FluffRat

It looks from photo #5 like there is very little clearance around the side of the trigger hole tab where you cut the new slot. This may just be the camera angle, but if the sear arm is capable of rubbing there maybe you should fix that. I wonder about this because it looks (picture 1) like you might not be getting your fair share of over-travel. Normally a lack of over-travel would be a good thing except... You definitely aren't getting your fair share of pre-travel with that shim on the trigger guard bolt. The G2 is fairly easy to bump-fire even unmodified due to the extremely short rese

We normally would call a single unit magnified red-dot simply "a scope", I believe. Most major optics companies would be delighted to sell the OP a low power illuminated reticle scope in either standard or long eye relief.

Depends if you plan to remove your pistol grip ever again. You're right though, I should have specified that.

This sounds like a job for loctite... lots of it... red flavor.

If you drilled all the way through the bottom of the receiver you went too far, SaigaNoobie. I dunno, I think if I were going to use epoxy I'd probably drill the trunnion anyway just to give it something to hold onto if the bond ever did crack loose.

Don't bother with the Saiga magazine catch. It is riveted on and requires special mags unless modified. Just use a standard AK catch. If you can bend sheet metal you can easily make your own trigger guard of equal quality to the factory one. Have you considered fabricating an enclosure for the current "sear" with a more solid linkage and trigger? You would avoid weakening your receiver and could make the trigger guard an extension of it.

Somewhere there is a man with an unconverted Saiga that thinks it would look just spiffy with that thumbhole stock on it. You should find that person and convince them to give you money in exchange. Converting it to use a Saiga FCG will make your trigger grittier and probably a bit heavier, worsen the ergonomics and balance of the weapon, and require cutting/drilling new holes in the receiver. I mean if you really want to I'm sure somebody around here could offer up their old FCG... What did you plan to use for covering up the old pistol grip and trigger holes?

Sorry to necro-post, but the second question seems to have gotten some dubious answers. I am fair sure that felon in possession laws operate at the state level, not federal. Paulyski's friend should consult an actual lawyer in his state of residence to determine what options, if any, are available for restoring his gun rights.

If the x39 shoots better than 3MOA (6" @ 200yd.) with Wolf then yay, but they only claim 4MOA as I recall.

Strangely enough, that mod has been done before... with step by step pics even. http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=44537&view=findpost&p=425924

It almost sounds like it wasn't cycling hard enough to catch the disconnector. Do you remember hearing the clack of the hammer slapping home on the "dud" rounds?

I think we're talking about different things ( I have no idea what you're referring to here ). Inside the current AK, when the safety lever is switched "on", it moves a leg on to the trigger arm. which keeps the trigger from moving. I'm not seeing how cutting this leg off would induce FTEs. With the selector in the "safe" position the charging handle would strike the flat face of the selector (see OP for pic) and stop before the spent case contacts the ejector, causing a FTE and possibly damaging the selector.

That's "IF" they didn't just whack the safety leg off the selector lever entirely. . . There's a lot we don't know about this new model. I find that highly unlikely considering the front of the selector as shown would cause a FTE in that case. Then again... prototype... can't blame them for playing around to see what works, even if I personally would rip one or the other safety off to keep things simple when SHTF. The sooner that dustcover design becomes a standard Saiga feature the better, though. DO WANT!

If you have a brightly colored crayon or something you might apply a layer to the follower and run it up and down with a stick to see if you can spot where it is rubbing. Other than that it is hard to tell without being able to see the mag and follower. What caliber is it?

Your disconnector may not be getting a solid hold on the hammer, or your sear might be just a smidge rounded at the tip. Either one of those things can cause your rifle to burst fire when used with a light touch on the trigger... or so I hear. You... uhh... might not want to admit owning rifles that burst fire or violate 922r on a public forum. Just a thought.