loki41872

JB Weld, believe it, or not. Filled in the screw hole with the stuff and a light layer on the ramp and the reciever. It's been 6 months and at least 2000 rounds. I tried to pry it out with a screwdriver yesterday. It will not move. I think I would have to destroy the gun to get it out. Use 500 sandpaper on the back of the feed ramp and where you attach it. It will not come out.

I bought one to try. It jammed every other round. It has since been used for target practice. Only surplus mags from now on. Have NEVER had a jam with any of my Romanian/Russian/Bulgarian mags.

I prefer the short stock on an AK, I can't stand the way the AR stock looks on one. I don't hold it against anyone for doing it, comfort is important, but I like my AKL as it was intended! Glad to hear the Classic Saiga is a good build, it's hit or miss sometimes with them. I may have to get down on that before they raise the price again.

Is that a Classic Arms Saiga? Yes sir. I am looking to get a new ergo grip and an adjustible stock on it cause the Tapco standard ak stock is to small. I've been looking at those, especially since they just put them on sale! How's the fit and finish? Make sure to give a report after you take her out.

Is that a Classic Arms Saiga?

ok who is the "ugly sister" muttman2 Hehe, the Saiga is my girlfriend's. She refers to the other AK in the pic, my little WASR, as the Saiga's "Ugly sister". We just did a quick "ugly" conversion on hers. Left the skeleton stock, didn't move the FCG, just replaced the hammer and disconnect, the gastube and bolt carrier and installed the fedd ramp and filed the mag catch. The gun still looks "stock", but takes hi-cap commie mags now.

Cheap bastard! Na, just kidding! Good idea, there!

Very reliable when used as door stops. They're good as improvised boomerangs, too.

Eh, I don't really want to change the look of the rifle. I thought you ment someone makes a US hand guard that looks like the Saiga one. I didn't want to use Mag parts for 922 either, but I think I'll change the piston and get some Tapco followers and make BHO mags.

Yep, I'm only using two parts of the FCG. I didn't want to move the FCG and screw it up. I'm no gunsmith, and I didn't feel like having my rifle "out to the shop" for a month or more. And I like the factory skeleton stock. It's not an issue now, because I am using a US mag. I've looked into changing the gas piston, think I'll go with that. Who makes the US front handguards? I just find it annoying to have 20 mags for my AK, but only one for the Saiga. Plus, the one US mag I have is the horrible ProMag. Jams about every 10th shot.

Sanded the bottom of the bullet guide and the trunion, then JB Welded the sucker in. 500 rounds later, I still can't jerk it out with pliers. Put a little JB in the hole for the screw and sanded it down. Works pretty well, so far.

My Saiga is set up exactly like the one pictured. I've filled the mag catch, installed a feed ramp and installed a G2 FCG. Problem is, I only have one US made mag (that I bought just for 922 stupidity). I would like to use the many Russian and Romanian mags I already have. To use foreign made mags, exactly how many more US parts do I need? I'm not interested in moving the FCG and replacing the stock with a PG and standard stock, so that's out. Basically, what I'm asking is this: What was done to that gun in the pic to make it legal with that Soviet Block mag?

I bought one of the ProMag 30 rnd to try in my AK. First round was fail to feed, and 3 out of the next 6. I took all rounds out of the mag and switched back to bulgarians and shot 200+ without a single failure. A guy down from me was shooting his Saiga 7.62. I walked down to him and handed him the mag and said "Here's 3 US parts for when your Saiga grows up" He smiled and thanked me. Hope he hasn't had any problems with it.