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I've been meaning to post this for a couple weeks. Thanks to everyone for helping me up and running. Loaded up some rounds w/ cheap 150 fmj and 3031. Gun worked without issue. Shot about 40 rounds. Most were under 2" for 3 shots at 100 yards. I had an old Swarovski 3-9 in a Kvar mount. (what don't all you guys use swaro's on your saigas?!!) Recoil not that bad considering my folding stock has NO recoil pad at all. Mine is a 16" and I'm pleased.

Thanks for all the help. Took the nut off, and sure enough, everything seems to work correctly now. As for the gunshop, they didn't convert it, they took it in on trade. I think they did me right by paying for the new trigger group. Can't wait to shoot it, tough when its dark at 5pm here.

I hope its something stupid like I put something in backwards, but here are the pics: #1 from the front showing the cutout above the pin, #2 from the rear, #3 in the cocked position showing the wear from me trying to force the bolt in, #4 showing the pin placement on the side of the receiver. Does that help? Thanks, Steve

I'm pretty darn sure that pressure isn't the problem. I pushed until it almost needed a mallet to get it unstuck. Took some finish off the top of the hammer even. I just think something is wrong, that the bolt won't go in and the cutout for that rivet is off by 1/4". I can't get the gun together to see if it will hit the firing pin or not, but I assume the cutout if there so that the hammer can travel some necessary additional distance, which its not getting. Anyway, any more ideas? Will pics help? Thanks, Steve

OK, I'm the guy who bought a "converted" S308 only to find the trigger had not been milled out to clear the rivet. Luckily, the gun shop I bought it from agreed to buy a Dinzag "drop in" trigger group and ship it to me. So . . . I finally got around to installing it. Wasn't too bad, trigger feels pretty nice. BUT, when I try to put the bolt back in, it doesn't clear the top of the hammer. Then I get to looking, and the cut-out to clear the rivet is above the rivet. Anyone know what could be wrong? It looks like everything is 1/4" too high in the receiver, the bolt doesn't have clearanc

So no one is currently making a combo front sight/muzzle break for the beloved Saiga 308?

Searching comes up with a lot of opinions of things that will be made - eventually. My S308 is a 16" model, are there any decent options that pin on or otherwise attach without threading? I plan to use mine mainly with optics so losing the front sight is no problem, except it appears that it is welded in place for me. There are two pins, but at the muzzle end it looks like a spot weld. Is this normal and you just dremel that off or ??? Thanks for the help.

thanks for your responses. I called up the shop and they said they'd spring for the dinzag 308 fcg, so hopefully that will be the end of the issue. (if I can get it installed correctly)

Well here goes. I'm Steve from Tacoma. I've always wanted a Saiga 308. I've had a SAR-1 for a few years and enjoyed it much more than my AR15. I'm getting into reloading and my CETME destroyed brass so I figured that's another great reason to buy a Saiga 308. So I did. I bought a Saiga 308 converted from a gun shop back east. I had seen one pic and it looked nice, folding stock, 16" barrel, and 4 mags. So it arrives. BIG PROBLEM. When I pull the trigger, the hammer hits a pin that spans the receiver and stops 1/4" short of the firing pin. WTH? Luckily the shop I bought it from said