Tapco AK Magazines?????

Ozzieman · March 15, 2013, 03:21 PM

I have a chance to buy some AK Tapco 30 round magazines?
Are they worth 22$ each or not worth a dime?

Venom1956 · March 15, 2013, 03:39 PM

going rates anyones guess nowadays. I got mine for 15 per. I've ran about 60 rounds thru each. no issues as of yet.

seanc · March 16, 2013, 01:49 AM

That's over priced. If you have to have Tapco mags, try Primary Arms:

https://www.primaryarms.com/AK_Magazines_s/494.htm

If you want a review, try searching for prior posts. Opinions vary, but even those that own them and like them (I do), wouldn't take one into battle over former commie mags or US Palm AK30 mags.

MoBart · March 16, 2013, 11:32 AM

Ive got several tapco and promags both. I had some issue grtting the promags to seat properly, a little filling and they both run great. Kinda bulky. For a 7.62 rifle Id find steel surpkus mags, about the same price usually, but I think the steel are tougher. Mine is a 5.45 so mags are expensive in surplus and polymer typiclly anyway. I woukd say that price is high but its high on everything right now

RAINMAN1053 · March 17, 2013, 12:23 AM

You can order poly pro mags directly from their website for $15. It may be a few weeks, but they are filling all their orders.

cheezhed · March 17, 2013, 01:03 AM

I have used TAPCO mags and they worked like they were supposed to.I will have to wait and see if they hold up as well as the metal ones. I got them for about 15 bucks.

WildBill45 · March 17, 2013, 10:01 AM

I just purchased my first Tapco; I had to choose between a 30 and 20 rounder mag, I choose the 20 since I do not already have one. The 30 is an aggravation for practice shooting, it gets it the way for a target shooting grip or from a ground or sandbag position.

It seems to work well, and fits my Saiga like a glove.

tahunua001 · March 17, 2013, 12:59 PM

they work well enough... the only thing my AK would actually feed, $22 is a bit steep but considering that everything high capacity has gone through the roof I'd say you could do worse.

Justice06RR · March 17, 2013, 09:10 PM

They're worth it if it works for your particular AK. $22 isn't bad; I've seen them for $25 locally.

Nick9130White · March 17, 2013, 10:58 PM

I've got a 10 and 30 round tapco for my ak47 and 5 30 rounders for my ak74 and they're great. I paid ~20 for the ak47 and 15.99 for the ak74s

spacecoast · March 18, 2013, 11:24 AM

I bought some a couple of months ago from Sportsman's Guide for $8.33 each, very pleased with them.

WildBill45 · March 18, 2013, 12:41 PM

I paid $25.00 for the magazine that was the subject of my post. I thought it was high, but if there are no gun shows running, it is hard to find them around here at the moment.

Ozzieman · March 18, 2013, 06:47 PM

Saturday I went back and picked up 3. Fired each from full and no problems with feeding. The only issue was that they are a little tough getting them to seat into the gun.
Nowhere as easy as a metal Russian mag. You have to make sure it’s started in the front and very straight. Not so with the Russian mags.
Thanks for everyone’s input.

spacecoast · March 18, 2013, 08:54 PM

Quote:

The only issue was that they are a little tough getting them to seat into the gun.

You very well may have to do a little sanding on the lug that fits into the mag release. 5 minutes' adjustment will do wonders. Use the marks made by the mag release as a guide to remove material.

EdInk · March 19, 2013, 07:17 PM

I have about a dozen of them. Paid between $8-15 for them. Good for the price. Had one screw-up (follower tilted). Threw it away because it was so cheap. Later rembered that Tapco has a lifetime warranty on them! Oh well. I recommend them but I would not pay that much for one.

March 15, 2013, 03:21 PM	#1
Ozzieman Senior Member Join Date: December 14, 2004 Location: Northern Indiana Posts: 4,325	Tapco AK Magazines????? I have a chance to buy some AK Tapco 30 round magazines? Are they worth 22$ each or not worth a dime? __________________ “Peace is that brief glorious moment in history when everybody stands around reloading.” – Thomas Jefferson. If you carry a gun, people call you paranoid, NONSENSE! If you have a gun, what do you have to be paranoid about? Guns have only two enemies: Rust and Politicians.

