AK74 and AKS74u Magazines

[5p4rtan (DayZ) 35]

Why are these magazines not interchangeable? In reality the only difference between the 2 is one is an SBR and the other is a full length rifle. Ammo, upper, lower, bolt, bolt carrier.... they're all the same! Makes 0 sense to make 2 different magazines for a shorter barreled version of the AK74.......

[TheBeanMan 22]

I didn't know they weren't interchangeable? I swear i've used the same magazine on both weapons in previous patches? Oh well, they're rare as f*ck anyway :P

[trev186 389]

They are 

[Bigbadchuck 97]

Thinking the op has a 101 mag. The look very similar when the 74 mag is painted black

[5p4rtan (DayZ) 35]

It was definitely an ak74 mag as it had the 5.45mmx39mm ammo. I tried attaching it directly to my AKS74U (both pristine) and I also tried to hold the aks74u in my hands and reload it. Nadda

[Bigbadchuck 97]

Maybe the mag was ruined

Edited March 29, 2015 by Bigbadchuck

[emuthreat 2837]

It was definitely an ak74 mag as it had the 5.45mmx39mm ammo. I tried attaching it directly to my AKS74U (both pristine) and I also tried to hold the aks74u in my hands and reload it. Nadda

Ruined, perhaps?

 

Edit:  Like Bigbadchuck said.

Edited March 29, 2015 by emuthreat

[Killawife 599]

They are interchangable. They are brown to begin with unless painted.

[BeaverProductions 441]

Used them on both guns.  They are interchangable

[trev186 389]

they both just asy ak74 mag also there is no ak74u mags 

[yazar8 584]

AK74 mags generally fit on the AK74 and the carbine version of the weapon which is AKs74u. They are chambered with the same cartridge.

 

Anyway, nowadays DayZ inventory has a lot of desync. I would reccomend you to press the R button. Also drop your weapon and pick it up back. Try relogging, etc. And make sure your mag is not ruined. 

Edited March 29, 2015 by Yazar8

[5p4rtan (DayZ) 35]

My bad, I tried to add the mag to the gun when the single round was chambered.  Apparently you can't add a magazine to a gun when there is a round already chambered.

 

Bad news is I tossed that magazine thinking it was no good.  Good news is a found another, unchambered the single bullet and then was able to add the magazine.