JM280z
01-10-2013, 08:18 PM
Hi,
I just bought a VEPR 7.62x54R and it is a wonderful rifle.
Unfortunately I am having serious serious problems with the 10 round aftermarket mags. I have found no reviews online with any issues at all with them, but as I will show you the problem is pretty detrimental to the functioning of the weapon.
First off the mags are designed different. The lips on the 2 different mags have a different cut/design on them. Also the rear of the 10rd mag only reveals 1/3 of the bullets rim and the 5rd mag has a about 2/3 of the rim showing. The tip of the bullet angles out of the 5rd mag greater than that of the 10rd mag, so the bolt pushes the bullet under the chamber lip on the 10rd mag versus with the 5rd mag the bullet is angled enough to be pushed into the chamber.
The 5rd mags cycle perfectly though the firearm. The 10rd mags rarely ever even get 1 bullet to enter the chamber. If I only put a few rounds in the 10rd mag then it will cycle properly but the last bullet in the mag jams the bolt and is pushed under the chamber (as shown in one of the pictures).
I paid about $45 per mag from Centerfire Systems in Kentucky. I was told they would work and they dont. I also bought a $35 scope mount for it and put my Nikon Monarch 4-16x50mm scope on it and it didnt hold zero (I am assuming it was the mounts issues).
These 10rd mags are made by SGM Tactical in the US and the 5rd mags are factory Molot mags. I am using surplus "spam can" ammo. I tested all 4 20rd mags and they all are the same. Non of them work..... I have also noticed that in the 10rd mags the follower is much lower in the rear than in the 5rd mags.
Link to the images: http://s1294.beta.photobucket.com/user/JM280z/library/?
I just bought a VEPR 7.62x54R and it is a wonderful rifle.
Unfortunately I am having serious serious problems with the 10 round aftermarket mags. I have found no reviews online with any issues at all with them, but as I will show you the problem is pretty detrimental to the functioning of the weapon.
First off the mags are designed different. The lips on the 2 different mags have a different cut/design on them. Also the rear of the 10rd mag only reveals 1/3 of the bullets rim and the 5rd mag has a about 2/3 of the rim showing. The tip of the bullet angles out of the 5rd mag greater than that of the 10rd mag, so the bolt pushes the bullet under the chamber lip on the 10rd mag versus with the 5rd mag the bullet is angled enough to be pushed into the chamber.
The 5rd mags cycle perfectly though the firearm. The 10rd mags rarely ever even get 1 bullet to enter the chamber. If I only put a few rounds in the 10rd mag then it will cycle properly but the last bullet in the mag jams the bolt and is pushed under the chamber (as shown in one of the pictures).
I paid about $45 per mag from Centerfire Systems in Kentucky. I was told they would work and they dont. I also bought a $35 scope mount for it and put my Nikon Monarch 4-16x50mm scope on it and it didnt hold zero (I am assuming it was the mounts issues).
These 10rd mags are made by SGM Tactical in the US and the 5rd mags are factory Molot mags. I am using surplus "spam can" ammo. I tested all 4 20rd mags and they all are the same. Non of them work..... I have also noticed that in the 10rd mags the follower is much lower in the rear than in the 5rd mags.
Link to the images: http://s1294.beta.photobucket.com/user/JM280z/library/?