PSA AK 47 Magazines that fit and Magazines that don't fit. 

Typed this out for my own info, but if anyone wants it. Thanks for doing the video. fit: magpul pmag Bulgarian smooth polymer steel feed lips tula bakelite arsenal Chinese flat-back Yugoslavian bolt hold open (fit but not great) Korean kci steel Romanian unknown steel mags don't (without modification): Bulgarian waffle circle 10 tapco 3E207 Chinese drum factory 36 Croatia bolt hold open

Always file the mag, never the gun.

Just bought a GF3 and found out my Croatian mags didn't fit and this video was a big help. Thanks.

That's a great video, gonna help a lot of people with PSA rifles to decide on mags. I myself got Romanian surplus, hope they fit well with no significant wiggle.

I never realized the was a mag fitment issue with different AKs . Everything fits in my MAC 90 and that's the only AK in my collection . As far as gun control goes , if all else fails , do not comply . We give them their authority and we can damn well take it away !! Good video, Switch , keep up the good work .

@switchpod , a year later and this helped me my man I was getting mad my Bulgarian polymers not fitting i got them from gunmag warehouse if only I watched this earlier keep it up my comrade

Thank you for this video! Not only did you save me money but the hassle as well. I just got my psak gf3.

I just got my PSA AK-P last week and am in love with it. I have seen reports of them, for whatever reason, not fitting ((10)) mags. I sadly don't have any because I was too stupid to buy them bank in the days when they were affordable. Luckily I was smart enough to buy a dozen or so bakelites because I LOVE the look of them. So far out of my modest collection of mags (about 25-30) I haven't found any that don't fit my AK-P. My one tapco is a little tight as well as my US Palm mags. The magpul mags fit like a glove along with the bakelites. My collection of steel surplus mags (Mostly Chinese spineless but I have a few Romanian and Bulgarians) all fit great and are REALLY fast at popping in but like pretty much all steel mags they have a little wobble which is fine and is supposed to be there. I don't have any drums, Koreans or Croatians although I'm looking at getting a few of the Korean 20 rounders. I'm also thinking of getting a pack of ten of the Croatian mags because even though they're very hit or miss in fitting, it's a VERY easy fix. There's a few videos out there on where to remove material (it's right above the rear locking tab). Also it's a long read but here's an excellent article on identifying AK mags. www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/identifying-collecting-the-7-62x39-ak-47akm-magazine/

Very helpful I wish more RU-vid channels did this

I have a bunch of the KCI mags so this is reassuring. All I have tried so far is Magpul so it is nice to know the KCI's fit the AK-P. I bought a bunch of them for $7 about 3 years ago. 😃

Thanks for the info. I have 3 different models from psa and the Croatian mags fit all three. Out of ten i tested 2 because i didnt want to open all for no reason. One thing to look out for on the Croatian mags is the base plate. There’s a lot of play in it and may need to me modified so it doesn’t pop off

Ive got 5 of the croat mags and had to massage all of them for my gf3, but every other mag i have has worked flawlessly in it. And i have over 60 mags. Drums, romanian, chinese, tapco, magpul, bakelite, and others. The croats were the only ones i had to do anything to.

Always file the mags never file the firearm. The mags are much cheaper, easier to replace, and won’t permanently alter the weapon system

I have the same fit issues with My PSA GF5. I found the Bulgarian steel mags for an operators union work great without mods

Why so many dislikes? One of the only videos on RU-vid going over the fit of different mags in PSA’s picky ass AK mag wells. Gonna try some metal KCIs as well as stock up on more pmags now because pmags have functioned flawlessly in both of my aks without any adjustments. Have tried Tapco slab sides and got em fitting nicely after a lot of sanding and filing, but now the bolt won’t feed a round / clear the feed lips , so tapcos are out for me. Also tried some Bulgarian polymer mags and they won’t lock in the PSA for me. However, they fit and function flawlessly in my Romanian AKM SAR 1.

You've got a great channel here. I'm glad Cav sent me over.

I got over 30 baked lite 40 Russian made for my m92 zavasta pap . I loving it cheers . Good stuff brother

That’s a sick ak. Love the color of the wood

Very good video. Thank you.

You answer my question literally with this vid, so thanks Bud 🇺🇸 2A

The Croatian mags work great in my PSA GF3 AK-47.

Great video

Thanks for the info!

Beautiful new gun , 🔫👍🏻

Great video thank you. Helped me out.

Omg thank you so much friend. This video helped me so much Rock on brother!

