Despite my new found love of mid-cap magazines I am of the opinion that high-caps do have their place in particular types of airsoft games. My recent trip to NSC Airsoft typified the usefulness of high capacity magazines for the short (near 'speed soft') format of game where a lot of firepower is put out to manoeuvre in confined play area (and everyone else is using high-caps).

Left: Hero Arms electric AK Duplex, note dummy 7.62mm rounds. UNCompany.com -  Click to enlarge 

So I was interested to see that UNCompany.com has added the Hero Arms electric double AK magazine to it's inventory. It's a mock duplex magazine configuration (two standard mags clipped together), one of the mags holding the batteries which run a small motor to keep the BBs flowing.

The feed is driven by pushing a button to engage the motor - rather than the traditional high-cap winding wheel. 

The mags themselves are modelled after the 7.62mm AK47 banana magazines and the arrangement is a very nice alternative to simply sticking an RPK type electric drum mag onto your AK. It looks at least a little more authentic than a drum on a AK47, though I'm a little undecided about whether the fake 7.62mm bullets in the ancillary mag look a little hokey.

Sadly, there is no version for AK74 variants yet - I am hoping Hero Arms is working on this - but the AK47 version will look quite nice on my AKM.

Price: $90 from www.uncompany.com/ - search for: Hero Arms Electric Double Mag AK (Button Control)