Tokageko

Tide. I'm not even a fan of football generally, but still the Tide. lol Oh well. I'll be back soon enough. Either way, I've managed minute of angle groups with my S-308 using 155 grain Sierra MatchKings. It was with 42 grains of IMR 8208 XBR powder, federal cases, cci br-2 primers. What load are you using for the 125 grain TNT's?

Also, Re: Lighter bullets, The best accuracy I've ever gotten has been with 155 grain bullets. Granted, I haven't tried anything *really* light, such as Speer's 125 grain TNT (which my .300 Blackout loves) or any of the 110 grain bullets. I will make a note of it once I have more time to shoot and am closer to sea level again. The twist rate on Saiga .308 barrels is something like 1 in 12.6 inches. Without over-complicating things, this means that the heavier the bullet you use, the faster you'll have to push it to get it to stabilize. Sticking to lighter weight bullets then means yo

Re: First round low and left I'm one of the other members that csspecs is referring to, and I've had this problem on a couple of .308 caliber semi-autos. I've been able to fix all of them by doing the same thing: Replace the recoil spring. I've done this to my saiga, an LR-308, a .308 Garand, and an HK91. Near as I can tell, there's a difference between in-battery-enough-to-fire and completely-locked. It's a teeny tiny difference, but it's there. There are two ways I've checked in order to come up with this. One is to pull the bolt carrier all the way back, as far as it can physica

Beautiful rifle csspecs!

They were Winchester primers. Sounds like yours is a little less finicky than mine though. Normally I have good luck with Winchester primers.

Glad to hear they're working out for you.

That's a Bushmaster muzzle brake. I worked on the trigger to make it lighter and crisper. I'm in Foley, so we're not that far apart.

My first 308. Custom stock from BRG3. AK74 style muzzle brake.

It's consistant with my rifle. The hotter it gets, the smaller the groups get. Has anyone else noticed this?

I've used dented cases quite a few times without any ill effect. I did have one case split at the neck today but there was no noticable difference while firing. I've never had one split through the body, regardless of how dented they were.

Just shot another group that I thought was worth sharing. This is ten shots at 100 yards (I pulled one low and left). The load used was the same, except for the primers. Who would have thought they could make this big a difference?

Yep. This is from an uncoverted rifle. I did change the piston for a US made one, and switched the smooth top-cover for a ribbed one, but that's it.

I haven't used the 155 grain A-Max bullets. I don't know how similar their shape is to the Sierra - which is specifically made for Palma rifles, where a 1:13" twist isn't unheard of. As for barrel cooling, I was taking at least thirty seconds between shots and letting the barrel cool completely between magazines.

"If you want compliance with a stock saiga .308 with 20 round mags you only need to lose one imported part. (stock rifle=14 parts, magazine=3 of those 14 parts, so 14-3=11)" Very good to know.

Just a couple of groups from my day at the range. Both were shot using reloads consisting of 155 grain SMK bullets over 42 grains of IMR 8208 powder in Federal cases with CCI Benchrest primers. 100 Yards That's seven shots out of a total of ten. The group is approximately one inch wide. Of the other three, two went way high, and the other was pulled low to the right. The two that went high were the first in their respective magazines. My rifle was doing this all day and I have no idea why. Any thoughts would be appreciated. 200 Yards That's six shots, out of eig

If you want an adjustable gas plug, I'd suggest the Schuster adjustable gas plug. It's easy to use and relatively affordable. Good luck with your Garand. Be careful though, they can become an addiction.

It does look a little suspect, I know. It's the only picture that I had though. As soon as I get a chance, I'll post something better.

You could also try going to Millet angle-loc rings. They attach to weaver/picatiny rails, and they allow for windage adjustment.

Just got a new rifle and I'm keeping the iron sights on this one. As soon as I get a low profile side rail scope mount, I'll be using a Bushnell Elite 4200 3-12x. I'll probably use both it and the iron sights, depending on my mood.

So far, my old rifle (21" barrel) liked this load the best: 155 grain Sierra Palma Matchking bullets with 42 grains of IMR 4895 powder, in Winchester cases with... I forget what primers. I'm not sure how many shots that was (because I didn't write it down), but it's at 100 yards.

It's very true: selecting the proper load is very important. The odd twist rate of the Saiga probably accounts for some difficulties.

I own both, and so far my Saiga (21" barrel) wins in the accuracy department.

I'd like to appologize ahead of time for not reading this whole thread before posting. A few years ago I got curious about the ammo I was using in my Norinco Hunter (7.62x39) and sectioned a pulled bullet. I found that Golden Tiger 7.62x39 FMJ had a cavity in the nose of the bullet, just like the one on the 5.45x39. I decided to test bullet performance using one gallon jugs of water. I didn't have any other 7.62x39 to test against, so I used surplus 5.45x39 and 5.56x45 as controls. The 5.56x45 went straight through the jugs, leaving a nice neat hole going in and out. The 5.45x39 went

I cheated and bought a new bolt carrier to install the new piston in, and I used loc-tite. ... or maybe it was Gorilla Glue.

The reason I chose the Saiga 308 in the first place was because of the stock/trigger configuration. It feels similar to the BAR and (to a lesser extent) the M14. The weight and profile of the rifle are great. It handles well. Optics aren't difficult to mount. Sights are functional. It's accurate too, with the right ammo. Easy to maintain. There's nothing like chrome lining. The trigger can be smoothed out, just like on anything else. You could replace the rear sight with an aperture type from Mojo, and I believe ACE makes a front sight drum that accepts AR15 type front sight pos