I had to take a dremel to the front locking lip of polymer Bulgarian mags. They were a bit too wide, but i just went really slow with it, and took very tiny amounts off at a time,until it fit nice and snug.

Magpul m3 steel reinforced work on mine. But are much tighter, making reloads harder.

Subbed brother. Getting an AKP this week

I just picked up my PSA GF3 side folder today. Drove out to my dads house where he has shooting range. I only brought a bunch of magpul mags since I had them already loaded up and was just gunna plink around. The magpul mags just barley click in, the lock up is tight as heck. I had 1 Romanian surplus steel mag on me and it will not lock in or even get close. Gun is beautiful and I was so stoked when I picked it up. But seeing that the only surplus mag I brought with me doesn’t even work disappoints me. I’ll wait til I get home to test the rest, but all my surplus ak mags are the same cheap Romanian style ones that are everywhere so I’m having doubts that all my mags will work and gotta buy all new mags. Hopefully the KCI mags will fit mine as well like this vid, because they are 9.99 a pop

Thanks do much for this really helpful

I use KCIs metal, Bulgarian (poly reinforced lips and lugs and the full metal), Pmag and AC-Unity with my PSAK GF3. No problems yet.

I purchased a Croatian mag for my gf3 knowing there was mixed opinions on it some liked it some didn’t but it locks up in my gf3 just fine it does have a little bit of wobble I have yet to shoot with it yet so I can’t say how reliable they are hopefully soon I’ll get the chance to get out there and test the mag out and if it works then I may order more of them but we shall see nice vid .

Good info!

I dig the bright red wood on that bad boy.

Thanks for making this video. Quick question............how does that folding pistol brace handle the recoil of the 7.62X39 round ? I know its made mostly of rubber. I'm truing to decide on the version you have or the SBA3 brace. Thanks.

I had to file the Croatian mags to get them to work on Romarm/WASR pattern rifles. Still will not work in my GF3. But they fit and worked without modification in a VSKA, Bulgarian Arsenal, and a Hungarian FEG. After filing they are now wobbly in the VSKA but functional. Magpul mags fit my GF3 like they were made for it specifically the only others in my collection that fit the GF3 are steel KCI, and they are super tight. US palm also does not fit my GF3. It's by far the pickiest AK for mags that I've owned.

Thanks!

Good video 👍🏻

That Rose Wood is just Badass

This is cool, I just bought a bunch of KCI mags in preparation of buying a psak,because my state just banned them.

I had a Bulgarian polymer steel feed lips that didn’t fit. After some modification it was able to fit really tight. I also have some Korean mag that doesn’t fit.

Good vid!

Hrmm....I've the exact same rifle (down to the red wood). I've the same Tapcos (3E207). They fit. They actually latch in place without effort. I've the Croatian BHOs as well. Those don't latch in the PSAK. They'll latch and feed with my SAM7UF. They will latch but won't feed in my AMD-63.

For my ps akp, the magpul that shipped with the gun fit while empty but once loaded it really has to be forced in then it becomes impossible to chamber a round. Xtac mags and the new us palm are tight fits but work and they get better over time. The worse part is getting them out.

I had to file sum circle 10 mags on the rear locking tabs to fit my PSA AK 104. Wasnt very much took 5 minutes. KCI steel, AC Unity, and PMAGs fit with no mods. Edit: specifically filed the tab width (top and bottom), not the length that juts out rearward.

The Croatian mags work fine in my PSAK-P

New Bulgarian steel mags fit my GF3 like a glove.

I have a PSA ak 103 and the Croatian mags fit fine in mine.

So what is the solution to fitting those mags into the rifle? Filing on the inside latch that locks on the rear bill of the mag? Can you post a video on that or point us in the right direction, thanks man. Just got a psa gf3 and it won't accept any mag besides magpul mags. Wish I had known this before buying up a bunch of other brand mags online.

I like US Palm and P mags for my PSA AK

I got a KCI drum that wobbled non stop, noticed the front lip on it is super small which is likely the reason.

croation on my gf3 rifle works great

What brand is the “Chinese drum” at 6:52? Is it the 75 rd Red Army Standard (brand) drum?

is that a Texas weapon systems dog leg rail on top and if so does it hold zero pretty well?

On your bolt hold open that don’t fit did u have your bolt back because they won’t lock in if the bolt not back check it when u can let me know thanks

Anyone know of the KCI mags fit the GEN 2 PSA KS47 (AR that runs 762 with a modified bolt and lower)? Found some steel mags for a great price but don’t want buy them if they won’t work - they state Korean mags work but heard some people had issues with them

Holy crap! What is with the thumbs down? You got somebody trolling you. Take it up with YT. Ive heard they can actually be of help in situations like this. Nothing but good info. First video Ive seen that actually went through a large sampling of mags. Even more interesting is that its done with the psa. How many rounds do you have through it and hows it holding up?

