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I am finidng the trigger on my 545X39 Kush to be quite acceptable. Long take up but a nice stop and then a 5lb let off thats fairly crisp. Good enough to shoot 2.5 - 3 inch groups with open sights at 100 yards, which is baout as good as I shoot. I just used the hammer spring that CSS sells and rough polished the trigger and hammer sear surfaces.
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Engine enamel has been one of mys secrets for cheap gun finishing for years. Ive actually done some very cool looking 1911s with it using standard auto polishing compounds to produce a very slick glossy finish on slides and frames. Also did several CZ82s this way. BBQ black isn't to bad for a durable flat black finish. Lately I have been doing a lot of sponge camo jobs on my Saigas and ARs using Duplicolor camo paimt for woodland an desert schemes and 3 colors of auto primer for urban camo. Not quite as durable but touches up easily. Durability is enhanced with a couple of coats of matte clear coat but it isn't completely flat when finished. Fun stuff!
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I find that going to 14.5 with a pinned on brake makes a big difference to me. The couple of inches between 16 and 18 seem like a big deal on my weapons. This guy does that kind of work and does it well for small amount of coin. It is from JB Armory.
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Now that funny right there!Man, I would be on NY most wanted with 8 Saigas and beau coup ammo. Thank God for Texas where I'm just a regular guy......
Ive talked my Pastor into writing a sermon using the 4 clicks of a Colt Peacemaker revolver as the outline. Gotta love it.
hmm... whats that say about me having 15???
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You have to do a little cutting and filing to make it fit, but it will work
I like it. Dont make me buy another KPup stock.......
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Man, I would be on NY most wanted with 8 Saigas and beau coup ammo. Thank God for Texas where I'm just a regular guy......
Ive talked my Pastor into writing a sermon using the 4 clicks of a Colt Peacemaker revolver as the outline. Gotta love it.
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LOVE IT! Now all we need is a 308 pup and we have the grand slam. Who's up on doing a 308?
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I'm not sure about .223, but I made several .308 Saigas with 7" barrels and they stabalized just fine.
Tony
Thats encouraging. Do you know what twist the 308s are?
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I have some real world experience with the killing power of the 545. I shoot 545, 556 and 762X39 as well as 308, 410 and 12 gauge in Saigas. The 545 has become my go to cartridge for my primary nemesis in west Texas, Hogs and Coyotes. The round is much more accurate than 7.62X39 with my converted Saiga shooting .75 inch groups at 100 yards with a 7X scope. It is much more devastating on hogs than the 556, using silver bear 60 grain ammo and reaches out and touches coyotes as well and as accurately as my AR. I also get a few more rounds downrange at groups of hogs after the 1st killing shot than 7.62, due to less muzzle climb. In a hog eradication environment, where a body hit results in eventual death, it's a very good choice.
Time will tell on the ammo situation. Hornady does produce their vmax steel case round in 545 and it seems to be an awesome self defense load, given the destruction Ive seen it deliver to hogs. AS long as the Silver Bear ammo is around, I'm a happy camper!
IN a SHTF situation, I'm probably opting for my 556s and 7.62X39 but I hope I have room for the 545 and 308 plus beau coup ammo!
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Sorry I don't have anything to offer but I was just wondering where you are. I live in Springtown (for now) and have a place with a cabin on it between Dublin and Comanche just off 377. Are You invoking the name of the town Brownwood?
Yes I am. Used to hunt down that way near an old ghost town named Whon and picked up the handle. Now I'm out near Bronte, between San Angelo and Abilene. Love that Comanche area!
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So I picked up Motopilot's Micro Galil conversion with the 16.5 barrel and fake suppressor off the classifieds here. I am thinking about going the legal SBR route but I am a little concerned about cutting the barrel to Micro specs of 8 inches. My concern is that the 1 in 10 twist wont stabilize the bullet in 8 inches. Anyone have any experience in this?
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Hmm, Ive done an S12, 410 and 5.45 so far. Not sure why it wouldn't work on the 308. Just know, going in, that anything other than an S12 requires some mods. The challenge with the rifles is that the barrel is to small for the barrel channel. The stock gets a lot of its stiffness from integrating with the barrel. Also, there is no threaded front sling mount that the Kushnapup uses to anchor the front of the weapon to the stock. All of these things can be sorted out, but some parts fabrication is required. Compare the 308 receiver very carefully to a 7.62, 545 or 223 receiver. If they are identical, and I think they are; then you could make the 308 work. Just my 02.
FYI, I just checked the website and they say it will work fine with the 308.
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Finally got to run some rounds through this thing. It didn't like the Golden Bear 4BKs, but performed flawlessly with winchester high brass #4s on setting 1. That round seems pretty devastating at 20 paces with the 18.5 bobbed barrel. Most of the pellets go into about an 8 inch area. My silhouettes were quite perforated in the chest area. I really like the handling characteristics of these bullpups. Very hand little weapons. This should be just what my wife needs for night time house cleaning... If I ever let her have it.