March 15, 2013, 03:39 PM	#2
Venom1956 Senior Member Join Date: October 4, 2008 Location: WI Posts: 2,291	going rates anyones guess nowadays. I got mine for 15 per. I've ran about 60 rounds thru each. no issues as of yet. __________________ E-Shock rounds are engineered to expend maximum energy into soft targets, turning the density mass into an expanding rotational cone of NyTrilium matrix particles, causing neurological collapse to the central nervous system.- Yeah I can do that. I guarantee you will know it if a bicyclist hits your house going 1000 mph.

March 17, 2013, 12:59 PM	#8
tahunua001 Senior Member Join Date: July 21, 2011 Location: Idaho Posts: 3,613	they work well enough... the only thing my AK would actually feed, $22 is a bit steep but considering that everything high capacity has gone through the roof I'd say you could do worse. __________________ all guns lost in a tragic smelting accident. I never said half the crap people said I did-Albert Einstein You can't believe everything you read on the internet-Benjamin Franklin Bean counters told me I couldn't fire a man for being in a wheelchair, did it anyway. Ramps are expensive.-Cave Johnson.

March 17, 2013, 10:58 PM	#10
Nick9130White Senior Member Join Date: January 10, 2011 Location: California. Posts: 233	Tapco AK Magazines????? I've got a 10 and 30 round tapco for my ak47 and 5 30 rounders for my ak74 and they're great. I paid ~20 for the ak47 and 15.99 for the ak74s

March 18, 2013, 11:24 AM	#11
spacecoast Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 2009 Location: Sunshine and Keystone States Posts: 3,405	I bought some a couple of months ago from Sportsman's Guide for $8.33 each, very pleased with them. __________________ My guns include S&W and Colt revolvers, Colt and Ruger pistols, Remington 870 shotgun, Henry and Marlin .22LR rifles, Hi-Point 9mm carbine and Lancaster Arms AK. I reload handgun rounds with a Lee hand press, over 18K rounds since Nov. 2009 with nary a squib nor kaboom.

March 16, 2013, 01:49 AM	#3
seanc Member Join Date: December 28, 1998 Posts: 91	That's over priced. If you have to have Tapco mags, try Primary Arms: https://www.primaryarms.com/AK_Magazines_s/494.htm If you want a review, try searching for prior posts. Opinions vary, but even those that own them and like them (I do), wouldn't take one into battle over former commie mags or US Palm AK30 mags.

March 16, 2013, 11:32 AM	#4
MoBart Senior Member Join Date: September 25, 2009 Posts: 218	Ive got several tapco and promags both. I had some issue grtting the promags to seat properly, a little filling and they both run great. Kinda bulky. For a 7.62 rifle Id find steel surpkus mags, about the same price usually, but I think the steel are tougher. Mine is a 5.45 so mags are expensive in surplus and polymer typiclly anyway. I woukd say that price is high but its high on everything right now

March 17, 2013, 12:23 AM	#5
RAINMAN1053 Junior Member Join Date: February 9, 2013 Posts: 9	You can order poly pro mags directly from their website for $15. It may be a few weeks, but they are filling all their orders.

March 17, 2013, 01:03 AM	#6
cheezhed Senior Member Join Date: November 28, 2007 Posts: 218	I have used TAPCO mags and they worked like they were supposed to.I will have to wait and see if they hold up as well as the metal ones. I got them for about 15 bucks.

March 17, 2013, 09:10 PM	#9
Justice06RR Senior Member Join Date: December 21, 2010 Location: Central FL Posts: 910	They're worth it if it works for your particular AK. $22 isn't bad; I've seen them for $25 locally.

March 18, 2013, 12:41 PM	#12
WildBill45 Senior Member Join Date: January 8, 2011 Location: Western PA. Posts: 1,206	I paid $25.00 for the magazine that was the subject of my post. I thought it was high, but if there are no gun shows running, it is hard to find them around here at the moment. __________________ ......................................................... "If Ands and Buts were Candy and Nuts, everyday would be like Christmas"

March 19, 2013, 07:17 PM	#15
EdInk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2009 Posts: 3,884	I have about a dozen of them. Paid between $8-15 for them. Good for the price. Had one screw-up (follower tilted). Threw it away because it was so cheap. Later rembered that Tapco has a lifetime warranty on them! Oh well. I recommend them but I would not pay that much for one. __________________ Sic Semper Tyrannis