My kci mags won't lock up, about a 1/16 in shy, the back of mag is hitting the crossbar where the auto sear would sit

I just got an AK, and both mags I bought for it I have had to file the back of the feeder arms to fit them.

We’re not allowed magazines like that in Canada, so I can help you identify them 👍

Korean mags wont fit wasr 1063. Do u think there worth getting and MAKING them fit?

The new style (metal insert) magpul AK mags don’t fit my gf3, but the original magpuls do

I had to file down 3 magpul gen 3 mags to fit my GF3. This is the one with the metal reinforcement, built in. They were the most expensive of all that I own. Disappointing. The original all plastic magpul mags work no problem. I have them in 10, 20, and 30 rounds. The new bulgarian steel mags work great, and are my favorites.

I just bought psa 47g3, US palm magazine works on it?

I have three old norinco ak rifles poly mags don't fit. They only use steel mags.

Can you file the Croatian ones to fit the PSA? I just got one and haven’t filed yet

Do you know if that Magpul drum fits?

My psa gf3 doesn’t fit steel mags at all but my hellpup will take any mag steel or not

I just picked up some KCi 2nd gen 40 round mags and they do not fit PSA AKP...

Interesting the magpul mag that came with my psa ak47 gf5 does wobble. Not a lot by any means but there is some movement.

What type of file would you use? Also would you sand it afterwards?

I know this is an old video but I noticed everyone's saying never modify the rifle itself and instead the mags, and I get that but... Would modifying the mags make them not fit in other AK's or is the tolerance tight enough that it doesn't introduce more slop in non-PSA AK's? Also, couldn't you just file down the mag release ever so slightly? That would at least be the cheapest thing to replace if it ends up being shoddy. Or is the issue with the actual dimensions of the mag well?

The first Magpul mag...was that their M2 or M3? I got 2 M3's and those don't fit.

I have two Romanian aks, they run best with eastern euro metal mags! Snug fit.✌️

I’m thinking of buying my first rifle any recommendations on ak’s that aren’t too expensive

have you found any drums to work on the psa gf3

So the mags that fit the ak pistol fit the ak47 rifle ?

I use magpul MOE as the Gen 3 won't work on my Palmetto.

Can someone tell me why these don’t fit? Is it the small tab in the back of the mag that doesn’t lock in? Seems like a pretty easy fix

My KCI Gen 2 doesn't fit my PSAK47GF3. I'm confused needless to say lol

Own a Gen 3 PSAK 47 and the Croat mags will NOT fit. The rear of mag is making contact with the cross rivet in mag well...gonna do some file work on the mag and see what happens

I've worked on and build aks for a long time that gun needs to see the factory again or a kalashnismith. Aks can not like some mags i.e. plastic or steel or counties but not with such a wide range of mags like this seems like the mag catch/trigger guard is out of spec.

What about polish mags?

Magpul mags never gave me a problem, metal mags gave me a little...Nothing a file couldn't take care of.

Croatian didn't fit my PSA AK103. Needed good amount of filing

Don't file the side of a TAPCO file the rear locking tab just a little. Croatian mags don't fit my milled Yugo at all or my Chinese milled Poly Tech.

How’s it shoot??

It seems there's a difference between the PSA akp and ak47. Croatia mags fit my AK 47 like a glove.

I guess I'm just lucky, I have about 40 AK mags, all com-bloc and China from E. Germany, Romania, Yugo, Hungary etc and have yet to have a mag not lock in. I do not own any polymer or bakalite mags so whatever thats worth. I just like the steel magazines but they are getting hard to find and expensive now unless they are Croatian.

Contrary to most folks experience the metal mags for my PSA gf3 pistol are sloppy as shit, and all the polymers fit like a glove

AK magapalooza 👍

Is that the magpul moe magazine that comes with psak? Thank u

KCI 40 ROUNDERS FIT

Has PSa done something about this already. When a number of different mags don't fit, it's a rifle problem..

I’m at my wits end with the Croatians. I’ve tried filing them every which way

Where does everyone buy their magazines? I need a decent website that has a lot of options

magpuls fit my ras47 well but the bulgarian magazines have A LOT of wiggle. less wiggle when they are fully loaded, but still significant.

Gotta grind the front face on Croatian

4:50 those Bulgarian mags will not work with my PSA ak47 gen 3 even with filing.