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Not to heap on here at all but I LOL'ed at the pistol with the end of the grip wrapped. It's like "Where did that pistol go? I can't see it because it's camoflouge!"

If it broke and it was $30 then it was, without a doubt, a Chinese knockoff. They are nearly identical looking and are sold at gun shows as the real deal but they are not. I have three real ones, they are solid as a brick sh!thouse and would most likely be the last thing to fail on my gun. Here is a video on how to tell them apart: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lCkFDL1PU8M

If I am not mistaken, the steel is not mixed with lead (lead is already among the cheapest metals) but ferrous iron or steel mixed with the copper jacket to keep costs down (copper prices are quite high). This is called a bi-metal jacket. You will sometimes see this in the description for any of the new Russian import stuff. Wolf, Barnaul, etc.

I just wanted to add a public "Thank You" to this thread. Sunnybean sent out the magazine at his cost and would not even let me pay for shipping! It is rare to come across somebody that is as generous and selfless as sunnybean and I just wanted to say thanks. I also wanted to make sure that if anybody searches sunnybean in the future to find out what kind of guy he is before doing business with him, he is most definitely one of the good guys.

I didn't mean to give the impression that our state is a sad place. There is a lot going for it in the natural beauty and history as well as the weather. I have literally been all over the world and have yet to see a place as beautiful as Yosemite National Park (I camp there every year). My dislike for this state comes entirely from the ridiculous laws that we must endure. Our gun laws are completely nonsensical and do nothing to deter crime, only deter upstanding citizens and businesses from bothering to deal with the subject of guns. We are completely overrun with illegal aliens here in sout

I certainly will. Thank you so much for this act of kindness. I vow to use this in my own Saiga and to never resell it. It certainly sucks that we are coming under more and more draconian laws here in California. I only hope that we can be an example of what happens when rights are systematically removed from citizens. Our state is billions in defecit every year and getting worse. We are circling the drain without a doubt. I hope other states learn from our inept legislature and do not make the same mistakes. Thanks for your very generous gesture sunnybean, I hope I can find a good way to

I am stuck in the People's Republic of Kalifornia and would love to have this magazine. If it hasn't been spoken for, I'll take it with great appreciation.

Ahh, I thought that might be what you meant but thought maybe I was missing something. Why not make it an Accuracy International, a Tikka, or a Barrett? All of those rifles are exponentially more expensive than the Saiga also, and all are arguably better rifles too. I would love a Springfield M1A but the $2000 is a tough pill to swallow right now. Maybe someday...

Thanks, I will try to take some pics tomorrow. I used denatured alcohol to clean the rail before spraying to make sure that there was no grease or oils present. I masked the areas that I wanted to keep black and then just sprayed it. With a full ten round magazine it weighs just under nine pounds. So your idea of a Saiga conversion (as stated in the thread title) is an M1A national match rifle? Oooooohkay, you lost me there. It's a nice rifle but I don't get how it's a Saiga conversion.

Yea, that Millet red dot gets great reviews, nice choice. I love the Bushnell that I got for a lot of reasons. My purpose of use for this rifle is in a SHTF scenario. I like the T-dot reticle for the ease of target acquisition and the optics are crystal clear. I like the adjustable brightness and color of the reticle and it holds a rock solid zero. Finally, this thing may be heavier than some alternatives but it is built like a tank. I haven't tried it but I am reasonably certain that I could drop the rifle from shoulder height onto the optic and it would not even notice. I just wanted someth

There is a huge thread about this, I'll sum it up for you: If you're an American and you buy a Chinese made product over a comparable American made product, you're basically selling out to Communism. This goes doubly for people who claim to be Republicans and/or Right-Wing (with the exception of possibly purist Libertarians) AND infinitely so for people who claim to be Patriots. The biggest fraud is seeing cars parked at Walmart (where nearly 95% of the products are made in China) with McCain/Palin, Pro-American, and/or Troop Support bumper stickers; one can say they support all of that, b

By the looks of the instructions there are legs sticking up for the screws to mount into. Doesn't look like you can use one or the other, need both to stay on.

That would be a good idea IMO. The other reason I brought that up is to demonstrate the real forces at work with recoil. Your choice to go with the handguard retainer and the gas tube with the retainer should go a long way in helping to make sure that your rail doesn't move forward. Without those I think it wouldn't look nearly as good and, like I said before, would probably effect the ability of the HG to hold zero. Great work.

There is a huge thread about this, I'll sum it up for you: If you're an American and you buy a Chinese made product over a comparable American made product, you're basically selling out to Communism. This goes doubly for people who claim to be Republicans and/or Right-Wing (with the exception of possibly purist Libertarians) AND infinitely so for people who claim to be Patriots. The biggest fraud is seeing cars parked at Walmart (where nearly 95% of the products are made in China) with McCain/Palin, Pro-American, and/or Troop Support bumper stickers; one can say they support all of that, b