AegisDei

Wowsers, I guess I should've asked for more !!! This is going quickly! Oh well, at least I'll make for some happy buyers and I'll have some extra room in my closet. Someone needs to hop on all this furniture. The CAR forearm is worth about $70 and the wood set is sweet. It's no BR3 set, but it's nice, so make an offer, and you'll probably get it.

--> QUOTE(G O B @ Jan 15 2007, 08:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}> The Forum at Saiga-12 is back online. God is in heaven and all is right in the world! (or something like that!) For real, I needed my fix. I was in hardcore Saiga withdrawel.

Everything is sold pending funds 1) Robinson Arms made Wood Furniture for S20/S12. $55-shipped 2) Saiga 7.62 Sporter Furniture. $20-shipped 3) Saiga Sporter Stock. $10-shipped 4) Saiga 7.62 10rnd Mags. $10-shipped ($15 for both) 5) Speed Release AK Extension Lever. $10-shipped 6) AGP Saiga 12 10rnd magazine. $70-shipped ($135 for two, $200 for three) 7) M4 CAR carbine forearm with added bottom Picatinny Rail (Similar item is pictured HERE without the rail). $35 shipped Everything but the CAR handguard is gone. I'll repost it later once I get a picture of it. Thanks all!!!

That's awesome!!!

Awesome idea!!! Thanks Jamshot!

Honestly, I'm not a fan of drums. It gives the gun a bit more awkward balance IMO, they're VERY expensive to produce (even if production was a possibility), and they're impossible to carry. The 15rnders are awkward, but they do still slide into leg-pouches or vests. A drum, not so much.

I believe the finns originally had issues BECAUSE of the magwell. While it does help mitigate the torque by reducing the lever arm length, it also created a new contact patch on a weaker part of the magazine body not designed to deal with any torque. So I don't believe it's a magic solution. I know the S20 has lower torque than a S12, but my 15rnders work fine in it. I've not tried with magnum loads, but I imagine it'd still be ok. And the AGPs are stronger than my S20 frankenmags (2 welded joints vs. 1 welded joint+metal inserts) And a S12 will kick less than a S20 with the right

The avatar is my S20 with it's 15 rounder. I haven't yet started carving up the new AGPs: it's the middle of a busy school week. Perhaps this weekend. I figure if you cut one of the AGPs in half, and hack the top off of one and the bottom off of another, then weld the halves onto the topless/bottomless ones you'll get 2 15rnd magazines for $180, or $90/magazine: the same price I paid for a Russian 8rnder, but 2x the capacity! I may see if 20 is doable once I check how the springs are and see if the 15rnders work reliably. I just think 20 would be too monstrous, and then I

20 would be stretching the limits of practicality. between weight, awkward length, and finding a spring that long it'd be tough...but 15 seems just about right.

I just got my AGP magazines today...has anyone tried making frankenmags out of them? Thanks!

I didn't "scoff," I just didn't think I could afford it. Needless to say I ended up paying about the same doing it on my own, but I wanted the experience and tools too. I picked up some new punches ($10), a blowtorch ($15), and a vice ($25)! (I love adding to my tool collection) And I'll appreciate the conversion more since I did it myself this time. That being said, $80 is a great deal, but you'll never see me offering my "experience" for that low. I don't think anything less than $1000 could convince me to try another handguard conversion again! Maybe the gift of a

Awesome find!!!

I love it, though I don't own one. Its adjustable gas system is awesome! The Sig is a great design but has been adapted to the American market and made in America. I doubt it will be as nice as the Sig 551 (available in the EU) but I would bet that it will still be the best 5.56 commercially available in this nation. FAL actually made a 5.56 and I believe a few were imported into the US, but they are so rare that they're worth a small fortune if they're ever for sale at all and thus I don't consider it commercially available. Bushmaster also makes a gas operated system, but it is much mor

I vote do it yourself. It's not a bad conversion at all. It'll save you money and give you a higher appreciate for the gun. And it will add to your tool collection! However, if you're the type that likes things PERFECT, then get a pro to do it. Even the best home-conversions will have "beauty marks" unless they have access to a sand-blaster, welder, and some sort of coating medium (duracoat or equiv). The average home-conversion will have slips from dremel wheels, pop-in rivets to fill holes, magic-marker, BBQ paint imperfections, etc. But these beauty marks add character IMO, and

Get a Sig!!! More reliable than any AR, already assembled with most any goodie you could ever need! http://forum.saiga-12.com/index.php?showtopic=13539 The main thing is to figure out what exactly you want your AR to do. If you want accuracy, look toward the longer and heavier barrels. If you want to keep it light and maneuverable, look to fluted or short barrels. If you want a jack of all trades, look at the 18" or 20" barrels. Also question what you can afford now and what you'll later want. If you want a tricked out, free-floated barrel with railed handguards, it's cheapest

I wish I had known how close Dinzag had been to finishing that project when I started my conversion. Grrrrr...oh well, I'm almost done now. But for anyone that's wondering, a retainer that doesn't require removal of the GB, FSB, and notching the barrel is worth wayyyyyy more than $60. Let's see, the conversion has cost me: $22 for LH Retainer from K-var $27 for new GB from K-var (not 100% necessary, but I ruined mine and had to replace it...there's also a chance you'll need to replace the FSB for $50 if you mess it up) $6 for new pins since I drilled some out and bent others $20 fo

Check with Dinzag too...he offers some incredibly nice high-capacity magazines made from two five-rounders welded together and finished to perfection. They won't be "factory" but they look as good, are equally as reliable, and can hold up to 10 rounds. And you skip the long wait and you're guaranteed to get your product. I don't doubt any of the foreigners' character or business practices, but Dinzag doesn't have to deal with customs or international shipping. My avatar shows my meager attempt at a welded magazine as per Dinzag's instruction. It's not finished to perfection, but it hol

Yea, i wish i could get set up to weld for real. I don't have the knowledge, the money, or the equipment either. But JB-Weld is a good fall-back. It's a metal epoxy sold at home depot for $5. It's incredibly strong, resists heat, and can be sanded/ground to shape. It's a neat product. You could probably use a nickle that you file down to the dimensions of the underside of the bolt carrier and then file it into a smooth parabola that travels over the hammer. All in all, it would cost $5.05 (JB-Weld + Nickel) and you ought be good to go.

I'd suggest welding a small strip to the bottom of the bolt carrier where it runs over the hammer. It's a flat surface so it's posssible to JB weld a small strip of polished and lubed metal to it which hopefully will fix the problem.

Holy hell, that's much easier than I was making it out to be! Once it's gone, whacking the gas block out ought be lot easier as well. Thanks!!! This is fun stuff, I love Saigas!

I'm swapping to traditional AK handguards (blond SA-85 stock and handguards) and I wanted to be sure that it looked good enough to meet people's expectations of what a Russian/Hungarian AK should be. So I'm swapping to the SA-85 gas tube (assuming it fits) and soldering+pinning on a lower handguard retainer. I originally tried brute force. I'm a strong guy, but not that stong! I heated it up with a blow torch, removed the pins (which was a challenge itself), reheated, then used a vice and a steel punch to slowly shimmy it off the barrel. I flipped the gun upside down so the vice was pu

That damned FSB was darn near impossible to remove. I got it off, but wowsers did it take a lot of convincing. Now I have to tackle the gas tube next. Ugh