But the final effect is incontestably freakin awesome! And even if you get one - you'll still have to heavily modify it for the low cap/mid-cap BBs magazines. The rule is that the further you live from Mother Russia, the harder it will be to get your hands on the precious bakelite. However, we all love the retro looks, don't we? ).Ī moment ago, the bakelite magazines were quite cheap and easy to obtain, however, it gets harder and harder nowadays. Of course, due to the costs of black paint, they were kept in their original color until the plum and black polymer magazines came. Thanks to its special composition of materials, it had a characteristic red/orange/woody color with a lot of irregular patterns of its surface, that looked like wood. It was the first type of polymer magazines, which were far less heavy than their steel brothers, and we all know what all the grams mean in the middle of the job. These legendary AK magazines are made of bakelite - a kind of polymer that is made of phenol-formaldehyde resin. For the other AK owners - bakelite magazines are still an exotic and quite exciting accessory for their airsoft replicas. Especially the ones that live with the words 'Nyet, the rifle is fine'. Bakelite - the Russian gear optimists wet dream.
