I had bought a house and decided it was finally time to pick something up for myself. I never had a gun before, just did not seem right to have one in a place I did not own and to be honest, I was a bit more motivated when Obama won the election. I had been doing some research and asking friends when I stumbled upon info on the saiga-12. I poked around a bit here and other places and decided that the saiga is what I wanted; a tough, reliable no-nonsense shotgun that would get the job done. Yes, I can say that there was a little bit of a "cool" factor involved, the damn thing just looks coo