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Old January 22, 2013, 02:00 PM   #7
seanc
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In your situation, the original 10 round fixed mag with stripper clips will be your best bet. With a little practice with stripper clips, you'll never miss the extra 5 rounds you're wishing to get.

The Tapco 20 round mags are excellent. Anyone making a blanket statement about all SKS after market mags is simply wrong.

There are Chinese Star mags which are a fixed 20 round mag. I suppose you could modify one to only accept 15 rounds, but why take a legal risk with that and also possibly mess with the inherent reliability of the standard magazine.

Lastly, you can use stripper clips with aftermarket mags, but after the 1st 10 rounds are pushed in, the bolt wants to go into battery since the bolt-hold open is pushed down. Also, if you had a 15 round mag, you'd get the 1st 10 round stripper clip in and then jamb up your thumb on the 2nd when you bottom out after 5 rounds. I've used stripper clips with 20 round mags and it's awkward at best, but most likely just plain dangerously clumsy.
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