DrThunder88

Cool! Thanks for the results. I wasted $60 of ammo on my last trip before realizing my scope mount was loose. Still, your results are quite consistent with mine. My best groups were with Prvi Partizan 168gr "match". The best groups were about 1.5-2".

That socket trick is a great idea! I just ground the convex side of the dimples (the "pimples" maybe) from the inside of the magazine tube with a rotary tool.

Interesting findings. Thanks for the info!

I've seen pictures of it. Overall I'm not impressed with it from an observer's standpoint. I'm as big a fan of firearm innovation as anyone, but this one's leaving me kind of cold. The ergonomics of working the bolt especially seem uncomfortable at best. It does look like something out of James Bond. Sadly, it looks most like a low-polygon model from the N64 GoldenEye007 game! Still, this thread may be better suited to the "Other Rifles" forum.

I used a Tapco plate. I don't have much experience with builds and conversions, but it was very easy to use and seems to be holding up fine.

Saiga .308 PG mod. Tapco G2 trigger. K-Var NATO length, US-made stock and grip. POSP 4x24 German post scope. Tech Sights AK200S rear sight. Modified Caldwell bipod with phenolic spacer.

Classy! That's going to be a handful of fun.

Maybe put a dab of layout fluid (steal some nail polish if need be) on the primer portion of the snap cap. That might show impacts more readily. Still, as long as the firing pin moves when you push it from the back, it should be good.

Very slick! The stock makes it look a bit like the StG 940.

I look forward to your results. I did a test using Tula, Fed OTM, Win 147gr, and Prvi Partizan 168gr and 175gr match in my 21".

I'm a fan of Nikon ProStaffs and have the 3-9 BDC you mentioned. I had intended to put it on my 21" .308, but opted for a PSOP instead. The glass on the ProStaff is nice and clear. The adjustments are solid and positive. I only shot it at 100 yards, and it kept up with the entirely unpredictable gun. The mount I used didn't give me much fore/aft adjustment, and I ended up getting an offset ring to scooch it forward a bit. Sorry I didn't respond sooner. I must have been sleeping.

I converted my Saiga to get rid of the overly long trigger linkage! I'm all for innovation, and as great as the AK platform is I know it's not perfect, but this product line doesn't appeal to me. It doesn't solve a problem or make the gun appreciably better in any important way, which are really the only things that would qualify it as an improvement. If it floats someone else's boat, bully for them. I once made a "tactical" thumbhole stock for one of my Garands knowing full well that I was the only person in the world who'd like it.

Rear monopods, in conjunction with front bipods, turn one's rifle into a tripod! It provides a very stable shooting platform. Many rear monopods are screw-adjustable to allow for precise, repeatable elevation adjustments.

They run a lot of scripts on their site, but I didn't pick up anything malicious. I just ordered a POSP scope from them on 10/3, and it arrived yesterday. I'll report if there's any chicanery with my credit card.

I'm a little late to the party, but a .35 Remington or .44 Auto Mag Saiga would be slick "Thumper"-type rifle.

Follow your points of impact with your front sight. If they're hitting left, move the post left. If they're low, lower the post. I agree with Rhodes1968 about the color of the front sight post. To my eye a flat, flat black presents the best possible silhouette. Colored sights work best for me on guns that are snap-shot like shotgun beads or on a carry handgun. An aperture would make it easier to focus on the front sight I do like Partridge-style posts rather than round or pointy ones, especially for punching paper.

If the Tech Sights design has a bad rap for a difficult to remove dustcover, the first run was much worse! The spring-loaded pins that hold the cover on the rear sight itself used to have a convex surface on the outside. This meant the cover would be trapped under the "head" of the pins unless they were exactly aligned. I was impressed by Tech Sights' customer service on the matter though. I did buy one of the first run sights, and a month or two later the company sent me two of the current, straight sided pins free of charge. Interestingly, my sight base was very tight in the slot, so

I doubt it matters. The only difference the Magpul website hints at is the length of the AR-10's charging handle which is not applicable to Sagias. This page seems to indicate the same thing. Either way I'm interested to see the end result!

I've got to go with prevailing opinion on the appearance of the Tapco stock, but as long as it works the rifle looks good to me!

I've got a Tech Sights AK200S on my .308 Saiga. It has not interfered with the mounting of my cheapo, AK-style scope mount. That being said, the mount I have--ProMag, I think-- seems taller than it should be. The Tech Sights sight itself is really quite nice. I had to stick a recoil buffer on it to keep the bolt from jumping its rails, but otherwise it seems pretty bulletproof.

Isn't than always the way? That BHO spring is oddly shaped too. It can fit its way into all sorts of bizarre nooks and crannies. The worst spring that ever got away from me was the buffer retainer pin and its attendant spring from an AR-15. While working on the buffer tube in my basement, the thing went airborne never, so I thought, to be seen again. After giving the basement a long-overdue cleaning up, I gave up on finding the pin and wrote it off to learning from my mistakes. A few days later I found the printer in the basement was jamming for some reason. I'm sure you can guess wh

The buffer is the heavy, metal thing that runs inside the buffer tube. If you're installing it on a non-AR, you don't need a buffer. It seems like all you'd need to use the PRS is an A2-style rifle--not carbine--buffer tube and some way of mounting it to your Saiga. From what I can tell on the Magpul website, it looks like the one you've selected is for the AR-10, meaning it's designed for use with a longer charging handle. The line drawings on the website are identical, but I suspect the AR-10 version has a shorter cheek piece than the AR-15 version. If you're using it on a Saiga then I