Romanian Grade 3 Mag *Used Battlefield Condition*

I imagine these mags to be in fairly good shape, needing some cleaning, maybe a new spring for one. I say imagine because I ordered a trio of them, having forgotten I'm in a suppressed state, where we can't buy nice things anymore, and AoA had to cancel my order. Otherwise, AoA just has to obey the law, and that's completely understandable. They have been great for everything else I've gotten, and highly recommend them whenever I can. You can't go wrong with AoA, they're the best.

I figured at $10 a piece, it was worth the gamble. Two of the three mags I ordered are in new condition. Granted, that new condition was hiding under a layer of cosmoline. But, after some boiling water and some paper towels, they look unissued. The third had a couple of dings, a heavy coat of cosmoline, and some light rust. Added some steel wool to the cleaning routine and it also cleaned up just fine. All three mags function perfectly. At about ten bucks a pop, I’m probably going to order several more.

price is not too bad for the mags but 3 of them were good 2 were defective and unusable out of the 5 i bought

Minor rust and pitting .Fully functional . A great price.

Very happy with magazines all were in really good shape and function well

They are pretty tight in a g3 psa akm but feel and work good, even had cool rack numbers on the boty

These mags are great. The function flawlessly. Wipe off the cosmoline and let em rip!

For 10 dollars, you can't beat them. Out of the six I ordered two of them had a decent amount of rust. Soaked all the mags inside and out completely disassembled in used motor oil for a couple of days. Scrubbed with a wire brush and degreased. They're now no different than battle field pick up, and feed and function without issues. Thanks double A

These MIGHT have been Grade 4 (+), or Grade 3(-), but they were NOT Grade 3. I did the follower test on all 10 and only 5, maybe 6, worked, and barely when they did on the approx 2-3 or the remaining mags. I mean, the follower went "down", but not all the way, and would not return on some and rarely on the ones I managed to get the follower down to the bottom of the mag body/base after a "little" extra effort.

I spent a few plus hours using a makeshift mandrel to open the mag bodies up in a variety of locations along there length SO the follower WOULD get to the bottom of its travel path and return. And HOLY COW, the top of the mag, the feed lips, and in front of the feed lips, the rear, OUCH! The follower will work, even if these areas are a disaster, and they were on 5 of them. This includes the base of the mags. One of my mags had a fabricated mag base. It was a solid testament to "non-arms room workmanship", but not to being a Grade 3 magazine.

The mags were what they were and a gamble I was willing to take. But they were not solid or only partial "Grade 3" types. However, I like AoA and will continue to patronize their business as I have before now in the past. But if a review is requested and I don't tell the truth, how will AoA continue to improve?

Good news, I believe I have them all working, and it was a good exercise in "turning 4s into 3s"!

Great mags they might need a little cleaning but they run flawless everytime. If you want reliable metal magazines for your ak that will run get these for a great price!

Arrived covered in cosmoline, dissassembled them all and ran them through the ultrasonic. Oiled them, reassembled, all seem to function fine. They are battlefield pickup so dont perfection.

I give these a five not on condition but for value in this market. They were definitely used but functional fine, exactly as advertised, and I like the look. I’ve seen cheapo polymer selling as much or more.