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Sorry folks, I thought I had come up with something innovative, didn't realize it had already been done and I was late to the party.

Here is mine... Still awaiting the Dinzag bullet guide and barrel end thread die, but I think it's lookin' good so far.

So, I'm a big fan of the 5.45 cartridge, I've got an S&W M&P-15R and a Polish Tantal. When the Saiga 5.45 rifle was recently released, I took a look at the base Saiga IZ-240 and the Arsenal SGL-31. The Arsenal was too rich for my blood, but the whole conversion phenomenon with the Saiga base models piqued my interest. I picked up one and, armed with the various guides available online, I accomplished my own conversion. That's not a new story, it's been done before and you don't need to see that again. However, one of the parts I purchased for this conversion was the TAPCO Saiga fro

How much of a hassle is it to Remove this thing everytime you break the rfile down for cleaning, like after every range session since I'll be shooting corrosive ammo from my 5.45?

Krom, That looks great! I am picking mine up this week and I've already ordered the parts for the conversion. I am going with the CAA G27 grip and a Tapco folding stock though, just my tastes. I wonder if you are the first to convert a 5.45? Anyway, can you tell me more about how you installed a flash hider? I thought they came without threads on the end of the barrel. Also, what diameter of black pipe did you start with to fabricate the bullet guide?