I had an SKS with a stock that allowed it to take magazines. To me, it was totally worthless. To put the magazine in, you had to have it in just the right place before you manipulated it to be racked. There were no guides or rails to ‘hinge’ it against to know where you had to leverage it-just guess work.
I need a weapon with the kind of magazine that you can just slam in, as one does with a semi-auto pistol-get it in the right hole, push, and chamber.
I am just about ready to get an AK, but, a guy that I work with said that magazine insertion worked the same way as an SKS. I think he’s full of it, but, he just got out of the military. OTOH, he also said that he never handled an AK, so, what he said is worthless.
It did get me to think, tho. So,
Question 1: Is AK 47 mag insertion the same as an SKS, or the same as a semi-auto pistol?
Question 2: Are all AK 47 mags interchangable?
I bought a 308 semi-auto rifle from Century Arms, a Zastava (Yugo). It was really cheap, and works like a dream. I wanted to buy some 20 or 30 round mags for it. When I went online, I found out that to buy one costs 85 bucks! And, IIRC, there is only one place to buy it, at that. I don’t want to make the same mistake with an AK, and one can pick up AK mags dirt cheap, but, they wouldn’t do me any good if they didn’t fit into my rifle.
Those are my questions, with appropriate background. Can anybody help?
Thanks,
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