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If you can wait a month or so you will find more then a few in an upcoming gun show. I've seen some decent prices for a couple there. Also, if you can find one get a Chinese drum instead of a Romanian drum. The Chinese ones are MUCH easier to load.
Thank you for heads up. Are they dated anywhere?
Thank you for heads up. Are they dated anywhere?
Thank you for heads up. Are they dated anywhere?
lol. You're lucky when there's a 10 and a circle around it. Surplus AK mags aren't easy to date because them commies don't really believe in logos and companies and stuff. Technically, .gov has the burden of proof to put you away for post ban possession.
Numerous pre-ban drums on Gunbroker..not cheap though.
I recently bought a MAK -90 and it came with a 75 round drum and that was at a MASS Shop, its metal and not dated. I was concerned that it wasnt pre-ban but the owner did some research on it and wrote down all the info he could find that stipulates that it is, if you want i can post it here but it will have to wait until tommorow, the paperwork is locked up at my other house. The biggest thing about it that bothered me was a sticker on it that said "Made in China" the sticker was not even scratched to make it look 20 years old but the owner swore to me that it was pre ban.
Pretty common to have that sticker on a genuine pre ban chinese back loading drum. Small and gold in color IIRC. Pleny of people bought these right when the ban kicked in and never used them or at least took care of them. Chinese typically have the triangle & number somewhere on them near the winding key and most of the post ban ones I have seen that are back loaders have the circle 10 on them. I dont ever recall seeing any drums with dates. That tends to be a AR mag feature.