Excellent for competition!!
Been using these on many 47’s for 15years now on Romanian, Polish, Hungarian and they work awesome! There has been a little bit of fitting on one or two with regards to stainless piece but it’s really not a problem. Common sense stuff. Really helps with the quick reload during competition without looking while you’re running or anytime for that matter. I’ve never had one come loose or break. I tighten them only what is necessary. There will be a small gap that is supposed to stay open at the trigger guard and if you tried to tighten it to the point of closing I’m sure it would be an issue, perhaps that’s what folks are talking about?
The ONLY draw back is if your in a hurry and don’t catch the hook with the front of the magazine and it wedges, it’ll take much longer to get it out than if you didn’t have one. I will continue to use them and buy more as the work fantastic!
Fits my import WASR perfectly.
Saw some reviews after I purchased and got scared. But unfounded for me and my gun. Fit my imported WASR 10 without having to fit the actual mag well to the gun. Had to tap (with one of those tiny gun smithing hammers) the mag well onto the receiver. A few quick raps and she fell into place. Snugged the screws as per the directions and no stripping was noted. Left like one millimeter of receiver Or less all the way around on the inside of the polymer mag well. Perfect. Tapco, surplus metal, magpul, and my bakelite all fit flawless Maybe not a go to war piece. But an aluminum version would be. 5 stars
It works as adertised
I bought one to give it try on my 74, was very pleased. I've used this adapter in training classes, The large funnel opening guides magazine into position, facilitates in a faster reload. Drop-in part, no modification to the weapon.
Works best on AK74
This device works great on AK74 (5.56 and 5.45 guns) models. Not so good on 7.62 rifles. The mags tend to fit too snug and don't even try with drum mags. That being said the magwell does work very well on 74's. It does feed the mag in at the right angle and helps with reloads. I would only recommend for use with 5.45 or 5.56 AK's
Fits WASR 10 after fitting.
I used this to complete a double stack mod on my economy WASR 10. I used the unit as a pattern to open up my receiver. Fitting of the small metal tang was the only issue. Minor grinding and opening the spring opening was all that was required. This is not a bolt on but with minor fitting it works well. I am using tapco 20rds with a nice snug fit.
AK-47 MFER Mag Well works
Due to the wide variety of AK variants out there the MFER mag well must be fitted to each individual rifle. The receivers of different manufacturers differ in thickness so you will need to make adjustments accordingly. The different thickness in the sheet metal receivers may require you to remove the little metal piece on the MFER that clips over the front of the mag well and open it up to fit the thicker receivers. Just make sure you remove the metal piece from the MFER before making the adjustment. Also you may need to use a dremel tool or file to trim the rear of the MFER around the area of the mag release to fit properly. The above adjustments are not difficult to do. Once properly fitted the MFER works great. Makes your AK mag changes smoother, easier, and much faster.
Not worth it
It take modifications to take poly mags. It doesn't like to take most metal mags. Once fixed to take all mags I tightened it down and the bracket for the bolts broke. Don't buy this garbage.
Save your money
This is a cheap, flimsy, useless piece of plastic that doesn't fit (at all) and is held together with hardware so small that I thought they accidentally shipped parts to the world's smallest model airplane or displays from a class on how to keep choking hazards away from toddlers. Awful design for a rifle that has a rep as one of the most tough and durable firearms in history. Save your money and load your AK like Mikhail intended.
Don't buy
The mag well had to be worked on several times to get proper fit. I had to Dremel it a lot. One of the screw holes was off center which made if very difficult screw together. The screws are weak and way to small. After it was installed it didn't seem to do much to assist the the magazine feed. I removed it and scrapped it. This thing cost way to much, and it is just junk. Save your money. I read the reviews and still bought it. Bad idea.
Cheaply made
Fit on my Arsenal AK fine. Or so I thought. Small screw attaching metal lip to the receiver stripped out. Figured no problem, as I have some more loctite and I'll try that. Installed it again, began to screw in the sides when the cheap 'polymer' cracked and almost split in two. Tried some JB Weld and and figured I could just sand it down later. Tried fitting a metal Bulgarian factory mag and a Tapco mag in, and neither would fit due to the mag funnel. Removed and trashed. I'd suggest training with mag reloads and get used to how it works. I would not recommend putting this on any rifle you plan to use to defend your life. If you can get it to work for a range weapon or competitions, best of luck.
