Lost all of my AK-74 magazines....

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Well I tell you what, I'd love to be the honest person when it comes to cash, but it's their stupidity for leaving it... Especially that much. LOL. I've got bills to pay, and debt to pay off, so... LOL But I would at least try and find the original owner.
 
AK74s and the round are so common, why so few mags?
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That is a VERY good question. Even with scarce surplus, you'd think someone domestic would manufacture a decent magazine! I wish Magpul would make AK PMags.

I think all the surplus mags got bought up in huge numbers years ago, which is why they're so scarce now.
 
I wish i got more but i only have five in my stash right now. The east german bakelite is the prettiest. But did got twenty strippers from Kvar to expedite the loading . The shortage of the 74 mags came it suddenly last year , i wonder why. So far no new import s . Tapco came with their own version but looks cheap.
Check KVAR and Atlantic arms for the mags.
 
Definitely worthwhile to ask around. I left my Peltor electronic muffs at a GSSF match a few years back. Someone picked them up, notified the range and held onto them for me and I picked them up from his store a few days later.
 
Post a reward for them at the range - give it a little time before you go out and spend for replacements.
 
Why so negative when you haven't even checked the range yet. I belong to a range with 250 members. If someone leaves stuff, it stays where they left it. If no one picks it up after a time, one of the officers does and posts it in the News Letter. Maybe your fellow shooters will look out for you more than you think. I hope so.
 
http://centerfiresystems.com/ak47_74_mags.aspx

The South Korean stuff is pretty damn solid. As good as the original chicom stuff. Got a few drums from here not long ago, equal or better in quality to the original Norinco's I have sealed in plastic bags.

Got some of the plastic mags.. but not too thrilled about those. Thought that the light weight would be an advantage. Found out I prefer steel.

YMMV.
 
Tapco mags are actualy a good solid & affodable AK74 mag we use tons of them here in our test & demo guns with no issues. There are really no inexpensive imported mags out there they dried up 8 -12 months ago . We are have more Bulgarian AK74 kits coming in late July and our buyer also said he may have a seperate order of AK74 mag nailed down. Let keep our fingers crossed that this all works out !!
 
BTW - these:

http://centerfiresystems.com/MAGAKA-KR30.aspx

Korean mags are about as good as it gets.
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These are AK-47 mags, won't do him a lick of good since he needs AK-74 mags.

Surplus AK-47 mags are still cheap and plentiful, its the AK-74 (5.45x39) that have mostly disappeared.

If you are leery about Tapco mags, don't even think about Pro-Mags.

The Tapco Galil mags have all worked 100% in my converted Saiga .223, the one Tapco AK-47 mag I tried works in some AKs not it others so I've never bought more. 5.45x39 is pretty close to .223 and doesn't need the big curve of the AK-47 mags so they should be a lot easier to get right, I'd suggest giving one a try even if you get your mags back.
 
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Ooh my bad. I completely misread the OP.

All the eastern block bakelite mags are gone? Damn I remember when you could buy those with the 4 mag pouches real cheap ... hrmph.

Guess we american consumers are hungry, hording sonsaguns..
 
All the eastern block bakelite mags are gone? Damn I remember when you could buy those with the 4 mag pouches real cheap ... hrmph.
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Those are the collectible ones now. Orange bakelite mags go for close to $70 apiece some places. Bulgarian black polymer mags are a lot cheaper- only around $35 each.

The worst part for me was losing the Izhevsk mags... Those ain't cheap, either. $60 at least to replace each one if they're gone.
 
Ugh. I remember giving away a set of four with each AK-74 I sold back in '06. (And I practically had to give the damn guns away, no one wanted to buy them back then.)

Kind of feel like someone kicked me in the balls. I literally had 1200 of those magazines, 6 years ago, and let them go for anywhere between $8-12 a piece.
 
Just counted what I have; I have 9 of the bakelites left. (Still have that kicked in the balls feeling...)

If you can't locate your missing mags, send me a PM, willing to sell *1* (I have an AK-74 and don't want to go lower than 8 mags myself).
 
I lucked on one East German bakelite for $32 delivered from a seller at Gunbroker. THis was back in Jan this year. But they are so hard to find now. I do want another bakelite or several Bulgarian plums if they have them again .
at a cheaper price.
 
That's tough...

My range is unregulated and has no buildings, and often I'm the only one there on a weekday. If I found something of value I'd bring it home to secure it and then contact the Association president. Have you tried calling one of your officers?

I've got to the age where I keep a complete range checklist written out, and I mark it off going and returning. Nothing worse than getting to the range with no ammo or no keys, or coming home with no mags or, God forbid, leaving a rifle on the table.

Tinpig
 
Bakelite mags are real cool looking with wood AK74 rifles !!


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Lucky me, the guys found the mags and kept 'em in the lockbox. There's a reason I give them my money. Best range in CT in my opinion. If any of you are from CT or end up in CT, please stop by High Rock in Naugatuck. It's in the middle of the woods, but it's a great place.

Thanks, everyone! Well, mods, I guess this is all figured out. Lock 'er up if you need to.

Bakelite mags are real cool looking with wood AK74 rifles !!
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I know! I would have put wood furniture on my AK if the mags were cheaper. The wood and orange look is the one I really love, but plum and black isn't too far behind.
 
Put up a flyer. I know someone that left a $2,000 spotting scope on the side of the road, and got it back 6 months later when the person who found it saw the add in a coffee shop.
 
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