Mr. Scratch

The tube handguard is a Fuglystick. A super-robust platform for this purpose, BTW, and the FAL HB handguard fits on perfectly. Just drill for screws and attach. When I posted this on my FB page, I captioned it "See, Vera? Dress yourself up, you get taken out somewhere fun."

At Her Majesty's Request, the famed Prof. Malthusias Zhirinovsky has completed his final version of the Shoulder-Fired Kinetic Energy Cannon that has taken the world - and several smaller planetoids and certain regions of Mars - by storm! God Save Our Gracious Queen!

I believe the short prong extension you see in the semi-auto AK selector above is what blocks the trigger in an AK. I don't know what does it with a Saiga.

So researching a bit, it appears the only diff between a Saiga lever and a standard semi-auto AK lever is the placement of the "nipple" that clicks into the detents (about 1/4" farther forward on the Saiga). Can anyone confirm?

Okay, sent my Saiga 12 off to a gunsmith to have some work done. Among the jobs, adding selector detents. I just sent the receiver, not the selector, and now he isn't sure if he can put the detents where they would go on any AK, or if there is a different dimension to the Saiga-12 lever. Can I just have him cut the detent to fit a standard lever, or is there a difference? Also, can I replace the old Saiga lever with a semi-auto AK lever later down the road, or do I have to have a Saiga lever in there?

Pics or it didn't happen! I had finish on a Romanian stock that wouldn't dry worth a damn because there was still residual oil in the wood when I applied it. Took forever to get it to harden up. Like, weeks. Wonder if your stock had the same prob.

Another one I've built with a folding stock. Much less elaborate, but I put it together strictly to sell.

Ceracoat does a bronze finish, which is as close as I've come to finding a good permanent copper effect for a gun. Still one of those maybe years-down-the-road possibilities for when I'm otherwise totally done building on it. Right now the SFKEC is still evolving. Recently I've added a VERY sturdy Fuglystick foregrip as a base for the HG, and am hoping to attach a certain unnamed front sight, which I think has a retro space-age quality. Then I'll SBS it and add a Molot brake, and I think I'll finally be done. Here is how she looks now with the Fugly.

Momentarily resurrected to bring you this vanity fluff... (You can build your own pulp fiction cover at http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-lab/pulp-o-mizer/pulp-o-mizer.html)

I like the cut of your jib, Sirrah. But to the contrary, until you'd made my acquaintance I'd never heard of the good Professor, nor his arch-nemesis Mr. B the Gentleman Rhymer; my mention of fighting breeches being made sheerly out of proper good sense of attire! Now that you've drawn my attention to these splendid fellows, I count myself among their ardent enthusiasts. My happy thanks, and I doff my hat to thee. Your's Truly, etc. etc.

And now the "news"... KMTR did some tight shots that didn't show how small the group was. And then, in their brief mention that there was a pro-gun protest there as well, they showed 2 seconds of the weirdly-dressed local oddball who happened to truck by on his homemade bike when he saw the rally, in spite of the fact that they filmed a long segment with a well-spoken and well-dressed young man who hit all the important points quite nicely. http://www.kmtr.com/news/local/story/Ceasefire-Oregon-rallies-in-Eugene/682QA7CwsEqo1Owv3CAm-g.cspx This one admits the crowd was small a

Pics of Oregon residents who'd been shot. There would have been 4, but I think Ginny Burdick, Oregon's own Battle Hag of Gun Control didn't show for some reason. Too bad; she's a particularly venomous gun-hater and it's always a kick to hear her rant. Most of the Antis will at least try to tone down their revulsion of gun owners when they get on stage to try not to alienate anybody who might be on the fence, but not Ginny. She despises us all as an entire species, and has no qualms about letting people know about it.

For anyone who isn't familiar with Eugene, OR, it is popularly known as Berkeley North; crowded with hippyleftists of many varieties and totally run in the hopes of establishing a utopian peace-state through communitarian social justice and weed. Total lack of common sense here. Anyway, CEASEFIRE OREGON decided this would be one of the few places in the state where they could show their faces, and so they held a "rally" in support of their draconian AWB HB3200 (which calls for confiscation or forced out-of-state sale of all but one registered so-called AW per owner, and allows the cops to sear

