[sniper69]

what ya gonna use for followers?
They are diffferent then the 5.45

You could modify the 5.45 followers to work in the 5.56. The 5.45 floorplates work fine (tried both bulgarian and east german).

 

[sniper69]

If I ever get around to playing with a 5.56 AK, I will just stick with these

Polish Beryl Mags
5.56x45
Yeah they are kinda pricey at $60 each, but they are RARE
Sorry I had to rotate the picture to fit into the size limits


It is marked 5.56x45
That is what is in the raised rectangle.

CHARLES

Charles, to field a silly question is there any polish 5.56 rifles in the US or do you foresee any of the polish 5.56 kits making it to the US? BTW, nice looking mag.

 

[sniper69]

Forgive me if this is a sore spot for anyone here...
Remember when the Chief was taking orders for the various colored Bulgarian waffle mags? Very few made it in and there was quite a bit of controversy regarding their pre/post ban status. I would guess that some of these mag bodies might be NOS (new old stock), then again the plum factor seems directly geared for U.S. market demands. K-var probably knows but they tend to be a little slow replying to questions on their forum.

I am really curious how the Polish 5.56 mags differ from the other various countries 5.56 mags.

I wish I would have ordered a bunch of the colored 7.62 waffles from the chief. They seem to sell for a good price. Kvar only has 250 of the plum mag bodies according to the email sent. As for the OD I'm not sure. I would love to have some plum waffles in 5.56 but need to watch how much I am spending (I spent to much last month, lol). also in the email sent about the OD mag bodies from kvar it said the mag bodies were for repair of existing high cap magazines. My thinking is that if you have an existing high cap you can use the mag bodies with no problem. It doesn't say an existing 5.56 mag so my feeling is that the mag bodies could be used with ak-74 mag parts with no legal problems. I could be wrong but this is how I am seeing it (I'm not a lawyer and I don't try to play one on the internet, so I could be wrong). I am just wondering what is going to happen in september with the AWB going away and the sudden import of a bunch of cool stuff. Will prices be high or low? Also will 5.56 followers, floorplates, etc start coming in for these mag bodies?

 

[sniper69]

I have to agree about using parts from post ban mags. But if using a preban ak-74 mag (and its parts) and comparing it to the 5.56 waffle mag parts they look really close. I took some pictures to show how they look side by side.

The Ak-74 spring is on the top and the spring from a 5.56 waffle is on the bottom.

For comparison the -74 follower is on the left and the 5.56 follower on the right. Notice the scribe line on the brown (-74) follower. That is how much would need to be removed to make it work in a 5.56 waffle mag body.

Other than the finish the floorplates are the same and fit on either the ak-74 or the 5.56 waffle mag body.

Disclaimer:
I'm not saying if it is legal or not to use the ak-74 mag parts in the waffle mag bodies. I am showing the comparison of the two for those that want to know. In other words I'm not saying to do the modifications, that is entirely up to you and no one else.

 

[sniper69]

The plum mags from K-var are nice and are a dark plum color. Kind of like the -74 kits with plum furniture, you have to look at them in the light to see the plum color.

 

[sniper69]

The plum mags from K-var are nice and are a dark plum color. Kind of like the -74 kits with plum furniture, you have to look at them in the light to see the plum color.

Here is a picture of one of the plum mag bodies.