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    Bolt gap

    jdtravers replied to Capt Nemo's topic in Saiga-12

    I am still in limbo. Many of the Business Members got together and we are trying figure out how we can get the dip shits off the forum and bring it back to where it needs to be. Pretty sure we can get it turned around. Jack
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    I am sure they stay current on their training! I know I don't anymore, except for marksmanship. Jack
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    Bolt gap

    jdtravers replied to Capt Nemo's topic in Saiga-12

    I would say trash it! Too much misleading info here now, and I moved the technical information to another thread already. Jack
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    There is some really great stuff out there for the money these days. Not like it was 20 years ago. Now it is all CNC Machined and the quality is pretty damn good. Where the $100 optics are better than the $500 optics from years ago!! Jack
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    Papa Zoro, Do you guys ever catch Frank Garcia when he comes over there? If so we might be able to do some trading:) Frank can afford to get out of jail:) Regards, Jack Travers JT Engineering
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    How much does a safety like that cost? Sorry, just caught your post. I was charging a flat rate of $200.00 for the complete system. Jack Damn, that Cerakote finish has held up beautifully on Kay's Shotgun. That gun has literary thousands of rounds through it, been around the world a couple of times and gets the crap beat out of it in competition, because we don't baby them and it still looks like new!!! You can see the beating the Docter Reflex Optic has taken in comparison and they were both new at the time. Guess it has been about three years now. Jack
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    That's good of you! Can't wait now for one of these guys to jump on the forum and start badmouthing the BSA your sending him. Jack
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    There was, and maybe still is, a huge market for self defense, tactical, "Real World" Training. A lot of people jumped on board and tried to make some bucks off of the trend. Many of them were completely incompetent, regardless of what their resume or prior military experience, or how many deployments they may have had. We have a similar, newly formed Company locally who advertise themselves as self defense instructions, etc. I know some of the LEO guys they use and these guys are lucky when they don't shoot each other. Two of them have accidentally shot themselves before. One while
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    I'll give you a heads up. Jack
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    Training/instruction in General is what it appears, not specific. A parrot could teach the course for CCW if you taught it the Program of Instruction (POI). I don't consider a CCW course training. Jack
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    Exactly! Many of us are self taught in what we do. Experience is what counts AND being able to instruct. I know many instructors who are world class shooters or highly experience operators, but they do not have the ability to actually TEACH! Jack
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    How will it stand up to the rifle being dropped directly on the sight? How far up and on what surface? Fuck, I don't know, as well as anything else on the market if not better. Definitely better than a tube scope. I see them get dropped all the time, with the pistols and they survive, done it myself a few times. The C-Mores are professional units, been around for years and they have an outstanding reliability reputation. Even if you break it, C-more will fix it with a fast turn around time also. Jack
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    Red Dot only on an AR Flat top: C-More Slide Ride/Railway in Standard Intensity Adjustment. Should be able to find one for around $200.00 You can put any MOA Dot you want in it. I would recommend 4 MOA for out to 200 yards, and 6 or 8 MOA for inside 100 yards. I have found this to be the best, bar none, for dot only AR's. Mainly for fast target engagement within 100 yards and accuracy and it is affordable. You will not have to worry about it going tits up on you. C-More has an outstanding reputation and warranty program. Jack
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    You got that right!!! Never give up!! Just keep working harder at it!! Jack
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    I forgot! Yes we tried the cross bolt safety on the Saiga 12 also in comparison with the Stock Russian Selector/Safety Lever. I manufacture one, mainly for LEO and Military personnel where the powers to be require a standard type safety on the firearm. Here is a pic of it for those who are not familiar with it. Jack