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I bought 4 Saiga rifles back when Centerfire systems had them for $299.
I got to shoot this thing over the weekend. My front sight was way to low. Backed out the post until it almost fell out and still shot 4 inches high at 50 yards. I didn't get to wring it out for accuracy, but just messing around I got 10 shot groups of 2 inches rapid fire at 50 yards.
Once i got her home, I used a roll pin to raise the front sight post 5/16 inch to get the alignment right. filed it thinner and silver soldered it on so I should be good to go.
I do like the handling on the weapon. It will probably be my truck and hunting cart gun for hogs and coyotes. Hogs are starting to run amock in west TX. Should be good training for the zombie apocalypse.
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So I'm curious if anybodys used any bullpup kits for the saiga's. My wife held a fn fs2000, and LOVES the bull pup. I don't like the price tag. So just wondering if any body had tried one. Kushnapup looks preety cool. I don't really like the look of the century arms kit, but funtion is really everthing. any advice or feedback apreciated.
If you are talking about the Saiga rifles, how about this one?
I build these one at a time. Takes about one month, since I do all the work by hand, and I have a day job.
Don't own a shottie, so I don't know if they would fit the stock, as yet.
KTF
Man I like that!
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Glad I found this! My bullpup 410 cycled great with standard #4 winchester high bras but did exactly the same thing with the Golden bear 4BK. I had the lighter recoil spring in it and still the same issue so Irder an MD arms plug and puck. Should get me up and running.
The #4 high brass Winchester loads seemed devastating on silhuette targets at 20 paces out of my bobbed barrel Kushnapup 410. Sweet gun!
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It weighs 9.25 empty with the optics. I hadn't even though about a drum. Are their 5.45 drums out there? Might be a challenge to get it in and out.
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NICE!!!!
AND you kept the tangs... in case you wanna go back...
Yepper! Thanks for the tip about cutting off 1 inch of the original stock and mounting it to the butt. Best use of old Saiga buttstocks yet!
that's probably the best use of the kushnapup i have seen so far, though i don't really like the sights, i'd go with a top rail and an eotech, but that's just because i like how it looks, i'm sure yours are perfectly functional
I was too cheap to buy the top rail! I had the scout mount, AR rear sight, red dot and mount in the parts bin.
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Just curious, total invested?
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Too much! New rifle $350, stock $290, probably a c note on sights and bases. The red dot and mount I had laying around. So call it $750. Maybe not to bad since my local AK builder wants $1700 for a Krink plus the $200 tax stamp. Only problem is, I still want an SBR!
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Ive gone kinda bullpup crazy since dong my Kushnapup 410. Her are some pics of my 5.45 PDW. The idea was to get something as short as a Krink without sacrificing velocity and without the SBR hassles. Rifle measures 27 inches right now. Probably needs an AR flash hider that will add 1.5 inches. The rear sight mount is an AK scout mount and the front sight is mounted to a UTG shotgun barrel mount turned upside down and bolted to the gas tube.
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Very nice looking.And what would be cost on a bullpup 410 build As seen in the above picture ?
You need an unconverted saiga and about 3 bills. The stock is $275 plus shipping which came out to about $290 for me. The stock requires a twaek here and there for the 410, since its a little different than the 12 but al in all, really easy. Ill let you know in a few weeks how the rifle goes.
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My 3 Tapcos have worked great in my 5.45x39, converted with bullet guide, about 500 rds downrange so far. I am going to buy more for this rifle and an upcoming bullpup project I am working on.
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I like that Ultimak rail!
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Yep, I'm starting to really like these myself. Unfortunately for me that usually means spending money!!! The stock is much more robust than I first thought it might be. Really ties togetther nicely with the metal of the gun to make a super solid platform. I think the 5.45X39 is gonna be great. I was wanting a short PDW and was looking hard at a Krink but for what those cost I can build 2 or 3 of these! Plus no government BS.EXCELLENT!!! I like it!!!!
I gotta say ther more I see of these the MORE I love the looks of them!! Cant wait to see the rifle variant... I was ACTUALLY considering a .308 version, myself... buyt that means I gotta get another 308, as mine is converted and wont work... 
Are you going to tweak the barrel to take 410 chokes? Or just keep it cut off and shoot birdshot with more open patterns, and of course the ol buckshot and slugs?
410 Kushnapup Bullpup Project
in Saiga .410
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I think the barrel length was 20 or 22. Yes, thats the buttstock cut off of the original stock. Kushnapup has you cut off the tang and then you don't need that but I just couldn't do it! They dont provide any instructions except for the 12 guage but its pretty easy to do with the 410.