I was at a gun show in Dallas, a guy was selling one of the 5.56 bakelite mags. He wanted waaaaay too much. Cool video, I don't really care to make any 74 mags work fully in my 5.56 AKs.....I just want my 45 rnd rpk bakelites to work in it lol
I've not got , pod arms followers but I have some I bought off Etsy that are identical, and I've used them in plum 545 mags, and a circle ten 40 rounder , And so far they have worked flawlessly! Gonna be running them all again next week I will film this time for sure ! Oh and fired from SA M-5 and mini beryl AKs yeah, I was very surprised myself lol , I compared my mini beryl mags to the plum mags and they are damn near identical even in curvature , weird. And yeah man keep making videos! I do them as well , Same thing , no clue what I'm doing but I do it for fun, and I damn sure have plenty of it !
I bought a set & had problems with them contacted pod the guy I talked to was cool said he had a few batches of bad followers sent me out his new Gen 2 followers as he called them & they worked badass no malfunctions looks like you have the old followers like I had I’d give em a shout see if they won’t swap em out for you 🤙🏼
4:00 hey man, I love your videos, they're very cozy. I'd watch whatever you feel like posting. I liked your Corvair video even tho I'm not really a car guy.
Just tested 3 pod arms followers today. East German bake, tula plum and circle 10. The rear of the mag where the bolt travels through to pick up a round is shaped differently. Those first rounds you fired and "malfunctioned" was the bolt getting snagged on the mag. I didn't think to turn up my gas today unfortunately and had to go back home with poor results. After I got home I filed the mags to make sure they would simply allow the bolt and carrier to travel normally. Also tested a few rounds in each to make sure they would feed and eject. Hopefully my next range trip is successful and I can update positively. Slr106fr for my test.
I always figured that due to the curvature it would be far less reliable at the higher round counts. Maybe crazy lubrication would give full capability? Idk
It'll load and feed reliably if you load 25 rounds, I use 25 rounds in my Russian plum AK-74 mags in my 5.56 AK, with pod arms followers, 45 round mags I have one circle 10 45 round mags I can say it's a 40 round round mag or 35 round mag, wouldn't load 45 rounds in.
@ call me camo There are additional mods done ar the front feedlips and at the rear on the bakelite magazines, converted by both Century and Robinson Armament. My vepr.223 came from the factory (RA) with a modified 5.45 mag converted by RA. It runs flawless. My suggestion would be to find a Century modified magazine and drop your POD follower in there and it will run without any problems.
These are his first generation followers. I have just gotten his newest generation after mine had a catastrophic failure. Will make an update test video on the new ones when I can.
I use 3d printed ones and results are simmilar to yours. They maybe work up to 25 rounds. 30 rounds will almost always have failure to feed. And in my experience plum work a little better than bakelite. I use them just as 20 round decorative mags for range use only. Bakelite looks so much better than plain beryl mag in my jack.
Plum mags and those "made in Bulgaria" not circle 10 mags run flawlessly in my m90 Also stop saying saying bakelite like that wtf It's not bock o lite it's bake lite >:(
Ive put a few hundred rounds through them. Still barely functional, they jam all the time, some aks are worse than others. I've seen people say the new ones are better, but honestly, I'll just stick to pufgun and beryl mags.
@@callmecamo that's what i was afraid of, thanks for the update, I'm about to get my first 556 ak and I also think I'll just stick to the mags that work
But then again why would you buy a overpriced follower instead of a good circle 10 mag. There are also these 10 $ translucent 5,56x45mm AK magazines. So yeah doesn't make any sense.
Bakelite (/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/ BAY-kə-lyte), formally polyoxybenzylmethyleneglycolanhydride, is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909 (U.S. Patent 942699A).
Who the hell says bakelite like that?
Exactly what I was thinking 😂🤙🏼
Bachhh a lite
Johan Sebastian Bach-a-lite
Chew bacca lite
baka-lite
Nice Gorka Bars, AKs and Skyrim music, this videos definitely have their aesthetics. Just do what you do, Stalker.
I was at a gun show in Dallas, a guy was selling one of the 5.56 bakelite mags. He wanted waaaaay too much. Cool video, I don't really care to make any 74 mags work fully in my 5.56 AKs.....I just want my 45 rnd rpk bakelites to work in it lol
I've not got , pod arms followers but I have some I bought off Etsy that are identical, and I've used them in plum 545 mags, and a circle ten 40 rounder , And so far they have worked flawlessly! Gonna be running them all again next week I will film this time for sure ! Oh and fired from SA M-5 and mini beryl AKs yeah, I was very surprised myself lol , I compared my mini beryl mags to the plum mags and they are damn near identical even in curvature , weird. And yeah man keep making videos! I do them as well , Same thing , no clue what I'm doing but I do it for fun, and I damn sure have plenty of it !
Thanks for the order! Lol thanks for spreading the word!! Im glad theyre working well for you
Fantastic and comfy video thank you for any upcoming 556 follower videos too
Mine work flawlessly in my brand new Bulgarian 5.45 mags, the $14.99 ones w/ metal reinforcements.
I bought a set & had problems with them contacted pod the guy I talked to was cool said he had a few batches of bad followers sent me out his new Gen 2 followers as he called them & they worked badass no malfunctions looks like you have the old followers like I had I’d give em a shout see if they won’t swap em out for you 🤙🏼
Informative video I was gonna get a few mags and try these but I’ll just stick with factory mags for my m85.
