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Maadi ak-47 action gets stuck, bad magazine?

taxijohntaxijohn Member Posts: 111 ✭✭
edited November 2001 in Ask the Experts
Hey guys, ever run into this problem? The action on my Maadi ak-47 7.76x39 constantly gets stuck open. When I take the magazine out, it closes. I can't seem to see anything holding it up, but maybe there is something I can file down. The bottom underneath part of the mag says USA and it has an orange platic pusher upper? In a few cases, the magazine falls out?? What the heck?
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  • oneshyoneshy Member Posts: 417 ✭
    edited November -1
    I have 3 USA mags for my M1A that do the same thing. A total waste of money, but the salesman told me he couldn't guarantee them before I bought them. Seems they are famous for this problem. Get the Bulgarian or Norinco or any of the European types and the problem should be rectified.
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  • soleservivorsoleservivor Member Posts: 25 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have had many AK's and used to shoot ammo by the tin. I have never had one round jamb, ever. I recommend you go with the factory mags. They built them right, and they are priced right. You can find the ribbed German 30rnd mags for $10 or less, try Southern Ohio Gun. These mags not only function, but they are as tough as any on the planet. I bet you could run over them with a car and they would still work.
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  • ED PED P Member Posts: 190 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    USA mags are horrible, I have two for a Mini-14 that jam the last round up against the barrel instead of feeding into it, and they're tough to get in.As the previous guy said, stick to factory AK mags. There are huge numbers of them new in the country- for years after the greater than 10 round magazine ban, importers used a loophole in the law to bring brand new AK mags in, and you can get them in most gun stores for $15 to $20 at the most, new in grease.
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  • Matt45Matt45 Member Posts: 3,185
    edited November -1
    I some how got stuck with 6 USA mags for my AR. Every single one of them is crap. They cause failures to feed, failures to eject and every other kinda problem. Your best bet is to get a copy of a "discount type newspaper" for firearms or search GB auctions and find some factory mags from Europe.
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  • njretcopnjretcop Member Posts: 7,975
    edited November -1
    USA's magazine's suck and so does their customer service. JMHO
    It's the stuff dreams are made of AngelMember: NRA, RKBA, NJSPBA, NJ area rep for the 2AMPD and the AARP. njretcop@copmail.com
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  • lrarmsxlrarmsx Member Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Taxijohn, I should point out that the magazine you have is in fact a foreign made mag with US made parts, IE the follower and floor plate. These parts must be in the mag you use in your Maadi to be legal. The Maadi needs the 2 US made parts in the magazine to have the total number needed to have a pistol grip and regular stock. It is possible however that the follower may have a burr that is causing the problem. I recommend you disassemble the mag and check to see if there is any fitting that needs to be done. The other option is to buy another mag and put your current follower and floor plate into the new mag. Just buying another mag and putting into you gun would in fact be a felony. It sounds stupid, but that is the way the law is. The reason the Maadi's are available in their current configuration is because the importers found a loophole in the law. If there are enough US made parts in the gun it could be imported and put together with the pistol grip and regular stock. The Romanian SAR's have enough US made parts in them without the 2 in the magazine. The Maadi's are built differently. I realize that this is a silly law, but that is the way it goes. Who would ever know whether you have US parts in your mag? The only people that would know or care are the same people that would bust you. The reason the floor plate is marked with the "USA" is so that the parts can easily be identified as legal US parts. If you were to disassemble your internals, you'd find "US" or other markings on the trigger and hammer, etc. showing that they are the legal US made parts applying to the overall total. [This message has been edited by lrarmsx (edited 11-22-2001).]
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  • taxijohntaxijohn Member Posts: 111 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    As far as the usa parts in the magazine, maybe the USA magazine brand is garbage and perhaps there is another U.S. Made brand out there? I guess that is why these maadis always come with 1 5 round (which is actually a 10 round but you can only fit 5 rounds) and a 20 or 30 round which is probably not USA made huh?
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  • lrarmsxlrarmsx Member Posts: 791 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    USA never made ANY AK mags. They did sell some however. They simply took Chinese AK mags and put them into USA packages and sold them under their label. With as cheap as AK mags are now and have been in the past, USA couldn't have afforded to MAKE a magazine a cheaply as they could buy them in bulk and resell them. Both the 5rd and the 30rd mag that came with you gun should have the US made parts. They may not however. Although some distributors as well as dealers were putting a 30rd into the package to make the gun more saleable. Many of them did this under the provision of saying that all NFA rules or sec 922R applies. That covers their liability. Most dealers did it to be nice, not knowing that it would be illegal for the buyer to put the mag in their gun. A lot of people don't know any better.
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  • taxijohntaxijohn Member Posts: 111 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    well, last night I put the 30 round mag in with 5 rounds. Still does the same thing. Pull back on the action, release, gets stuck 3/4 of the way. When I pop out the mag, the action releases and all is well The if I put the mag back on, fire that round, it might fire o.k. 1-2 times, but then does the same thing. I'd hate to buy another mag and the same thing happens.
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  • v35v35 Member Posts: 12,710 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Take a good look at the tops of the magazine feed lips. Put some Magic marker on them and see where it rubs off. Use a Dremel tool to remove metal from the mag where it interferes with the bolt carrier. Alternatively, you can remove a little metal from the locking surfaces of the mags to allow them to sit a little lower.
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  • KadaverKadaver Member Posts: 333 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    USA mags are notorious for needing feeding lip adjustments.......mine did....had to bed them in a little.....after that....they work flawlessly.
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  • taxijohntaxijohn Member Posts: 111 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    V35 and Kadaver, Thanks for the advice, Where is the feeder lip located if the magazine is facing forward?
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