: Stoned_Oli on July 31, 2018, 10:45:12 AM
There were also some milled Arsenal Bulgarians, Yugo Npaps and the Hungarian SA-2000 that used single stack magazines.
Title: Re: SKS AK mags?
Post by: echo1 on August 01, 2018, 03:21:37 AM
Well that would explain why they sat in the LGS junk bin for over a year. The LGS was rolling up his tent calling it quits, and I picked up a mess of stuff I don't need for dirt  ;) PAX
Title: Re: SKS AK mags?
Post by: firstchoice on August 02, 2018, 02:17:30 AM
Quote from: echo1 on July 29, 2018, 10:22:13 PM
I was curious as I've scored on a few single stack 10s (Kali). I've only seen pictures of SKS/AK magged rifles, and can't tell. I've never even fondled an AK. PAX

:o  cry1  Besplode  The horror. The horror.  Living in a free state has some great perks, PAX!  :) thumb1

firstchoice
Title: Re: SKS AK mags?
Post by: echo1 on August 04, 2018, 03:50:49 AM
Quote from: firstchoice on August 02, 2018, 02:17:30 AM
Quote from: echo1 on July 29, 2018, 10:22:13 PM
I was curious as I've scored on a few single stack 10s (Kali). I've only seen pictures of SKS/AK magged rifles, and can't tell. I've never even fondled an AK. PAX

:o  cry1  Besplode  The horror. The horror.  Living in a free state has some great perks, PAX!  :) thumb1

Yes this is true, but AKs & ARs just don't do anything for me. I only have 1 AR, and it's not even a real one. NFA lower & STOA 5.56 upper. I'd trade it in a heart beat for the right SKS. PAX

firstchoice