No, mine uses unmodified AK mags and it works with any 7.62x39 mags EXCEPT for the Romanian drum mags. Here are some pics:
Note the Black Flash hider is because this was a "Ban" gun so I have removed the pinned on flash hider but I still need to get Durakote to camo that flash hider and a CAR stock for this. The gun was Camoed before I bought it and I wish it would not have been done. I would prefer it to be factory black.
Now, you can'ty get this gun new anymore as the manufacturer got into some trouble and is out of business. There are a few new options comming out including the MGI and Bushmaster versions which should be interesting. They are fun and reliable guns but they are dirty which is not great with a gas driven system. Some day I may convert this upper to a piston operated one for greater reliability with dirty ammo.
Last edited by Quarterbore; 09-04-2008 at 01:35 PM.