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MrMoo · August 5th, 2013, 21:39

Hey all,

Some newbie questions for all of you. I'm looking in to my first guns, and I'm really kind of set on the idea of real steel and wood. I've been looking at the Echo1 Red Star Wolverine, for example, and while I like it, those folding metal stocks worry me. How stable are these things, if not on the Wolverine then in general? This is a game where presumably you'll be running around in the woods, crawling, diving, rolling and potentially tripping and falling. I don't want to spend all that cash on a new gun only to fall on it and snap the stock off. Then again, a folding stock does seem very convenient. Just not sure if it's worth the risk! Any thoughts or opinions or experiences would be great.

Second and unrelated question, how compatible are various magazines? Now that I'm AV'd and looking at various retailers, I'm having trouble finding a gun and magazines for that gun from the same manufacturer. Are all AK mags the same? If I can't find an Echo1 AK magazine, are there any similar ones I could cram in there, or should I risk it?

Thanks in advance for the help!

August 5th, 2013, 21:39	#1
MrMoo Trader rating Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Trenton, ON	Folding Stocks and Magazine Compatibility Hey all, Some newbie questions for all of you. I'm looking in to my first guns, and I'm really kind of set on the idea of real steel and wood. I've been looking at the Echo1 Red Star Wolverine, for example, and while I like it, those folding metal stocks worry me. How stable are these things, if not on the Wolverine then in general? This is a game where presumably you'll be running around in the woods, crawling, diving, rolling and potentially tripping and falling. I don't want to spend all that cash on a new gun only to fall on it and snap the stock off. Then again, a folding stock does seem very convenient. Just not sure if it's worth the risk! Any thoughts or opinions or experiences would be great. Second and unrelated question, how compatible are various magazines? Now that I'm AV'd and looking at various retailers, I'm having trouble finding a gun and magazines for that gun from the same manufacturer. Are all AK mags the same? If I can't find an Echo1 AK magazine, are there any similar ones I could cram in there, or should I risk it? Thanks in advance for the help!