GTwannabe

The factory 10 rounder has a built-in guide at the front. You need to file that down to match the surplus mags.

You should install one; prevents bullet setback from hitting the barrel shoulder and last round jams.

Saiga 5.45 with PK-AS

Thread resurrect! I got burned on a 1P78 Kashtan: http://www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=4&f=56&t=129342 Cliff notes: - received scope with 5 defects (missing chunks and extra blobs) in reticle - returned scope for exchange - second scope has defective lens cover; will not latch closed and flops back and forth - returned second scope - Kalinka is selling my 1st scope as blemished for $30 less - Kalinka claims second scope was perfect when shipped, claims I violated their return/replacement policy by "modifying" it and will only return it to me. Screw Andrew a

The Atlantic ad is wrong... it comes with a 10 round mag. You can get free shipping from Atlantic if you tell them you are a member here and ask for the code.

I had no trouble drilling through the trunnion with my crappy 7.2v cordless drill and a cobalt bit. The trigger plate rivets were much harder and required moderate downward pressure to make progress.

Citristrip + brass wool takes that nasty paint right off. There are sanitized Soviet plums hiding underneath the paint.

Finished up the install on my 5.45 bg tonight. I had a problem seating mags with the guide bolted down. Picked up some aluminum tape today and shimmed the bottom of the guide with 3 strips. Guide now sits at the correct height and all my magazines seat properly. Applied blue loc-tite to the bolt and the gun hand-cycles flawlessly.

Alright, I finally fixed it. I took some epoxy putty and packed it into the rear of the lower handguard retainer. I then formed it into lugs that hold down the front tab on the handguard. It's rock solid now.

It looks like this: There is no barrel clip, just a heat shield.

It's a K-Var lower handguard: As far as I can tell, the only thing that prevents it from rocking up is friction between the upper tabs and the lower handguard retainer.

I've been tinkering with my broken CSS handguard retainer tonight. Even with the cracked ear, I can still bolt it on tight to the barrel. However, the original problem of the front of the lower handguard rocking up and down still exists. It looks like a design flaw since nothing limits upward travel of the lower HG. I found a different design lower HG retainer at Copes Distributing: Note the tabs to retain the lower HG vertically. Now the CSS: Nothing. I would buy Dinzag's bolt-on, but it appears to have the same problem: I'd really hate to blow $90 on Di

When did you check? I got mine from Atlantic ~2 weeks ago. Also got free shipping for being a forum member.

A large trash bag twist-tie works better than dental floss.

I didn't squeeze it that hard; just enough to straighten the ears. It looks like metal fatigue from all the bending required to get the ears over the barrel.

Yes, but it still came loose when you squeezed the front of the lower handguard. Also had trouble with the nut not sitting flat against the ear and not having enough pressure to squeeze the ears together. I used my vise to squeeze the ears back to vertical and SNAP! one side snapped along the locking tooth Guess I'm going to buy the Dinzag retainer... unless there's a superior bolt-on option.

It actually fits very flush and is pretty low profile. The threaded machine screw slips on and tightens the side grooves as well, and if you file a notch in the top of the barrel like a regular AK barrel has (it comes with instructions/photo on how to do that) it uses the same 3-point clamping system as a standard AKM hand guard retainer. I bought one of the CSS units and installed it last night. Had to bevel the ears a bit to press it over the barrel (kept popping out of my vise). The screw is relieved so I did not have to cut a barrel notch. I am having a problem with the lower

Not my rifle, but this is the look I'm going for:

My 5.45 Saiga and Federal tax refund came the same day, so it's time to acquire the conversion parts. Here's what I have on my list so far: Dinzag Saiga pistol grip conversion trigger group AK retainer plate Dinzag trigger guard kit Dinzag bolt-on lower handguard retainer AK gas tube Dinzag 5.45 flat trunnion bullet guide kit AK pistol grip nut + screw K-Var green Warsaw length stock set Hole plugs Paint for bottom of receiver Am I missing anything?

The bolt should draw back much smoother after break-in.

They are not designed for the shotguns. They will not allow the carrier to come back far enough to eject the shell properly. I have found they help greatly in the all the Saiga and AK47 rifles which they were designed for. Greg I'm sorry, but they were not 'designed for the Kalashnikov" at all. They were designed to separate fools from their money. If Mr. Kalashnikov has wanted a buffer in the AK, he'd have designed one into it. Mr. Kalashnikov only created the prototype. A team of Soviet engineers refined the concept and made numerous changes to simplify production, an

I've been running a green Blackjack buffer in my S-12 since day 1. Absolutely no cycling or durability problems. I think the current Blackjack AK buffer is blue.

Yes. Hook the front lip of the mag on the front of the magwell. Push hard forward while rocking the mag into place. The top shell will cam downward against the bolt.

Remington Copper Solids... I just hate their MSRP ($3/round) Shotgun slugs are low velocity with a large surface area. They tend to go SPLAT against thin steel plates that a rifle will punch clean through.

I seem to remember the BATF classifying chokes as integral to a shotgun's barrel, and thus only 1 imported part.