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    This is what I/we found during extensive testing on the practice range and during competitions. Taran Butler and I have been working together for quite a few years developing the Saiga 12 for Open Division competition. Taran's resume should speak for itself. He has won more major 3-Gun Competitions than anyone else in history and he is the ONLY Triple Crown Winner having worn all three divisions of 3 Gun in USPSA. Here is our final conclusion: The fastest safety to go from standby position (start) to put the shogun into action is actually the stock Russian Selector Lever/Safety mod
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    Doug, I have one more surgery coming up end of September, then I should be ready to go again (I hope). Had 14 this year trying to fix the arterial flow to my right leg! Meet you at the Iron Man next year if all goes well! Gotta win that $100 back. Jack
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    Naw, he loves it! He has that focus which allows him to stay centered and love what he is doing. I wish I had that ability to stay with one thing, I get bored eventually and gotta do something else, mainly from ADD. Jerry is also very cerebral! I truly enjoy getting into deep discussions with him, doesn't matter if it is world affairs, building guns, history, etc., he is very knowledgeable. Jack
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    The best is always Fords and Chevys. I like the JP Enterprises, Bennie Coolie Muzzle Brake. Excellent recoil reduction, professional unit, and aesthetic. You will have to remove the FSB, machine/cut off the taper of the front of the FSB and square it to match the Brake. Turn down the barrel, move the FSB back and thread the barrel to 5/8X24 TPI to use this brake, but it is well worth it. I just did one for a customer on his Saiga 308. Cut the barrel back to 20" 11 degree Crown, and the JP Brake. Shot extremely well. Better than some of the high end .308 gas guns I work with/b
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    I match the ID of the gas block to the finished OD of the barrel plus .0005 just tight enough that I can drill the new pin locations and the gas block will not move. Almost, but not quite tight enough that I can take it off by hand. Still needs a light press fit for seal. Whenever you weld up a barrel or receivers you need to use a backer or a plug. I have machined my own rods/plugs to go inside the barrel (slip fit) when I weld and plates that I vise grip onto the receivers when they are welded. I use bronze for my backers as it is a dissimilar materiel and has better longevity than
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    The Chinese will also use Syria as a test bed for weapons. I spent two years in Southern Sudan and a year in Darfur as an advisor to the African Union during the ongoing war and the current conflict and saw a huge influx of Chinese Small Arms, Cluster Bombs, Anti Aircraft Systems, etc. Pretty neat seeing what I originally thought were US M14s in brand new condition and then realizing they were NORINCO Manufacture! Pretty decent copies!!! Most of them were filtered down through the Libyan/Sudanese Border at that time. Russian/Chinese, they will take what they can get! Jack
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    You need to machine the barrel, outside diameter (OD) to match the Gas Block Inner Dimension (ID) on a lathe, and then machine in font of the new gas block location for the proper barrel OD. After, you TIG weld up the old gas ports. If you do not have access to a lathe or the knowledge about this, then you are definitely in for a learning experience, maybe not all good! It is NOT a taper cut. Look at your barrel now at the OD of the barrel where the gas block goes on in relation to the barrel and imagine moving the gas ports back 2-4 inches. That is what it should look like. Not ro
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    Bolt gap

    jdtravers replied to Capt Nemo's topic in Saiga-12

    Thanks! Hey, I picked up an new Pro Built CRF 450 and that thing honks!! No hits, very smooth power delivery! Jack
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    I have posted this before, a couple two/three years ago, but there seems to be a lot of disinformation and lack of understanding on how this exactly works, so here it is again. If you have any questions that are not meant for everyone, then PM me. For the sake of anyone who is interested, I am going to explain exactly how the Bolt "Timing" works and why it is so important that the angles of the barrel hood and the top lug of the bolt body not be improperly modified, filed, ground, profiled, etc. I have put the picture of the bolt and the receiver in this post so you can see the relati
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    Bolt gap

    jdtravers replied to Capt Nemo's topic in Saiga-12

    For the sake of anyone who is interested, I am going to explain exactly how the Bolt "Timing" works and why it is so important that the angles of the barrel hood and the top lug of the bolt body not be improperly modified, filed, ground, profiled, etc. I have put the picture of the bolt and the receiver in this post so you can see the relationship of the two angles I am referring to. The angle of the Barrel Hood and the Angle of the lug on the top of the bolt body. This is the same lug that you fit the bolt into the carrier/slot when you are reassembling the two components. Imagine t
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