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chucko · June 6, 1999, 04:28 AM

Lucas,

I have two 75 round drum mags for my Norinco Type 86s Bullpup AK. I've never had any trouble from them. There are 2 main types, Chinese (Norinco) and Eastern block. Both of mine are Chinese so I can't help you on the Eastern block design ( It's different ). The front of the drum opens and you drop the rounds into the drum, close the cover and the wind the tension spring. The magazine can be stored loaded and then wound when needed. This is a nice feature to prevent posible damage to the spring from long term, loaded storage. You can read more about it at http://www.ak-47.net/ak47/drum.html

Chuck

June 6, 1999, 04:28 AM	#2
chucko Senior Member Join Date: May 20, 1999 Posts: 151	Lucas, I have two 75 round drum mags for my Norinco Type 86s Bullpup AK. I've never had any trouble from them. There are 2 main types, Chinese (Norinco) and Eastern block. Both of mine are Chinese so I can't help you on the Eastern block design ( It's different ). The front of the drum opens and you drop the rounds into the drum, close the cover and the wind the tension spring. The magazine can be stored loaded and then wound when needed. This is a nice feature to prevent posible damage to the spring from long term, loaded storage. You can read more about it at http://www.ak-47.net/ak47/drum.html Chuck