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I'm planning on getting a saiga to convert. I'm just stuck on deciding what caliber to go with. My default plan is to get one in 7.62x39, but I really like the idea of having a .223 AK. The fact that I already have a bunch of AR-15 mags has me interested in one of those magwell adapters for a saiga. I'm just a little concerned about the reliabililty of such a setup since I like my guns to be SHTF reliable(as in they can't be malfunction prone at all). So I was wondering what the current opinion is on these things. I'm looking at the magnolia one since it looks good, but I'm not sure.

That actually sound kind of interesting since that does remove the need to tap the trunion. I assume one could just use a dinzag bullet guide and just find the appropriate hardware at your hardware store? On another note. Would there be any real reason to have the bullet guide riveted in? Is that any more secure than the bolting in the bullet guide?

LOL, too much pressure now? I got my shipping confirmation in my email a little while ago. I guess sometime next week I'll get the pressure dumped on me, LOL! FWIW I have handguard retainers on order from Dinzag. When those come in, I'll see if I can use them with this rail. Well on here and a few other forums I'm worried I might have influenced a few minds in the wrong direction before even I had a good chance to test it out. As it is I don't feel that I've given the handguard enough of an oportunity to prove/disprove itself, before I can render my final verdict on this thing.

The movement issue is all speculation as of right now. I'll wait to see what the 2 in this thread say, who actually have one and fire it (Moe; once he get's it, and sodak; once he fires it after tightening it.) As for the open end? That's a non issue, IMO. How many free-float AR rails are open ended? Most, if not all (you can buy "end caps" for YHM rails, though). No problems there. Just one more thing to mention, if any of you guys are waiting for me to fire it and see the results, you better not be in any hurry. I'm saving my ammo for a shoot on the 26th of Sepember so I won'

Awesome. Even better news. So this thing definitely doesn't need a lower HG retainer. Perfect for Saigas. Right the only possible use of the handguard retainer would be in the event that this handguard wants to keep shifting back and forth a person could shim the thing so it would sit tight between the handguard retainer and receiver. This isn't MI's idea, this is a possible solution I came up with if my handgaurd keeps shifting. In reality I'm not sure if the forward back shift is all that big a deal unless you're like me and stuck an aimpoint on it. IF all a person is running is

I don't see how this thing uses a lower handguard retainer. It doesn't have the rim/lip around the front of the handguard (like regular AK handguards) that slip into the lower HG retainer. It's completely smooth. As seen below, it uses that "handguard clamp" to attach to the barrel, not just the gas tube. Ultimak railed lower HG's don't require lower HG retainers either and will work on Saigas without them. It has some other method of attaching. You say "the handguard retainer is used". How exactly? You're the only one with one of these in hand, as far as we know.

I would drill the hole, but I don't have a drill press so I thought it would be a good idea to just have a gunsmith do it.

In the BLack Hills area.

I've got one on a WASR-10 and I like i for the most part. It attaches to the barrel with a clamp system(the handguard retainer is not used) and there is a set screw on each side of the top clamp that go against the gas tube to keep the thing from rotating. I haven't decided if this setup is secure enough since I did encounter some forward back shift while shooting it. Afterwords though, I did find that I could tighten the scews some more, so it just might be a case of I didn't tighten things enough from the get go. The good news is that you can still access the barrel clamp screws while the ha

I'm really interested in doing a conversion and I think I can handle about everything that needs to be done, except for the bullet guide. I'm thinking that I'd prefer to have someone else do it that has the right tools and experience. I wanted to ask you guys who should I have install a bullet guide? Can my local gunsmith do it or should I send it to a place that does conversions? If so, who should I send it in to?