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saiga ak
magicmanml2
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do the saiga take normal ak mags or not?
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The rear latch point is thinner than the AK's and the front of the magazine does NOT have the cut-out that the AK mag has. (Best to look at the two side-by-side -- it is easier than trying to explain it).
You can easily modify the rear latch-point on the Saiga so that the AK magazines will lock in place, but they won't feed right since the Saiga lacks the "guide/ramp" just below/before the barrel -- it is this guide/ramp that fits into the front cut-out on the AK's mag. The Saiga magazine itself acts as the guide/ramp, kicking the round higher so it will feed into the chamber when stripped from the magazine.
They are pretty easy to convert though:
http://www.cross-conn.com/Saiga_Conversion/