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Drake · February 2nd, 2011, 07:22

As posted in that thread, I picked up a set of Classic Army AK-74 locap mags: I've since used them at several games and they've work great and fed flawlessly (again this is with a CYMA body and a King Arms mag catch: the stock mag catch may or may not hold them properly and I haven't tried with the DBOYS/Kalash yet since its still in parts for modding).

The CA mags are basically built like Marui mags and can be taken apart just as easily: it consists of an outer shell (plastic in this case), a plastic interior magazine/BB well which slides into the outer shell, held in place by a pin through the forward edge/lip of the mag and a baseplate which is held on with a hex screw (which goes into a metal nut in the interior mag).

Once taken out, the interior mag consists of two halves, held in pace with 5 small phillips screws -- basically the same as a TM M4 or AK mag. Easy to take apart and mod. As with other mags, reassembling can be a bit of a pain since you need to get the spring back into the half shells, except it'll now be under more tension due to the backfilled BBs. It's not a problem, just annoying and a bit tedious.

Also note that the crosspin is in there pretty snugly and you'll need a 1.5mm rollpin punch to get it out.

February 2nd, 2011, 07:22	#2
Drake E-01 Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Montreal, QC	As posted in that thread, I picked up a set of Classic Army AK-74 locap mags: I've since used them at several games and they've work great and fed flawlessly (again this is with a CYMA body and a King Arms mag catch: the stock mag catch may or may not hold them properly and I haven't tried with the DBOYS/Kalash yet since its still in parts for modding). The CA mags are basically built like Marui mags and can be taken apart just as easily: it consists of an outer shell (plastic in this case), a plastic interior magazine/BB well which slides into the outer shell, held in place by a pin through the forward edge/lip of the mag and a baseplate which is held on with a hex screw (which goes into a metal nut in the interior mag). Once taken out, the interior mag consists of two halves, held in pace with 5 small phillips screws -- basically the same as a TM M4 or AK mag. Easy to take apart and mod. As with other mags, reassembling can be a bit of a pain since you need to get the spring back into the half shells, except it'll now be under more tension due to the backfilled BBs. It's not a problem, just annoying and a bit tedious. Also note that the crosspin is in there pretty snugly and you'll need a 1.5mm rollpin punch to get it out. __________________ Last edited by Drake; February 2nd, 2011 at 07:26..