[daveccarlson]

Hello,

I just got a gift: an aftermarket SVT-40 magazine made in Taiwan.
The magazine will not fit in the rifle.
From what I can see, the two metal lugs at the rear of the magazine that snap in place when it rocks back to lock are too big. Any online tutorials or recommendations on how to fit these to an SVT rifle? Or is it best left to a gun smith? And if that is the case, what gun smith works on SVT-40s?

Thanks for any insights y'all might provide.

--DC.

 

[PAshutr3]

Dave,

I would think you could file the lugs down a bit at a time until they fit if they are too thick to lock into place. Go real slow and check the fit often and you should be fine.

 

[daveccarlson]

Thanks!

I'm inclined to say: "Too late!" the giver of the gift, unfortunately, has seen that the mag does not fit, so now they are disappointed I guess. I guess I'll have to get some calipers and make some precise measurements between the original and the aftermarket if I'm to make this work. Oh well, I love a "project!" Thanks again for the timely feedback.

--DC.

 

[saf]

I have an after market magazine, thing never did work correctly. I think I had the same problem with the mag catch not locking onto the lugs in the mag well. I gently filed the bottom of the two mag lugs until it snapped into the mag catch. Mine also has another problem which I can't fix. After loading six round the bullets would go nose down below the body making extraction impossible. I tried everything to make it work, no luck. It's still a six round magazine. It now resides in a drawer, possibly for eternity.

 

[bdgfate]

I have an after market magazine, thing never did work correctly. I think I had the same problem with the mag catch not locking onto the lugs in the mag well. I gently filed the bottom of the two mag lugs until it snapped into the mag catch. Mine also has another problem which I can't fix. After loading six round the bullets would go nose down below the body making extraction impossible. I tried everything to make it work, no luck. It's still a six round magazine. It now resides in a drawer, possibly for eternity.

I wonder if the magazine spring got put in backwards...

 

[FIVESHOT]

Mostly , and I've tried aftermarket

magazines a lot , they don't work .



FIVESHOT

 

[turbodan]

Same problem with mine. Filing the lugs on the magazine fixed that but it still won't reliably feed if more than 5 rounds are loaded.

Stay away.

 

[zeebill]

After three of them, with the same problems and results as most of you have had I sold them all to people I don't like! Bill

 

[daveccarlson]

Eesh... Enough! No ray of light here... Lesson learned I guess... :/.

Thanks for sharing your insights.... Wish my gift-giver had had the benefits of your sage advice! Live and learn I guess...

 

[zeebill]

Dave surely you realize we all learn the hard way or so it seems? Enjoy the thought behind the gift and learn the lesson that was free. That for sure is something that not often happens!!!!! Bill