Dec
10
2009
Unique AK magazines
Posted by Admin (Mike) in Guns, tags: 100, 47, 5.56, 60, 7.62, AK, ak-47, AK47, box, double, mag, magazine, mm, quad, round, stack, uniqueI was looking at the ever popular AK Type Magazine Identification Chart that I posted back in October and thought:
There are a couple of very unique mags on there, I wonder if I can find actual pictures of them in use?
So after scraping the internet I came up with the following pictures of the two most unique mags out of the bunch. Can you imagine how much either one of these would weigh fully loaded?
100 Round Double Stack Magazine
7.62x39mm
5.56x45mm judging by the fact its a bit longer then the previous example, and has a clear 5.56mm 30 rounder above it
60 Round Quad-Stack Magazine
Patent diagram of internal operation
These magazines both must be VERY rare, because there sure isn’t very much information on them, or pictures of them.
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The first 100rd dbl stack was from Cheaper than dirt. If memory stands correct, they were cheaply built as a display novelty, and would split if filled.
I’d say that 100 round black bannana would be well impractical for war, look’s too weak, like it would bend around the mag housing. Cool for a one man army though. Could kill many hogs. That quad stack mag is awesome. Should be made military mainstream with a bullet’o'meter. I can’t see how the rounds at the top are staying in formation?? Any ideas?
I think the main issue with those is weight and size. The magazine itself would not be too light even when it is empty, plus once you fill that with 100 rounds of 7.62 that is a LOT of weight.
It would probably be interesting to shoot with on full auto because you would be lightening the load with every shot. It would probably require a lot of compensation to make sure your muzzle isn’t rising too high after squeezing off a number of rounds in rapid succession.
Just had a brainwave. I can see it now. Cool!
I prefer to make love not play with lethal D*** extensions. Celibacy and contraception seems a better way of population control….. than guns and without the gung ho brigade!