Jump to content

jimmbswu

Member
  • Content Count

    91
  • Joined

  • Last visited

Community Reputation

0 Neutral

About jimmbswu

  • Rank
    Member

Contact Methods

  • Website URL
    http://
  • ICQ
    0

Profile Information

  • Location
    Huntsville, AL
  1. according to the FN reps, the civilian ammo will quickly fragment and expand inside the subject body. they said that the wound channel is fairly impressive. it won't penetrate body armor, but it's a good headshot round.
  2. The gas tube does not hold the handguard. The handguard is held by a screw on the sling loop and the receiver. However, if you want to add an Ultimak, you will definitely need to do some dremeling on the handguard to make space for the barrel clamps of the Ultimak.
  3. Oh, yeah, and when I asked Calico, they told me that they ARE working on a .40 S&W version of the weapon system. So you might want to start saving money for that, too.
  4. I have a calico. I think it's one of the older models. The length of pull for the folding stock feels alright. The stock sights are pretty much on target. I only had two issues with it: 1. Magazine: the magazine works okay if it was very clean. If it's not well oiled/cleaned, the FMJ cartridges can get stuck in the grooves. Have not had a chance to shoot enough hollow-points or flat heads to see if that would fix the issue. Maybe the new magazines would fix that problem. Or maybe I need to stop using wolf ammo ROFL 2. Safety: the safety is somewhat tricky for a semi-autom
  5. It has been reported that u can use the triple rail from Cheaper Than Dirt, et al, which will fit between your gas tube and barrel. You will need to take off your beloved Saiga hand guard, but it'll be good because that's one less foreign part for 922r compliance! ETA: u use it by keeping the center rail pointing UP so you can put a scope on it. And the link above was for the 2 slot model. You'll probably need the 5 slot triple rail instead.
  6. The Saiga rifles are easily modifiable to be bolt action. All you need to do is, take a spare gas tube, put a plug in the front end, drill some big holes in the middle so that it is obviously not functional, and voila: bolt-action Saiga. You now can use the evil HC-LFD. You also might need to remove the piston from the bolt carrier.
  7. All y'all who keep saying a 12-ga mag has to be curved a la Saiga-12, you need to rethink the problem. The Knoxx Sidewinder conversion uses a straight magazine. Yet they still use the rimmed 12-ga shells. Mmmm... Maybe it IS possible to build a straight mag that feeds 12-ga rimmed shells reliably!
  8. I was in an Avenger unit during the run up to OIF-1. In the Army's infinite wisdom, half of our guys had a pistol as their primary weapon. Because we're only supposed to operate in the safe "rear" area, we did not have an M-16 for everyone. The commanders tried to get more M-16s, but since they're not on our MTOE, we didn't get them. Good thing we didn't get deployed, 'cuz we just weren't configured for a close fight. Of course, this was right after the Fed transferred thousands and thousands of "surplus" M-16A2s to other countries during the '90s!
  9. Lolly, Is that frankenmag with a plastic G3 mag?
  10. I think the biggest problem (wrt center of gravity) for an AK bullpup conversion is that the lower receiver is too long. Therefore, just about any conventional bullpup conversion will have the center of gravity too far back. I think a way to get around this problem may be to mount the grip away from the centerline axis. ie, as shown in the below ascii drawing: i i ---> barrel i iii ---> handguard iii iii ---> trunion iiiiii ---> pistol grip mounted on the side of the lower receiver iii iii ----> trigger housing and rest of
  11. cheaper than dirt has a good-looking low(?) mount. i think it's from china. it also has two rails, one on top, and one on the side.
  12. Tokageko, How are you going to use the aluminum to experiment "with yourself"?
  13. Folks, Ms. Rice is firmly pro-gun rights! She talks fondly of her father defending her family during the '50s & '60s. She is likely to keep the politics away from firearm trades. EDIT: *And* Ms. Rice is a Russian specialist who can carry on a conversation in Russian. She can probably understand our fascination with Russian hardware, if anyone in the administration can. [George W. is too pro-American and blue-blooded to like Saigas with their evil-looking features.]
  14. If you have access to explosives, *never* breach an area through the doors. Doors tend to focus the defenders' field of fire and are deathtraps, if the defenders have an iota of intelligence. With sheetrock walls, det cords might be sufficient in making a mousehole. Otherwise, there are many "door breaching" specialty rounds available if you expect to break locks sometimes.
  15. The Saiga rifles all have a trunion, whereas the shotguns do not. Therefore, the rifles have 14 foreign parts, whereas the shotguns have 13.
×
×
  • Create New...