4:00 hey man, I love your videos, they're very cozy. I'd watch whatever you feel like posting. I liked your Corvair video even tho I'm not really a car guy.
thanks buddy
Just tested 3 pod arms followers today. East German bake, tula plum and circle 10. The rear of the mag where the bolt travels through to pick up a round is shaped differently. Those first rounds you fired and "malfunctioned" was the bolt getting snagged on the mag. I didn't think to turn up my gas today unfortunately and had to go back home with poor results. After I got home I filed the mags to make sure they would simply allow the bolt and carrier to travel normally. Also tested a few rounds in each to make sure they would feed and eject. Hopefully my next range trip is successful and I can update positively. Slr106fr for my test.
Thanks for the informative vid that probably saved me sum cash.
I always figured that due to the curvature it would be far less reliable at the higher round counts. Maybe crazy lubrication would give full capability? Idk
It'll load and feed reliably if you load 25 rounds, I use 25 rounds in my Russian plum AK-74 mags in my 5.56 AK, with pod arms followers, 45 round mags I have one circle 10 45 round mags I can say it's a 40 round round mag or 35 round mag, wouldn't load 45 rounds in.
@ call me camo
There are additional mods done ar the front feedlips and at the rear on the bakelite magazines, converted by both Century and Robinson Armament.
My vepr.223 came from the factory (RA) with a modified 5.45 mag converted by RA. It runs flawless. My suggestion would be to find a Century modified magazine and drop your POD follower in there and it will run without any problems.
ive got the Plum mags (4 ) converted with the 556 Pod Arms,I tested Them Today (best mags for ZM90) they worked Flawlessly !
These are his first generation followers. I have just gotten his newest generation after mine had a catastrophic failure. Will make an update test video on the new ones when I can.
Love the videos.
The E German bakes in my sar 3 are basically perfectly functional 25 round mags. Mine run great as long as i don't load more than 25.
I use 3d printed ones and results are simmilar to yours. They maybe work up to 25 rounds. 30 rounds will almost always have failure to feed. And in my experience plum work a little better than bakelite. I use them just as 20 round decorative mags for range use only. Bakelite looks so much better than plain beryl mag in my jack.
Your slr 106f looks just like mine. Minus the muzzle brake
If you have a spare magazine spring or can buy one you can try to shorten it or try putting the 556 magazine spring in the 5.45 mag.
Themag springs are the same
The way you say Bakelite gives me chest pains mate
Plum mags and those "made in Bulgaria" not circle 10 mags run flawlessly in my m90
Also stop saying saying bakelite like that wtf
It's not bock o lite it's bake lite >:(
You can still find Bakelite magazines for $50 occasionally and if you get them straight from a dealer around $30. Never pay MSRP on surplus magazines
Where are you getting Bakelites at $50
Wtf do you mean Msrp? There’s no msrp on surplus
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much obliged
I have about 2k rounds thru out my different 556 AK’s with his followers and never had a malfunction
Buy 5.56 z mags and mill about 3 thousands from each side and they work fine
I have a .223 bake from my wasr-3 and it will not feed right in my 106 SBR
Any place to get the followers to change from a AK74 to a 556?
I use a podarms 1.5 follower in a tula plum magazine, I can only fit 25 rounds personally.
Would be cool if I was invested in 545 bakelite mags, those followers cost more than a 556 ac unity mag 🤣
What’s your ear pro?? I need it
At 1:46. Is the FAL the famous, "Ol' Dirty?"
baklava mags?
Lit
could we get an update on how these have held up or if you've given up on them?
Ive put a few hundred rounds through them. Still barely functional, they jam all the time, some aks are worse than others.
I've seen people say the new ones are better, but honestly, I'll just stick to pufgun and beryl mags.
@@callmecamo that's what i was afraid of, thanks for the update, I'm about to get my first 556 ak and I also think I'll just stick to the mags that work
Had to hit rewind to get a second look at that Rhody! 😍
They are less than $20 now
What kind of jacket is that?
It looks like a gorka jacket
More videos
Travel well S.T.A.L.K.E.R
Good new, these followers have come down in price. They are down to $16. So far I've have no malfunctions thru BAKELITES or plum mags yet.
My malfunctions happen after about 10 rounds
Is it really pronounced "Baka lite"?😯 I always thought it was pronounced like "Bake lite"...
No and they arent even made of bakelite, but everyone calls them that anyway.
Bake lite
Bake bro
Its pronounced BAKElite, as in bake in an oven. lol
Why do you have such a hard time saying Bakelite
But then again why would you buy a overpriced follower instead of a good circle 10 mag. There are also these 10 $ translucent 5,56x45mm AK magazines. So yeah doesn't make any sense.
Stop saying bakelite like that.
You'll never stop me
This guy pisses me off bakelite is an english word u tryna be so extra
Bakelite (/ˈbeɪkəlaɪt/ BAY-kə-lyte), formally polyoxybenzylmethyleneglycolanhydride, is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from a condensation reaction of phenol with formaldehyde. The first plastic made from synthetic components, it was developed by Leo Baekeland in Yonkers, New York, in 1907, and patented on December 7, 1909 (U.S. Patent 942699A).
What's a Bokalight???
Bake not bak