Top fed mags

[kasaran]

Out of curiosity.  On guns where the magazine is inserted on the top of the rifle, like the bren gun.  Are the airsoft equivalent mags effectively a hopper?  No springs/winding required?  

Was only thinking based around methods of modifying the zb-30.  Which would involve creating a different shaped magazine. 

 

[Druid799]

Quick google (surprise surprise ?) both the A&K and the S&T ZB-26 are hopper feed magazines .?

 

[kasaran]

Quick google (surprise surprise ?) both the A&K and the S&T ZB-26 are hopper feed magazines .?

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Derp. Im too used the airsoft website having minimal technical info beyond fps on them.

So a modified ak style mag would work if it was just hollow with a funnel to feel into it.  Good to know

 

[Rogerborg]

It might, but I'd expect some amount of shoogling and tapping to be necessary with a gravity fed hopper.  "Realistic jam feature".

 

[Tackle]

Many years ago I had a TOP M60, that was a top fed hopper mag under the breech cover, ended up making an electric box mag for it, because of the feed issues.