The one difficulty of this design, however, is related to one of the very elements of the Fuglystick which make it superior. The heavy internal reinforcements to the front attachment points are too thick to allow the FAL handguard to be simply drilled and bolted. Part of the reinforcement near the front of the HG, where the Fuglystick attaches via bolt, must be recessed in order to allow the nuts to sit somewhat flush with the rest of the reinforcement. Otherwise, you will not be able to get the HG beyond the barrel, as the nuts will protrude enough to stop the Fuglystick's rearward movment

I'm pleased to report to my esteemed colleagues at the Royal Society of Large-Bore Shooting Irons, that the Honored Professor Malthusias Zhirinovsky (Esq.) has returned from playing The Great Game among the Kaiser's court of the Prusso-Merovingian Empire. He has secreted out with him, at great personal risk, a rare example of a Saiga 12 Fuglystick Handguard, as are used among the feared elite Prussian Imperial Shock Troops (12th Kanoneer Infantrie Korps, Der Brandenburgers). At once upon breathing the free (if factory soot-filled) air of Her Majesty's Beloved Island, he at once set his team

Easier said than done. They can only make so many guns at a time, and in all likelihood they have been producing at maximum capacity for many months before all this happened. My understanding is that the KSG was backordered from the manufacturer WAY beyond their actual production rate. With the possibility of having their product banned, that means that they will now have less time with which to profit from this design but with no way to actually increase production before it happens.

I had one on for awhile before I switched to a fixed stock. Worked fine. What I especially like about it is that it will completely fold without having to remove the tang or use an ugly block extender on the back. I don't know why we don't manufacture a hinge mechanism like this in the US.

There is a hinged plate that fits along the buttplate that flips up to a horizontal position so you have something else to brace against the top your shoulder for automatic fire. Really doesn't serve any purpose for a S12. I've had the older PK style stock as well, though not at the same time as I had the PKM stock so I can't make a direct side-by-side comparison. I do seem to remember the older style being quite a bit larger, and that seems to be borne out in the image you showed. IMO it is a bit bigger than the S12 calls for, and people would be better off using the newer "type 2" PKM st

IMO it works better with an S12 than a regular AK. The stock is a little bigger than you'd normally find on an AK, which looks odd on a regular rifle, but more appropriate with the larger dimensions of the S12. I'm not 100% sure, but I believe it is a PKM ("type 2") stock. I believe the older PK stock had no raised cheek piece, among other things.

With all the pics of guys sporting wood, I thought I'd accidentally stumbled onto the Craigslist personal ads.

Okay, looking at Yooper's pics, I think I see what you mean. Looks to me like the sections milled out of the bar not only lighten the Fugly, but also allow a user to fit a nut into the slot to allow people to add accessories (pistol grips, lights, etc), which they wouldn't be able to access without there being a hole there. Not that that would be of any use if you were just going to slap a wooden HG over the top anyway. I wonder if Jay has any specialized solutions for this other than leaving the bar solid? If someone is looking at doing this, it might be worthwhile to send the actual F

In regard to my CSS forearm, I think it will be okay in the long run. I think the problem arose with the movement of the washers that are used as spacers, which I seem to recall allowed the hole to "egg" slightly after a few hundred rounds due to pressure and movement against the screw that holds it to the barrel (it's been awhile since I checked it so I don't recall how much). I've since JB Welded the washers into place to cut down on any movement and tightened the forearms down much harder than I had done previously. I haven't taken it out shooting since then, but hopefully it'll be fine.

Ah, yes. I forgot about that bit. I just measured mine forward of the U, and notched the base to fit the PG nut through (pic below). But you're right; the hollow U-shape can just as well be cut off before you start shaping the insert. It doesn't add anything structural to the stock.

When it comes time for better pics, can you also include a shot of this brace rail and the way the screws interact with it? I've never seen a Fuglystick in the flesh, and would like to have a clear picture in my head of what I've got to do if/when I decide to do another one of these using the Fuglystick. The connection point sounds like it is much superior to the CSS version I'm currently using, which is already starting to deform a little with only light use. Also, if you don't mind, a pic of it set up with the Molot Brake when it comes in. I've been losing sleep over the fact that I d

Awesome build Datrowl; Prof. Zhirinovsky sends his best regards. He would have sent his best cognac, but his throat gets awfully parched in Zanzibar this time of year, and he simply had none to spare. Let's get some pics of that beast out in the sunlight so we can see the finish a little better! We want some full-blown gun porn here. I see you used the narrow Fuglystick as a base for the HG. How'd that work out?