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  1. For anyone else who goes this route be prepared that the K-USA barrel is not chrome lined and the gas ports are drilled. The two cross pins for the gas block and the barrel pin in the trunion is not drilled. It's not the end of the world by any means but you have to stop and think a bit before pressing the barrel home.

  2. So I went and won a Saiga-12 on Gunjoker. It had a fair amount of mall ninja crap attached to it but nothing looked irreversible.  Once I got it home I pulled the gas puck out to clean it. Dropping the gas regulator out I became worried as the chunks of gunk were pretty large.  Getting more light on the subject revealed that some folks shouldn't be allowed near power tools.  This is a 19" barrel so I'm assuming it was the three holes in a triangle pattern. Looks like someone went hog wild on enlarging the port.

     

    Took it out today, barely ran birdshot. It didn't choke on 00 buck on setting two but it wouldn't run on setting 1.  The fouling after suffering through a couple of boxes was pretty extensive. This coming from a guy who didn't clean the gas system his first S-12 till after 2,000 rounds just to wait for it to fail.  After cleaning up the gun I got out the big hammer and knocked things apart. The barrel is still in the action but I stripped everything else off. forward of the receiver.

    For the few tinkerers still checking in, do I get this Tig welded and try to drill new ports?  Or am I stuck scouring the internet for a barrel? I don't think any of the gas plugs/ puck combos are going to help out with the sheer amount of residue  flowing in there.

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  3. So the camo ones didn't get imported by any other importer except EAA.  The green was far and away the most common one.  There is a brown camo that looks like fake wood as well.

    Overall they weren't as popular as most folks were not using Saiga-12s for hunting. When I found mine I paid $100 over the cost of the black ones.

    The last listing I found.
    https://www.guns.com/firearms/shotguns/semi-auto/saiga-saiga-12-12-ga-semi-automatic-20-rounds-20-barrel-used?p=877155&soldout=1
     

    So really there are just so few of them it's hard to best guess what sort of price they would bring.  There would also have to be a Saiga aficionado around interested. 

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  4. I haven't used any of the new Kalashnikov mags. Personally I stocked up on AGPs , some CSSpecs and picked up some Russian 8s that Kvar has has on Gunbroker right now.

    Centerfire Systems has some SDS Lynx 10 round mags for $29 a pop now. Probably won't find anything cheaper in that capacity.

     

    The forum has been pretty slow since the importation of the Saigas stopped.

  5. Romanian PAR 1 , PAR 2 or PAR 3.  I think it depends on the caliber for the number. Sort of an odd duck since the pump manually cycles the action instead of gas being bled off from the barrel. I don't recall seeing the rear sight on the dust cover.

    I think the idea was an AK for "ban states".

    So it's the red headed stepchild of the WASR family.

  6. On 1/1/2022 at 2:30 PM, Saiga Joe said:

      

    Just picked up one of these after persuing PSA's website, which showed $299 clearance sale price.  😮  I figured how bad could it be?  PSA is good about warranties and returns so I pulled the trigger without doing any research. 

    Now, after messing with it for a few days, I'm pretty impressed with the design and build quality, and am thinking SBS, perhaps with a suppressor.  A few questions:

    1. Anyone do a SBS with this Lynx?  How hard is it?  Is there a place I can send it to get done?
    2. The consensus for these in SBS form seems to be a minimum of 12" barrel, is that accurate?
    3. Ordered a Magpul Zhukov stock, any issues with them?  Anything better?
    4. What are my stock forend/handguard options?
    5. Anyone try a suppressor on one of these?  Which one(s)?  How did you like it/them?

    Thanks.

    P.S. - Where can I get one of these??

     

    Well the picture is one that blkevlwpnz put together. He's on this thread, also stating that he wanted to SBS one.

    Some years back there was a post from one of the builders (Tromix? ) that took velocity readings as they were chopping the barrel down on a S-12. If I remember correctly anything over 12" the shot/wad was already at full speed. I can't recall if they patterned the gun as the chopping was happening or not.

    The rear stock you can get most an AK pattern buttstock to fit. There were a number of options from ACE back in the day for folders as well.  Forend was more limited unless you did some major work ( Looking at you Dinzag! ) A couple guys took some of the old Saiga rifle wood and hollowed things out enough to get them on the shotguns as well.

    You're on your own for the suppressor research. I don't know if there is an adapter to get a Salvo 12 to fit or not.

  7. Got to run an SFX for a little bit (500 rds?) Didn't hiccup at all. Liked the crisp trigger on it.  Another guy runs one for IPSC at the local club, he swears by his. Of course that wasn't long after they first came in so I'm not familiar with the METE variation.

     

    You're also asking on a forum that was originally a bunch of cheap guys modding unknown imported firearms. We might be slightly skewed to trying the least expensive version first.

  8. You'll have to try a couple different brands on to see how they are cut and what fits you. I wear "loggers" and absolutely can't stand Carolinas, but Red Wings do alright. I wore Georgia boots when I worked for the gooberment, I wouldn't recommend them as the leather got thin quick. Downside is Red Wing makes almost everything in China now.

    For "hunting boots" I tried Rockys, which leaked quickly. I'm now running a pair of Muck brand with the maximum amount of insulation I could find.  I also have a pair of Muck "Express Cool" pair for around the farm. They haven't leaked yet.

    I also wear a pair of moldable insoles due to low arches. Makes my Red Wings more comfortable than my sneakers for me. I blow through the heel of them about every 9 months or so, depending on how much stomping around I do.

  9. On 5/24/2021 at 12:59 PM, G O B said:

    36" barrel extension on a 12 ga. will do that for you. Big lead slug, accurate enough at 75 yd. and pretty quiet. The 36" extension makes the barrel a one chamber suppressor, lets the gasses expand and cool to subsonic velocities.

    I've forgotten about those "Metro" barrel extensions.  Well that will be another rabbit hole of "strange shotgun stuff", hopefully another 12 gauge doesn't follow me home just to get an extension for.

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  10. I got into launching big chunks of soft lead out of a .450 Bushmaster. 300 grain, powder coated ran through the suppressor knocked a whitetail down with almost no report using Unique powder.  I'd like to experiment with using Trail Boss instead because I think I can get a more consistent load. 

     

    The .40 cal casings make great 275 grain hollow points. 10mm are bigger 350-375 grain hollow points, but swaging them down we broke a RCBS Rockchucker. So we probably won't be going that heavy again. The 275s won't drop as fast as the 350s but I'm a sucker for throwing bigger boulders when possible. 

     

    I'm chasing " Hollywood" quiet, with enough power to knock down a whitetail out to 75 yards.  Biggest obstacle for me is the drop. 

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  11. you could measure the tab on the magazine that fits and compare it to the ones that don't.  There has a fair amount of variation with mag catch lengths with the Russian guns.  MD Arms had some pretty good instructions out there for his MD20 mags.

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